THERAPY FOR BURNOUT
Rest and remember who you are beyond what you produce
You never wanted to get to the point of burnout, but here you are.
You've been running on empty for a while now. You haven’t had time to see your friends. You’ve barely had time to go to the gym, and even when you do go, it just feels like checking another box. Somewhere along the way, "doing a lot" turned into "doing too much," and you can't remember what it feels like to have some energy left over by the end of the day.
Many of the clients I work with pride themselves on being reliable, consistent, and hardworking. Since so many people count on you, you don’t want to let them down or disappoint them. Lately though, even small tasks feel harder than they should. You're more easily irritated by comments you'd normally brush off. You feel disconnected from the work you used to care about and disconnected from the friends and loved ones you used to enjoy being around. You tell yourself you just need one good weekend to catch up, but the exhaustion doesn't lift. You dread the start of the week, because you know all your obligations are just waiting for you on Monday.
You’re starting to notice:
It’s getting harder to think about anything other than work, and yet, when you’re at work, you want to be literally anywhere else
You’re running on fumes just to get through the day
You desperately want time to spend with your friends, but when the opportunity presents itself, you dread having to use up your limited social battery
You’re promising yourself you’ll take a break “when the time is right”...except the time never seems to be right, does it?
how i can help
Therapy for burnout can help you feel like your full self again
Burnout shows up because of a demanding schedule, but you feel it in your nervous system. I've worked with clients who have come to me saying things like:
"I don’t remember the last time I met up with friends just to catch up.”
"I know I need a break, but there never seems to be a ‘right’ time.”
“I feel like this job is killing me, but I can’t leave right now, especially with the job market being the way that it is.”
My clients are compassionate, considerate, sensitive guys who often work in environments that don’t value those traits. (Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, professionals in tech and marketing tend to reach out to me.)
I use IFS (Internal Family Systems) to help clients move from depletion and disconnection to grounded energy and a sustainable sense of self.
imagine if you…
Understood what your body has been trying to tell you
Learn to recognize the early signals of overwhelm before they lead to a shutdown.
Could set limits without guilt
Saying no or asking for support has felt impossible, but it doesn't have to stay that way.
Felt like yourself again, inside and outside of work
Reconnect to the parts of you that exist beyond your productivity, your output, and your to-do list.
faqs
Common questions about burnout
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This is a great question. Stress is generally considered to be more of a short-term response, while burnout is generally considered to be more of a long-term response, particularly in work or caregiving contexts. (This Healthline article does a nice job of delineating the differences between stress and burnout.)
While burnout isn’t a medical condition, the World Health Organization notes that burnout results from “chronic workplace stress”. This article from NIH’s National Library of Medicine notes that some of the signs of burnout include exhaustion, “alienation from (work-related) activities”, and “reduced performance”.
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Absolutely! I work with plenty of clients who aren’t sure if they’re fully burnt out, but they recognize that the amount of stress they’re feeling is affecting different areas in their lives. If you want to learn more about how I work with clients, you can schedule a free, 30-minute meet-and-greet call with me here.
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If you’re interested in talking more to see if we’d be a great fit, schedule your 30-minute meet-and-greet call here!
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