Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Think of your greatest achievements. Do you feel proud of what you've accomplished? Or do you feel like a fraud? Does each raise, promotion or accomplishment bring joy? Or is it accompanied by the dread that, one day, your cover will be blown, and everyone will find out that you just got lucky?

Such feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt when become intense turn into a condition most of us are not familiar with.

Impostor Syndrome is the overwhelming feeling that you don't deserve your success. It convinces you that you're not as intelligent, creative or talented as you may seem.

Program Sessions

Session 1: Introduction

Session 2: Thought Process and Emotional States

Session 3: Changing Your Negative Thinking

Session 4: Developing the Self

Session 5: Relaxation to reduce Stress

Session 6: Self-Management

Session 7: Dealing with Setbacks

References

• Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back — Dawn Z. Hodges Ph.D.
• The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention — Clance, P.R. and Imes, S. (1978). Psychotherapy Theory, Research and Practice, Volume 15, Number 3, Fall 1978.
• Prevalence, Predictors and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: A Systematic Review — Bravata, D.M. et al. (2019). Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(4), 1252-1275.
• The Imposter Syndrome, or the Mis-Representation of Self in Academic Life — Joel Bothello, Thomas J. Roulet.
• The impostor syndrome: The shadow side of success — Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.