Therapy for Burnout for High-Achieving Women in Texas

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What Does Burnout Feel Like?

You’ve hustled to get to where you are. You’re ambitious, reliable, and successful. But lately, you’ve found yourself feeling burnt out. If we’re being honest, you’ve felt this way for a while. You’re beyond tired. The kind of exhaustion you know that a nap isn’t going to fix. You keep thinking that things will get better but they don’t. That joy and fulfillment you had for your career isn’t there anymore and it’s so hard to get yourself up every day. When you do have a break, you find it hard to relax. An inner voice tells you that you are “lazy” and you feel guilty when you try to engage in self-care because there is still so much to do. You wish you could escape to an island with no cell service. Sounds nice, right? When you thought about life after graduate school, this isn’t what you imagined feeling like. You know something needs to change but you don’t want to give up everything you have worked so hard for.

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Why Do I Feel Burnt Out?

Burnout is a common experience that my clients who are high-achieving experience. They worked hard to get to where they are and in the past they had to sacrifice their relationships, sleep, and exercise. That worked and helped them get ahead in their career but it’s no longer working. We live in a society that reinforces busyness, performance, and hustle culture. You may be rewarded for this as others compliment your dedication and work ethic. In addition to living in a society that contributes to burnout, many of my clients are goal-driven and find it difficult to relax. They feel “lazy” if they take a day off, have difficulty using their hard-earned PTO, and feel internal pressure to respond to emails when they’re off the clock. Burnout leaves them feeling unfulfilled and makes life harder. You don’t have to continue feeling this way.

Therapy for burnout may be helpful for you if:

  • You can’t relax without feeling guilty

  • You experience fatigue that a nap won’t fix

  • You find yourself feeling less fulfilled in your career

  • You notice muscle tension, headaches, and GI symptoms

  • You question if you are even good at your career

  • You feel emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed

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What Therapy for Burnout Actually Looks Like

I’m a licensed psychologist with over a decade of clinical experience working with high-achieving women experiencing chronic stress and burnout. They worked their asses off for the career they dreamed of, only to find themselves stuck in systems that perpetuate burnout. You don’t need better time management, and I’m not going to give you a ten-step checklist of things to do to help you recover from burnout. You’ve likely already tried a lot of things, and if they worked, you wouldn’t be here needing more support. We’re going to get to the root of your burnout— what’s driving it, how it shows up for you, and what you can actually do to start healing.

With therapy for burnout, I blend evidence-based ways to heal from chronic stress and burnout but we won’t stay there. I utilize Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. We will go beyond coping skills to explore which systemic issues contribute to burnout, how to recognize it before it’s too late, and what you can actually do about it.

This is depth-oriented therapy. I can’t promise that you won’t ever feel burnout again or that it will only take a month to heal from burnout. But through therapy with me, we can explore what will help you personally recover from burnout so you can have a life that actually feels as good as it looks.

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Move From Exhausted to Rested

Burnout has left you feeling emotionally drained and chronically fatigued for way too long. While I believe that burnout is caused by systems, there are things we can do to cope with burnout.

By seeking out therapy for burnout, you can:

  • No longer dread going to work

  • Feel confident in your abilities

  • Be able to relax without feeling guilty

  • Have a better work-life balance

  • Be more productive without the internal pressure

  • Have energy and space for things you enjoy outside of work

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You Can Rest Without Guilt

You’re already feeling like there are not enough hours in the day and the thought of adding one more thing to your to-do list feels impossible. You don’t have the time to drive to an office for a session and then try to get back to work. Let alone the energy for one more thing. But you know something needs to change. You can’t keep going on like this. Most of my clients have high expectations for themselves and feel that they should be able to handle everything. They tell friends and loved ones to take care of themselves and rest but have difficulty doing this themselves. Sound familiar? I get it. I’ve been there—trapped in the relentless cycle of burnout and chronic stress. But life does not have to look this way. You deserve to feel rested and find enjoyment again. I would love to help you get there.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Most of my clients don’t know they are headed to burnout until it’s too late. Deep physical and emotional exhaustion, not enjoying their career anymore, and physical symptoms can all be signs that you’ve been experiencing chronic stress and burnout for a while.

  • With therapy for burnout, we get to the root cause of your burnout. I’m not going to give you homework or generic coping skills. We will explore what contributes to your burnout, what shifts you can make, and how to cope with burnout so you can move from exhausted to thriving.

  • Through my professional expertise and personal experience with burnout, I know what it takes to recover from career burnout. I get it on a personal level but also know that your experience with burnout may look different than mine.

  • There’s no timeline for recovery from burnout. Some of my clients have experienced chronic stress and burnout for years and so it may take a while for you to experience relief from burnout. But with therapy for burnout, I give you actionable steps you can take to start healing from burnout while we do the deeper work of exploring what is causing and contributing to your burnout.

  • Yes! My clients are high-achieving women working in high-stress environments. They are doctors, lawyers, healthcare professionals, and women in tech and finance who experience chronic stress and burnout. With therapy for burnout, we can explore what is contributing to your burnout and how you can recover from career burnout without sacrificing what is most important to you.

  • If you are ready to start therapy for burnout and you live in Texas, you can go ahead and schedule your first session by clicking the “Contact” box at the top of my page or here. If you would like a consultation call first, or have any questions that my FAQ did not answer, feel free to reach out to me via my contact form.