Executive Coach & Therapist | Seattle, WA
Mental Health Support Is Performance Support
Empowering lawyers, tech professionals, and corporate leaders to manage stress, avoid burnout, and work and live better.
Stanford Law
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Former Big Law Litigator
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Former Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon
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Licensed Therapist Trained in EMDR and IFS
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Corporate Mental Health Counseling
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Stanford Law | Former Big Law Litigator | Former Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon | Licensed Therapist Trained in EMDR and IFS | Corporate Mental Health Counseling |
Mental Health Consultant + Work Stress Therapy in Seattle
You Can Be Successful and Still Feel Overwhelmed
If you are used to performing at a high level, it can be hard to admit when anxiety, burnout, or exhaustion are taking over. Many high-achievers carry shame about needing support because they think they “should” be happier, especially when their life looks so good on paper.
I work with people in demanding roles who want support that respects the reality of their work, and meets them with actionable tools they can integrate immediately.
Ways to Work Together
Therapy
Evidence-based therapy for perfectionists, leaders under stress, and those feeling burnout. Private therapy helps you understand what is underneath the pressure so life feels more fulfilling.
A Therapist Who Gets The Pressure of Being a Lawyer
Burnout and Stress Therapy in Seattle
A Therapist Who Gets The Tech Industry
Stress Management Therapy in Seattle WA
Executive Coaching
High-level coaching for lawyers and leaders who want clearer thinking under pressure, stronger communication, and support for what comes next.
Executive Coaching for Lawyers
Coaching for high performers under pressure
Support for clearer decision-making and less second-guessing
Help navigating “what’s next?” in your career
Speaking & Workshops
Practical mental health training for high-demand environments designed to strengthen resilience, improve communication, and support long-term performance.
Corporate mental health counseling and workshops for high-demand teams
Burnout and stress workshops for law firms
Mental health training for tech teams
Practical communication tools for leaders
Meet Annasara Purcell
JD | MA | LMFT I am a licensed therapist, executive coach, and mental health leader with a background as a former attorney at a top law firm and Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon.
I help high-achieving professionals in law, tech, and leadership understand how stress, perfectionism, early experiences, and nervous system patterns shape the way they work, lead, and relate to themselves.
My work is grounded in my core values: sustainable success and compassion without judgment.
Licensed therapist with advanced training in EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Former Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon
Juris Doctor, Stanford University
Clerked for the Chief Judge of the Northern District of California
Six years as a litigator at a top law firm
Workshops For
High-Demand Teams
A sample of the mental health workshops and corporate wellness trainings I offer is provided here. If you ever want to discuss a custom program for your organization, please reach out.
Cultivating Mental Resilience in Uncertain Times
This workshop offers practical, research-informed strategies for maintaining mental clarity, emotional steadiness, and psychological resilience during periods of prolonged uncertainty and rapid
change.
The Art of Healthy Perfectionism
For most leaders, perfectionism is an inherent part of how they think, work, and carry responsibility. This workshop distinguishes between forms of perfectionism that support strong performance and those that quietly drive anxiety, burnout, and diminishing returns.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Many accomplished leaders experience persistent self-doubt despite clear evidence of competence. This workshop explains the psychology behind imposter syndrome helps participants distinguish between productive self-reflection and unhelpful doubt.
Mastering Difficult Conversations
Difficult conversations become significantly less stressful when professionals understand how people actually process conflict and feedback. This workshop explains the psychology that shapes defensiveness, resistance, and receptivity under pressure.
For Lawyers, Tech Professionals and Leaders
This Is Not Another Thing To Add To Your List
Many people in high-pressure careers have tried to find support but find that the advice feels disconnected from the reality of their work. Sometimes it is too generic, sometimes it is overly simplified, sometimes it feels like their ambition is being pathologized. Often it misses the deeper patterns that drive stress and perfectionism.
With a background in both big tech and big law, I get it. My goal is to bring both depth and practicality to any work we do together. Together we can understand your patterns and shift them to build a calmer, more secure nervous system so you can handle work well.
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Effective therapy for lawyers and tech professionals requires understanding the environments they work in. High-performance, perfectionistic cultures shape how people think, relate, and cope. As a result, the strengths that help someone excel professionally can lead to overanalysis, difficulty switching off, burnout, and trouble being present in one’s personal life.
For those searching for the best therapist for the tech industry in Seattle, what they’re often looking for is someone who understands that world—and how it impacts their inner life and relationships. I combine that understanding from my own lived experience along with my clinical training to meet clients where they are, and bring tools that are actionable given the realities of the demands on their time.
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Yes, therapy helps many people with both performance anxiety and imposter syndrome. In therapy we can cover practical tools for working with these challenges when they are present, but we can also go deeper to understand their root causes and eliminate them at the source. While everyone’s experience is different, many people are surprised to learn that anxiety they considered an intrinsic part of their personality can actually be eliminated or reduced through changing maladaptive patterns and beliefs.
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There are a few bright-line differences between therapy and executive coaching. First, in executive coaching there will be no diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions, while in therapy those tools can be employed if helpful. Second, in executive coaching we do not dive into the childhood roots of present-day challenges. Finally, most people come to coaching with one or two discrete goals (such as improving self-confidence or navigating a specific transition), whereas many people use therapy to support ongoing wellness across multiple facets of their life.
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Yes! Companies frequently pay for high-performers to get the help they need to function better at work and avoid burnout. If your company pays for coaching we will carefully negotiate the contract to be entirely clear on what information–if any–the company receives about the coaching process. In most cases, the company agrees to only be informed if you are coming to coaching and if I think the process is helpful, and not to receive any information about the content covered.
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