How Emotional Intelligence Improves Leadership Under Pressure
How Emotional Intelligence Improves Leadership Under Pressure Pressure has a way of changing how people lead. A normally thoughtful executive becomes impatient. A leader who values collaboration starts controlling decisions more closely. Someone who is usually...
Why Difficult Conversations Feel So Hard: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Emotional Patterns
Why Difficult Conversations Feel So Hard: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Emotional Patterns Most people know when a difficult conversation needs to happen. A colleague has crossed a boundary. A direct report is underperforming. A partner is upset. Resentment is building. You...
January: The Start of Divorce Season – How Therapy Can Help Couples Navigate the Toughest Times
January: The Start of Divorce Season – How Therapy Can Help Couples Navigate the Toughest Times Divorce is an emotionally challenging experience that impacts millions of individuals around the globe each year. Although the choice to divorce can arise at any moment,...
Navigating the Transition: How Executives Can Shift from Work to Home Life
Navigating the Transition: How Executives Can Shift from Work to Home Life As an executive, the constant demand to stay fully engaged with work can be quite daunting. The rapid pace, high stakes, and strategic decision-making required during business hours often leave...
Alcohol Use Among Executives: Navigating the Fine Line
Alcohol Use Among Executives: Navigating the Fine Line In the fast-paced world of business, executives often face immense pressure to perform, lead, and innovate. This high-stakes environment can lead to various coping mechanisms, and for many, alcohol becomes a part...
How to Repair Relationship Conflict
How to Repair Relationship Conflict: 5 Steps to Reconnect After an Argument Every Conflict Is an Opportunity to Connect Conflict is part of every relationship. Even strong, loving couples disagree about money, parenting, household responsibilities, sex, family,...
Perfectionism in Leadership
Perfectionism in Leadership: Understanding Unrelenting Standards Through Schema Therapy For many executives, high standards are part of what helped them become successful. Attention to detail, discipline, persistence, and a commitment to quality can be genuine...
Performance Psychology for CEOs
Executive Counseling for CEOs: 4 Reasons Leaders Benefit From Psychological Support The CEO plays a unique role in defining an organization’s direction, setting its tone, managing competing priorities, and carrying responsibility for decisions that affect...
Relationship Conflicts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Relationship Conflict: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly What Unmet Needs Can Teach Us About Conflict in Relationships Why do couples keep having the same argument? It may look like the conflict is about dirty dishes, household chores, money, sex, parenting, or whose...
Paul Sheesley, MA, LPC, LCPC, LCADC Psychotherapist
About the Author: A mental health practitioner serving the greater Washington DC area, Paul offers nearly two decades of experience in the field of clinical psychology and human behavior. Paul specializes in providing tailored treatment and therapy to adults, adolescents, couples, and families. His success with clients ranging from single-income households to CEO executives stems from his ability to deeply understand each client’s perspective and goals for healing.
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