You're not falling apart.
And that's why you've kept going for so long.
You're good at your job, the results are there, and nobody looking at your life from the outside would see anything to worry about.
This is what high-functioning anxiety and executive burnout actually look like.
The pressure you're under is real. You don't have to keep carrying it alone.
Sound familiar?
The 3am brain
Imposter syndrome at the top
Running on empty
Holding it together for everyone else
Performing confidence you don't feel
The goalposts keep moving
"I came to Nicola feeling overwhelmed and anxious all the time. Not only do I feel more at peace, but my productivity at work has completely changed. I approach everything differently now."
Sarah T. Senior Director, Tech
What changes
What happens when you feel more in control
- You sleep through the night without your first thought being your inbox.
- A difficult conversation comes up and you deal with it that day.
- You make a call and move on. The second-guessing stops following you home.
- You walk into a room and feel like you belong there. Not performing it just feeling it.
- The weekends are genuinely yours again.
- You stop leading from pressure and start leading from somewhere steadier.
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Hi, I'm Nicola
I specialise in executive burnout recovery and high-functioning anxiety for senior leaders and founders. I've worked with hundreds of high performers who, from the outside, look like they have it completely together and who are quietly running out of road on the inside.
I'm a psychotherapist and an executive coach. I bring both into the same space, which is rarer than it sounds and it's why this tends to work when other things haven't.
Talk to me about working togetherWhy this works
When other things
haven't quite worked.
Most burnout advice tells you to take a break or try a meditation app. You've probably done at least one of those. It helped for about a week.
Most coaches give you a framework. Most therapists help you process what happened. Neither tends to be quite enough.
What's different here is that I do both. We don't just talk about how you feel. We figure out why, and then we change how you think, lead and make decisions.
"I came to Nicola because I was heading straight for burnout. I was putting in 70-hour weeks and had nothing left for anyone, including myself. Six months later the business had grown 40% and I actually had a life."
Laura B. Entrepreneur & Investor
Work with me
You know something needs to change.
Here's where we start.
1:1 Work · Signature Programme
Executive Burnout Recovery and Leadership Coaching
For senior leaders and founders who are running on empty and know something has to change. Psychotherapy and executive coaching in one space.
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For Business Owners Who Are Their Own Biggest Obstacle
For business owners who are their own biggest obstacle. Six weeks to shift the thinking that's quietly running your decisions, your pricing and your capacity to grow.
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Rewired Leaders
A 12-week group programme for senior leaders ready to stop leading from pressure. Maximum 15 people. Next cohort September 2026.
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Corporate Partnerships
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Monthly Live Sessions
Every month I run a free live session for leaders and high performers on topics like burnout, imposter syndrome, and high-functioning anxiety.
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The Resilient Leader
Weekly insights on burnout, pressure and performance for leaders who want to understand what's actually going on under the surface. Published every week on LinkedIn.
Read on LinkedIn"I didn't realise how much my anxiety was running my leadership until Nicola helped me see it. I thought I was just someone who worked hard. Turns out I was someone who couldn't stop because stopping felt dangerous. Three months in, that had completely shifted."
Leah Managing Director, Marketing
What happens when you book
Book a free 30-minute call at a time that suits you
We talk about where you are and what's actually going on
You leave with clarity on what to do next, whether we work together or not
Ready when you are
Still running on empty?
Book a free 30-minute call and just tell me where you are. Most people leave with a deeper understanding of what they've been carrying and a much clearer picture of why the things they've tried so far haven't quite touched it.
Most people say they wish they'd done it sooner.
