virtual Therapy for women across NC, SC, and FL
Helping Ambitious Women Reclaim Peace, Power, and Purpose
even when your life looks polished, the inner climb can feel chaotic and exhausting. you don’t have to carry that weight alone.
At Climbing Hills Counseling, we help you find steady footing, strengthen your boundaries, and feel at ease in the life you’ve worked hard to build.
It’s hard to stay grounded when you’re stretched thin in every direction.
It’s hard to thrive when you’re the woman everyone relies on. As a high-achieving woman, you’re constantly managing competing demands, carrying the emotional load, and trying to hold boundaries that never seem to stick. Layer in the perfectionism and people-pleasing that come from being raised by emotionally immature parents, and it makes sense that you feel stretched thin, overwhelmed, or unsure why everything feels so heavy. In the background, the current political climate only amplifies your worry, leaving you anxious, angry, or exhausted in ways you rarely say out loud.
You’ve tried pushing through, staying composed, and doing all the “right” things, but the pressure keeps building. What you want is a space where you don’t have to perform or explain. A space where your boundary fatigue, old patterns, and political anxiety not only make sense but are finally met with understanding.
At Climbing Hills Counseling, I help accomplished women break free from people-pleasing and perfectionism, heal the impact of emotionally immature parenting, and find steadiness even when the world feels chaotic.
Together, we’ll create the clarity, confidence, and grounded resilience you’ve been craving, so you can move through life with more ease, without losing who you are or what you value.
Hi, I’m Dr. lauren Chase.
I help high-achieving women trade internal chaos for calm, set boundaries that protect their energy, and reconnect with the joy in the life they’ve built, without sacrificing their ambition.
I specialize in supporting women who look put-together on the outside but feel overwhelmed on the inside, especially those navigating political anxiety, the emotional fallout of growing up with emotionally immature or inconsistent parents, and the pressure to be “the responsible one” in every area of life.
If you’re exhausted from holding everything together, you’re in the right place.
How it works
Sit Down and Vent
Settle into your favorite chair, grab a cup of coffee or tea, and let’s talk about the pressure you have been carrying. You may be juggling work, parenting, relationships, and everything in between. You may also be carrying the emotional burden of managing an immature parent. And on top of that, the world may feel unpredictable, with political events leaving you drained, tense, or on edge.
Balancing so many roles is exhausting, especially when you’ve always been the responsible one.
Whether you’re joining between back-to-back meetings or during a rare moment of quiet at home, we’ll slow things down. Together, we’ll quiet the overthinking, ease the anxiety, and build the boundaries you’ve been craving so you can start feeling more present, centered, and like yourself again.
Go From Surviving to Thriving
As someone who deeply understands the experience of being beautifully anxious, I know what it feels like to stay in survival mode, always bracing for the next thing, pushing yourself harder, and struggling to enjoy your accomplishments because part of you still wonders if you’re “enough.”
Maybe you learned early to manage your parents’ emotions, stay composed, or hold everything together on your own. Maybe the world feels unpredictable, and you are absorbing more emotional labor and worry than anyone around you realizes.
You don’t have to live that way.
Together, we’ll quiet the anxiety that never seems to turn off, step out of the people-pleasing that drains you, and soften that relentless inner critic. You deserve to feel grounded, confident, and fully present in the life you’ve built.
Push yourself
You can navigate these challenges and reconnect with the part of yourself that feels steady and present.
High-achieving women who look accomplished but feel messy inside often just need someone to help slow the pace, create space to breathe, and set boundaries that make the climb feel manageable again.
When you begin to understand the “how” and “why” behind your patterns, the people pleasing, the perfectionism, the overfunctioning, the constant vigilance, it becomes possible to release the guilt and pressure that have been guiding your life for far too long. That is when the path starts to feel aligned, grounded, and finally yours to enjoy, not just endure.
Be You
Therapy should feel approachable, empowering, and real.
Come exactly as you are: Messy, tired, driven, unsure.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Together, we will create a space where you are fully seen and supported as you set boundaries, quiet the overwhelm, and stop carrying everything alone.
Whether you are trying to speak up at work, manage family expectations, break free from people pleasing, or finally untangle yourself from emotionally immature dynamics, we will help you communicate your needs with clarity and confidence.
Feel heard
Your experiences and perspectives matter.
As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist committed to social justice and honoring diversity, I offer a space where high-achieving women can feel safe, supported, and seen.
Together, we’ll work toward stronger boundaries, a calmer mind, and a more grounded, authentic way of living.
If this resonates with you, reach out by phone or email, and let’s schedule a session to begin breaking the patterns that keep you overwhelmed or stuck.
Specializing in helping women embrace their most authentic selves.
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For the woman who looks polished but feels like a chaotic mess inside, overwhelmed, overextended, and carrying too much. Learn more.
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For the responsible daughter, the overfunctioner, the one who grew up parenting her parents and now struggles with guilt, resentment, or never feeling “enough.” Learn more.
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For women who feel emotionally drained by the current climate, overwhelmed by constant crises, and unsure how to stay grounded while the world feels heavy. Learn more.
