— Specialty Area —
The Sandwich Generation:
Mental Health Support in Midlife
Many women in midlife find themselves caring for people in both directions — supporting children while also helping aging parents. While this stage of life can be deeply connected to family, it can also be emotionally and physically demanding in ways that rarely get acknowledged.
More than one role at a time
Women in the sandwich generation are often juggling multiple roles at once: caregiver, partner, parent, professional, and organizer of family logistics.
Over time, the weight of these responsibilities can lead to chronic stress, exhaustion, and emotional overwhelm. Many women describe feeling responsible for everyone else's needs while their own fall to the bottom of the list.
Therapy can offer a space to pause, reflect, and find more sustainable ways to navigate this stage of life.
Common emotional experiences
- Chronic stress and emotional exhaustion
- Feeling overwhelmed by competing responsibilities
- Guilt about not doing "enough" for parents or children
- Resentment or frustration that can feel uncomfortable to acknowledge
- Anxiety about aging parents' health and future needs
- Difficulty setting boundaries with family members
- Feeling invisible or unsupported in caregiving roles
- Burnout and a sense of losing connection with yourself
Constantly being the responsible one takes a toll.
— How We Can Help —
Work with Jamie or Victoria
In therapy with Jamie, we'll explore the stress, guilt, and emotional weight of caring for both children and aging parents. From there, we work on identifying your limits, clarifying your needs, and building boundaries that protect your energy without losing connection to the people you care about.
Jamie will also support you in navigating the deeper emotional layers — grief, identity shifts, and the pressure to hold everything together — so you can move through this phase feeling more grounded, balanced, and like yourself again.
Victoria will work with you to gently step out of the constant demands of caring for both children and aging parents, so you can catch your breath and reconnect with yourself.
Together, you'll explore the patterns that keep you overextended, navigate the guilt that often comes with caregiving, and create more compassionate, sustainable boundaries — allowing you to show up for your family in a way that also supports your own well-being.
You don't have to keep doing this alone
Therapy can help you find more sustainable ways to care for others — and for yourself. We'd love to talk.