For Psychologists

Values clarification work helps the client examine whether their goals align with what they actually care about or are driven by compensatory schemas. The distinction between values and goals is particularly therapeutic for clients who have confused the two.

Directly addresses the meaning crisis that often underlies achievement addiction. Engaging with questions of mortality, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness provides a framework that cannot be solved through more accomplishment.

Targets the self-criticism and conditional self-worth that drive relentless striving. Building the self-compassion system provides an alternative source of emotional regulation that does not depend on achievement.