Alena Schabes

About Alena Schabes

You’re the strong one.The capable one. The one everyone relies on.And you’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t fix.From the outside, everything looks handled: career, family, responsibilities.On the inside, your system feels constantly “on.”Overthinking. Over-functioning. Carrying more than feels sustainable.You’ve done the therapy. You understand the patterns.And still… something isn’t shifting.What you want isn’t more information.You want space.You want steadiness.You want to trust that everything won’t fall apart if you finally exhale.I work with high-achieving professional mothers, including therapists, physicians, executives, and entrepreneurs, who are ready to stop being the strong one all the time.Because here’s what’s rarely said:Midlife mothers are some of the most powerful (and most depleted) humans on the planet.You’re raising humans.Breaking generational patterns.Navigating identity shifts, hormonal changes, and invisible emotional labor…while operating in systems that were never designed to support you.And most of the help out there?It keeps you looking outside yourself.More tools. More strategies. More “fixes.”But your system is already overloaded.I’m a psychologist by training and this work is also deeply personal.I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it.And I’ve developed a framework that helps women move from:→ chronic tension and over-functioning→ to emotional freedom, self-trust, and grounded powerThrough structured, science-based and deeply integrative work, I guide you to:• Regulate your nervous system and come out of constant activation• Dismantle patterns that leak your energy• Reconnect with your internal authority and intuition• Restore steady energy, clarity, and emotional regulation• Expand your capacity — without abandoning your ambitionThe result?More energy.More aliveness.More love, joy, and purpose.And a life that feels like something you get to live — not just manage.Because this isn’t about stepping away from success.It’s about reclamation.Of your energy.Of your identity.Of your power.When a mother reclaims herself, everything shifts —her relationships, her work, and the legacy she passes on.This is the work.Motherhood does not diminish a woman’s power.With the right internal support, it becomes a reclamation of it.Learn more at & TikTok:@dralenaschabes Facebook: alenaschabes

Experience

1. Psychologist

   Kaiser Permanente

   Jan 2023 — Present · San Leandro, CA, US

   Child and family teamGeneral psychotherapist specializing in family therapy with neurodiverse and gender expansive youth. Deprogramming families and kids from dysfunctional patterns. Improving wellness via skill building and psycho education.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

• Alliant International University-San Francisco Bay

  Psy.D., Child/Family Psychology

  2001 — 2005