Burnout therapist
Therapy for Burnout, Work Stress, and Work-Influenced Depression
Burnout is not only about workload. It can also be about pressure, chronic emotional demand, lack of support, loss of meaning, perfectionism, and the feeling that no matter how much you do, it never really lets up.
When work starts shaping how you feel about yourself
For some people, that strain begins to bleed into everything. Motivation drops. Pleasure narrows. Confidence erodes. What starts as exhaustion can become something closer to depression.
Burnout is not just being tired
Burnout can look like:
- emotional flatness
- resentment
- dread before the workday begins
- difficulty recovering even when you rest
- loss of motivation
- increased self-criticism
- feeling disconnected from who you are outside of work
Depression shaped by chronic stress
Sometimes depression grows in the context of sustained over-functioning, unrealistic demands, or environments that have worn down your sense of agency. Therapy can help you understand not only how you are feeling, but what has been shaping those feelings over time.
A more sustainable way forward
Our work can include naming patterns of overextension, exploring the relationship between work and self-worth, processing anger or grief that may have gone underground, strengthening emotional regulation, and building a more sustainable relationship to effort, rest, and self-respect.
Ready to talk?
Starting therapy does not require having everything figured out.
If something here feels familiar, reach out for a consultation and we can talk through fit, questions, and next steps.