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Dr. Joe Rustum works with high-achieving professionals, executives, business owners, and driven individuals who look capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, burned out, self-critical, or stuck in constant overthinking. Many of his clients are navigating anxiety, perfectionism, career pressure, relationship stress, leadership challenges, or major life transitions.
His therapy approach is practical, collaborative, and goal-focused. He helps clients clarify what is not working, understand the patterns keeping them stuck, and build concrete strategies for improving boundaries, confidence, communication, decision-making, and follow-through. The goal is not just insight, but meaningful change in day-to-day life.
Dr. Rustum is a licensed clinical psychologist who also provides executive coaching and consultation. His background allows him to work effectively with professionals who want therapy that is thoughtful, direct, and connected to real-world demands. He is especially interested in helping clients manage stress, improve performance, and create a healthier relationship with work, achievement, and responsibility.
Dr. Rustum offers remote therapy for clients in New York and many other states through PsyPact, along with in-person sessions in Nashville and Brentwood, Tennessee. Prospective clients can contact him by phone or email to schedule a free consultation and determine whether his approach is a good fit.
Years of Experience: 9 years
Anxiety - Therapy for high-achieving professionals who look capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, tense, overextended, or stuck in constant overthinking. We focus on reducing worry, improving emotional regulation, building confidence, and helping you respond to stress more effectively.
Career counseling - Support for professionals navigating career stress, leadership challenges, workplace conflict, burnout, major transitions, or uncertainty about next steps. We focus on clarifying goals, improving decision-making, strengthening boundaries, and helping you move toward more meaningful and sustainable work.
Perfectionism - Therapy for people who hold themselves to extremely high standards, struggle with self-criticism, procrastination, overthinking, or difficulty feeling satisfied. We work on reducing pressure, building self-trust, and helping you pursue excellence without constantly feeling driven by fear or inadequacy.
Burnout - Support for professionals who feel depleted, detached, cynical, unmotivated, or unable to recover from ongoing stress. We focus on identifying what is no longer sustainable, rebuilding energy, setting better limits, and creating a healthier way to work and live.
Relationship issues - Therapy for individuals and couples who want to better understand patterns in communication, conflict, trust, intimacy, and emotional connection. We focus on improving clarity, strengthening communication, setting healthier boundaries, and building relationships that feel more stable and satisfying.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) - Therapy for people struggling with intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviors, reassurance-seeking, checking, rumination, or difficulty tolerating uncertainty. We focus on reducing avoidance, building confidence facing feared thoughts and situations, and helping you regain flexibility and control in daily life.
Small steps make a big difference. Start by connecting with Joe Rustum today.