The Quiet Cost of Winning
You built the career. The reputation. The life. But something underneath is not keeping pace. You do not have to keep holding it together alone.
Anxiety and trauma therapy in Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, Palo Alto, and throughout California.
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Limited Availability: I maintain a deliberately small caseload, so when we work together, you have my complete attention not a fraction of it.
You've Built Success. But Something Is Still Off.
You hit the goals. You do the work. You show up for everyone counting on you.
The panic when you wake up is still there.
The shame after snapping at someone you care about lingers longer than it should.
The hollow feeling after accomplishing something you worked months toward is confusing.
You look capable. You are capable. And yet your inner world is running on fumes.
What brings someone like you to therapy is almost always one of these:
The pressure never fully lets up and you cannot remember the last time you actually exhaled.
You are performing well but something underneath feels like it is slowly fracturing.
The people closest to you do not actually know how heavy it is.
Therapy does not mean something is wrong with you. It means you are finally done carrying this alone.
Hi, I’m Vin
Before I sat in this chair, I sat in yours
I was a Chief Marketing Officer at a venture-backed startup in Silicon Valley. Then a founder who built something and walked away from the exit with more questions than answers. I know the weight of building something significant while quietly wondering if you are okay. I know how foreign it feels to ask for help when your identity is built around not needing it.
That is exactly why I became a therapist. I wanted to work with people who are excelling on paper and exhausted underneath it.
For over a decade I have worked with founders, executives, and high-achieving professionals who needed someone who could hold the full picture. Not just the wins they show the world, but the drive underneath, the fears they never say out loud, the cost of how they got here. Most of them had never had that before.
That is the work I do.
I help you understand yourself at that level. And when you do, things shift in ways that no promotion, exit, or external milestone ever quite managed.
My work with you is not designed to slow you down. It is designed to help you see whether the direction you are running still leads somewhere you actually want to go.
This Is Probably the Right Fit
You are tired of the gap between how things look and how they feel. You want to understand why success has not quieted the noise inside, and you are ready to finally have a space where you do not have to hold it all together.
This probably isn't the right fit if:
You want quick fixes, productivity hacks, or someone to just agree with you. You're not ready to look at the harder stuff underneath.
You are looking for couples therapy, family therapy, or group sessions. My practice works exclusively with individual adults.
If you're in acute crisis, I can help connect you with appropriate support.
What Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
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Investment starts at $400 per 50-minute session.
For clients who want sustained momentum and direct access, I offer monthly retainers:
$1,600/month — 4 sessions + priority scheduling + between-session text support
$3,200/month — 8 sessions + priority scheduling + between-session text support
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I do not bill insurance directly and am considered an out-of-network provider.
That said, many clients are able to get 40-80% of session costs reimbursed through their plan.
At the end of each month I will email you a superbill, an itemized receipt documenting the previous month's sessions. You submit that directly to your insurer and they send reimbursement to you.
Before you call your insurance company, ask the following:
Does my plan include out-of-network mental health benefits?
What is my co-insurance rate and what percentage of services is covered?
Do I have an out-of-network deductible? If so, how much has been met and when does the deductible period reset?
Are there any requirements to access out-of-network benefits such as prior authorization or a referral from my primary care physician?
Is there a session limit per year and if so how many sessions do I have remaining?
For the full reimbursement guide including what information to have ready before your call, CPT codes to reference, and what your monthly superbill will include, view the complete out-of-network guide here.
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We start with a free 15-minute call to make sure this is a good fit before anything is scheduled.
From there, the first full session is an intake. We look at what is actually driving things beneath the surface and start mapping where you want to land.
Sessions are 50 minutes and build on each other. I get to know how you think and how you move through the world. Over time you develop a clearer picture of what is running your patterns and what real change actually looks like for you.
Sessions are available online throughout California or in person at my Menlo Park office.
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Most clients start weekly. Some shift to biweekly or 1x a month once they gain stability.
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That depends entirely on what you're bringing in and what you want from the work.
Some people come in with one specific thing to work through. Others find that once they start, they want to go deeper. There's no standard timeline here, just what's actually useful for you.
The 15 minute consult is a good place to talk through what that might look like.
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My practice is focused exclusively on individual adults.
Your Next Step: Book Your Free Consultation
If something on this page felt uncomfortably accurate, that is worth a conversation
A 20-minute call. No pitch, no pressure. You'll know quickly whether this is the right fit.
Most people leave that call feeling clearer than they have in months.