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Dr. Hypolite is a double board certified, Johns Hopkins trained, Black woman psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience, and she helps Black women THRIVE! Dr. Hypolite specializes in treating high functioning depression, high functioning anxiety, and professional burnout in high achieving Black women and professional women of color.

Clients working with Dr. Hypolite experience a safe space to heal and recover from professional burnout. Clients also learn a new, sustainable, and more fulfilling way of life.

In addition to Dr. Hypolite’s clinical experience and expertise, she spent nearly 10 years as an executive in corporate America, including Fortune 500 companies. This means that Dr. Hypolite is uniquely poised to validate and deeply understand the unique experiences of professional BIPOC women.

What is Job Burnout (a.k.a. Professional Burnout)?

Job burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged or excessive stress, particularly related to one’s career or work. It can be characterized by feelings of overwhelm, detachment, disillusionment, decreased self esteem, disenfranchisement, and/or loss of purpose. Black women are particularly vulnerable to professional burnout, due to the unique challenges Black women disproportionately face in the workplace and society

Racism and sexism: Because of the intersection of race, class, and gender, professional Black women often experience feelings of isolation, disrespect, invisibility, demonization, and disregard in the workplace.
Microaggressions: These are subtle forms of discrimination that can have a cumulative negative impact on Black women's mental, physical, spiritual, and overall health.
Work-life balance: In addition to workplace stressors, Black women are more likely to take on caregiving roles and experience resulting caregiver fatigue. Additionally, Black women often face social, family, and other psychosocial stressors and adversity than most other groups. This can make it difficult to achieve healthy work-life balance.
Lack of mentorship and support: Black women are often underrepresented in leadership positions and may have difficulty finding mentors, sponsors, and supportors in the workplace.
Imposter syndrome: Imposter syndrome is the feeling of being inadequate or undeserving of one's success. It is not uncommon among Black women, who may have consciously or unconsciously internalized negative and false messages about their intelligence, worthiness, and abilities.

Reduced productivity: Burnout can lead to decreased motivation, concentration, and creativity.
Physical health problems: Burnout can increase the risk of physical health problems such as headaches,stomachaches, insomnia, and heart disease.
Mental health problems: Burnout can lead to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
Relationship problems: Burnout can make it difficult to maintain healthy relationships with partners, family, and friends.
Financial Wellbeing: Burnout can lead to employees leaving their jobs and even experiencing disability, which can have a severe impact on their careers, financial security, and ability to acquire wealth.

Seek the help of trained professionals: Psychotherapy along with working with a psychiatrist such as Dr. Hypolite, who offers holistic, whole person mental health services and wellness planning, can both prevent and treat the direct and indirect effects of stress and professional burnout.
Set healthy boundaries: It is important to set boundaries between work and personal life. An example of this is avoiding checking work emails or messages outside of work hours and taking brief mindfulness breaks to recharge throughout the day.
Delegate tasks: If you have too much on your plate, if possible consider delegating tasks to others or reviewing work that is out of scope (or your job description) with your leadership. Doing so can free up your time so that you can focus on the most important things.
Manage expectations: It is important to share what you can realistically accomplish within a set period of time. The expectation of chronically going above and beyond what you were hired and compensated to do can have negative emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational consequences. There is no shame in doing your job and just that
Take care of yourself: Prioritize getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, attending necessary medical appointments, and using your vacation days. Taking care of your physical and mental health will help you to better manage stress.
Create a support system: It is important to have a support system of people who can offer emotional support and advice. This could include friends, family, colleagues, or a therapist.

How Can Dr. Hypolite Help?

Dr. Hypolite is a preventive and integrative, Black woman psychiatrist, and she differs from most psychiatrists, in that she specializes in working with clients who have subclinical depression and anxiety. She does not wait for people to develop impairing mental health illness, and she believes in intervening sooner.

Dr. Hypolite believes that it is not wise and frankly does not make sense to wait to treat depression until it gets clinical and causes significant impairment. Once impairment occurs, more costly and in many cases, higher risk treatment is needed in order to relieve symptoms. Dr. Hypolite’s services are designed with this in mind.

Dr. Hypolite understands the unique challenges that high achieving Black women face, from the pressure to be a superwoman to the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community.

Dr. Hypolite creates a safe and understanding space for Black women to heal and thrive! Dr. Hypolite specializes in culturally specific and attuned care and support that is tailored to your unique experiences as a high achieving woman of color, providing you with the tools and support to overcome obstacles and achieve optimal health and wellness.

Dr. Hypolite’s clients benefit from personalized guidance that empowers them to break free of stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression, allowing them to live lives filled with joy, purpose, and fulfillment. With Dr. Hypolite’s expert guidance, you too can unlock your true and full potential.
Remember, seeking help is not a sign of weakness but a courageous step towards your well-being.
You deserve to prioritize your mental health!

If you're interested in learning about how Dr. Hypolite may be able to help, review our website for more details and request your consultation today!

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What is Job Burnout (a.k.a. Professional Burnout)?

Here are some of the factors that contribute to professional burnout in Black women:

Professional burnout can have a number of negative consequences for Black women, including:

Here are some tips for job burnout recovery:

If you are experiencing professional burnout, it is important to seek help from a qualified professional.

How Can Dr. Hypolite Help?

Our comprehensive mental health and wellness services include:

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