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PSYCHOLOGY-INFORMED
CAREER & IDENTITY CONSULTING

Invite Psychology into your Career Strategy

RECONNECT…

with the clarity and confidence that once came naturally.

When your work, the role, the environment, the direction, aligns with your internal architecture, something shifts. Ambition comes alive. Self-trust returns. Energy becomes expansive, energizing, and alive again.

I bring the depth and science of relational and attachment-based psychology to career and identity work, helping high-performing professionals rebuild that alignment so it feels like a fit, not a strain.

Career challenges are rarely just strategic.

They are psychological and relational.

When we understand the psychology beneath our professional experiences, what once felt like personal failure often reveals itself as a deeply human pattern.

Exploring your internal architecture gives you insight into how you're built to operate, what you need to thrive, and where you've drifted from yourself.

This understanding replaces confusion with clarity and self-trust, so misalignment becomes correctable rather than inevitable.

Is your once fulfulling career starting to drain you?

I know how unsettling it can feel when self-trust starts eroding.

There is a particular kind of professional confusion that often happens quietly.

The part of you that once felt capable, confident, and clear becomes harder to access.

Many professionals in this moment begin asking themselves questions they never expected to ask:

  • Am I losing my edge?

  • Why does everything suddenly feel so hard?

  • How did work become something I dread?

Here is what I know from decades working with high-achievers in almost every industry and vertical:

What feels like a personal inadequacy is almost always about misalignment between your internal architecture and the environment you’re operating withing.

With insight and clarity, what feels like the most disorienting season of your career often reveals itself as a predictable pattern.

The heartening news is that it can be course-corrected. What feels like a breakdown can become a catalyst for more agency, connection, and vitality in your work.

Career and Identity Support based in Psychology.

Here’s how we can work together:

The version of yourself that once felt clear, confident, and lit up by your work has gone quiet.

A psychology-informed intervention for professionals navigating periods of deep disconnection from their professional selves - designed to restore agency, rebuild self-trust, and renew a sense of possibility.

Elizabeth brings the depth and science of relational and attachment-based psychology to professionals in disorienting seasons of their careers, helping them reconnect with the clarity, confidence, and inner direction that once came naturally.

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Career Reconnection Intensive

The Birkman Method + Elizabeth McCarthy

Your wiring, made visible.

The Birkman Assessment gives you a data-driven picture of your internal operating system: what motivates you, what you need to stay at your best, and what happens when those needs go unmet. Elizabeth reads your results through relational and attachment psychology, then translates them into a direction built around your wiring, so you can harness your strengths and feel lit up by your work again.

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You're ready for a different kind of support. You just don't know where to begin.

A Clarity Session is a powerful first step if you find yourself in an unsettling season in your career, yet not sure where to start.

We will begin to uncover what’s happening beneath the surface, consider the patterns that may be running the show, and start to identify purposeful next steps.

A Clarity Session is also a great way to experience career support rooted in behavioral and attachment-based psychology.

Clients often find that even one session can bring great relief and renewed agency.

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Clarity Session

  • "As a high-achieving professional, I’ve experienced both therapy and executive coaching, and Elizabeth offers something neither could provide on their own. Therapists often lack the corporate context to translate insights into actionable strategies, while executive coaches can sometimes stay too high-level. Elizabeth bridges that gap. She combines her background in the corporate world with deep expertise in psychology to deliver highly personalized tools that actually work in real workplace dynamics."

    — Enterprise Sales Leader at a Global Technology Company

  • "Elizabeth has played a foundational role in helping me build a better relationship with my work and harness my natural strengths, both in my personal and professional life. She meets every work-related conundrum with a unique mix of empathy and pragmatism, helping me navigate complex situations in ways that feel authentic to me, aligned to my values, and actionable in the context of my everyday work."

    —Strategy Lead at a Fortune 500 Technology Platform

  • "Elizabeth bridges the gap between deep psychological insight and practical application. The tools and perspective she's given me haven't just helped me feel better—they've fundamentally changed how I approach parenting, leadership, communication, and decision-making."

    - Integrated Strategy Leader at a Global Creative & Media Group

  • "Working with Elizabeth has changed the way I understand myself at a fundamental level. She’s helped me navigate multiple major life decisions and professional crossroads with clarity, emotional resilience, and deeper self-trust.”

    -Growth Strategy & Operations Leader in Climate Tech