WORKPLACE IMPOSTER SYNDROME
Culturally grounded workbooks that help high-achieving Black women name imposter syndrome for what it is — and build the evidence, language, and boundaries to move past it.
You’re the one they call when it has to be right — and still, some part of you is waiting to be found out. That’s not a character flaw. It’s imposter syndrome, and it shows up differently when you’re carrying the extra weight of being the first, the only, or the exception in the room.
It also doesn’t look the same on everyone. Some of us over-prepare. Some of us refuse to ask for help. Some of us take on everything and call it leadership. There are five types — and the work is different for each one.
Take the free 2-minute quiz to find your Workplace Imposter Syndrome type. You’ll get your result, what it looks like day to day, and the workbook built specifically for it.
Each is 25+ pages of therapist-designed exercises. Instant digital download. $27.
For women who feel like they can never mess up — triple-checking everything and holding an impossible standard just to feel safe.
For women who take on everything and call it leadership — until the load becomes the identity.
For women who never feel qualified enough — one more certification, one more course, before they’ll claim it.
For women who equate struggle with failure and avoid anything they can’t master on the first try.
For women who’d rather do it all alone than risk looking like they needed help.
Most of us are more than one type. Get every workbook in one download. $47.
Written by Kisha Walwyn, LPC-S — founder of The Optimistic Counseling Practice and a specialist in workplace imposter syndrome for high-achieving Black professional women.
If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or your local emergency number.
The Optimistic Counseling Practice provides online therapy for residents of Houston, Austin, Dallas, and the entire state of Texas.
