Burnout &
Work Stress Therapy
Therapy for burnout and work stress shaped by sustained pressure and responsibility.
Online burnout and work stress therapy for adults in Vancouver and across British Columbia.
When pressure exceeds capacity for too long
Burnout develops when the demands placed on you consistently exceed your ability to recover. Over time, chronic stress begins to interfere with focus, emotional regulation, and decision-making. Tasks that once felt manageable take more effort, and rest no longer restores capacity in the way it used to.
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Persistent exhaustion that does not resolve with rest
Difficulty sustaining focus or making decisions
Increased irritability, low patience, or emotional reactivity
Feeling detached from your work or less connected to your life outside of it
Trouble winding down or switching out of work mode
Sleep disruption, physical tension, or other stress-related symptoms
Taking on more responsibility than is realistic while feeling pressure to keep performing
Burnout is a signal, not a personal failure.
My Approach
Burnout is not a lack of resilience. It reflects a period where the demands placed on you have exceeded your capacity to recover, often for longer than you realized at the time.
Many adults reach this point while balancing sustained responsibility, caregiving roles, chronic stress, or work cultures that normalize overextension. Over time, burnout begins to affect mood, physical health, focus, and confidence in your ability to manage what once felt routine.
I most often see burnout develop in professional environments where accountability and performance are constant and slowing down feels risky. This includes finance and accounting, law, healthcare and mental health professions, corporate and technology settings, and leadership or management roles. It can also emerge in senior, client-facing leadership positions, including hospitality and service-based organizations.
My role is to help you understand what is contributing to your exhaustion and to create space to examine the pressures and patterns that have kept you in survival mode. This includes looking at internal responses you can influence alongside external realities that need to be acknowledged rather than pushed through.
Recovery is rarely linear. Some periods feel steadier, while others bring familiar cycles of overwhelm. We work at a pace that respects your current capacity while supporting meaningful, sustainable change.
Our work may include:
Understanding how prolonged stress is affecting your nervous system and daily functioning
Identifying roles, expectations, or dynamics that contribute to ongoing depletion
Reducing overfunctioning patterns that keep pressure elevated
Clarifying boundaries that protect mental and physical health
Rebuilding confidence after prolonged strain or self-doubt
Strengthening emotional regulation in high-pressure situations
Exploring realistic adjustments to your work or responsibilities
The focus is on restoring stability first. From there, we can support longer-term direction without asking you to hold everything together on your own.
Burnout, Stress, and Career Uncertainty Often Overlap
Many professionals find it difficult to tell whether they are dealing with burnout, ongoing work stress, or uncertainty about their career direction. In practice, these experiences are rarely separate.
Stress often begins as feeling stretched or mentally overloaded. When demands remain high and recovery is limited, it can gradually develop into burnout, affecting energy, focus, mood, and confidence. Career uncertainty frequently emerges alongside this process, particularly when a role no longer feels viable or aligned with how you want to live and work.
Therapy provides space to understand what is contributing to your experience and how work demands, internal expectations, and decision pressure interact. The goal is not to assign a label, but to clarify what needs attention so you can move forward in a way that supports both your well-being and your ability to function.
Burnout & Work Stress Therapy Can Help You…
Understand how burnout is affecting emotional, cognitive, and physical functioning
Identify what is driving chronic stress, depletion, or pressure
Reduce overfunctioning patterns that keep capacity stretched
Rebuild capacity when exhaustion has become your baseline
Clarify boundaries around responsibility, time, and expectations
Navigate role strain, leadership pressure, or team dynamics
Untangle work stress from identity, self-worth, or performance expectations
Explore whether adjustment, relief, or a deeper career change is needed
Your well-being matters.
Persistent exhaustion is a signal that deserves attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if what I’m experiencing is burnout?
Burnout often shows up as persistent exhaustion, irritability, reduced motivation, difficulty concentrating, or emotional flatness. You may appear functional on the outside while feeling depleted internally. If rest is no longer helping, or work is affecting your mood, sleep, or relationships, therapy can help clarify what is driving the strain and what needs to change.
Is therapy helpful if I’m unsure whether the problem is burnout, anxiety, or something else?
Yes. Many people seek support because symptoms overlap. Therapy helps distinguish between work stress, anxiety, emotional overload, and longer-standing patterns so we can address what is actually driving your symptoms and respond appropriately.
Can therapy help me decide whether to stay in my job or make a change?
Absolutely. Burnout often creates decision fatigue. We explore what is sustainable, what is harming your well-being, and what changes are realistic. Some clients redesign their roles, others transition, and others focus on strengthening boundaries. The goal is grounded decision-making rather than reactive choices driven by exhaustion.
What if my job is demanding and I can’t slow down?
Many people experience burnout in work environments where slowing down feels impossible. Therapy focuses on practical strategies to support your nervous system, reduce internal pressure, and set limits without jeopardizing performance. We work within the realities of your role, not against them.
Will therapy help if I’ve been burned out for a long time?
Yes. Long-term burnout can affect mood, energy, focus, and direction. Therapy supports rebuilding capacity gradually, understanding what contributed to the burnout, and developing more sustainable ways of working and living.
What if I’m high-functioning and no one else knows I’m struggling?
This is very common. Many clients are outwardly successful while privately managing overwhelm, exhaustion, or self-criticism. Therapy offers a confidential space to speak openly and develop tools that support both well-being and performance.