Burnout and Overwork – When You’re Running on Empty

It Was Never Supposed to Cost This Much

You’ve kept going. Met deadlines. Showed up. Held it together. Maybe others even admire how reliable you are. But inside, the fuel tank is empty. Rest doesn’t restore you. Weekends feel too short. You fantasise about walking away, disappearing, or finally letting yourself fall apart.

Burnout isn’t about weakness. It’s what happens when your system has absorbed too much stress for too long, with too little support. And overwork isn’t just about hours—it’s about the pressure to prove your worth through doing.

In therapy, we make space to feel what you’ve been overriding. To ask what this relentless pace is protecting you from. And to begin imagining a life that doesn’t demand you sacrifice yourself to belong.

The Cost of Coping Too Well

Many of the people I work with are high-achieving, responsible, and deeply caring. You may have learned early on that your value comes from being good, competent, or needed. That there's no room for rest, no permission to need support.

You might push through exhaustion, override your body’s signals, or feel a quiet panic when there’s nothing to do. This is more than habit—it’s a nervous system pattern shaped by years of needing to hold it all.

Together, we start unravelling those patterns. Not by forcing you to stop, but by gently tuning into the part of you that never got to rest.

Burnout Is Emotional, Not Just Physical

Behind the exhaustion is often unspoken grief, resentment, or a deep longing to be seen beyond what you produce. You may feel irritable, numb, disconnected, or emotionally flattened. These aren’t character flaws. They’re signals.

In our sessions, we listen to those signals. We give space to the emotions that have been silenced in service of success. And we ask: what would it mean to matter without performing?

Rebuilding From the Inside Out

Therapy offers more than coping strategies. It offers a new way of relating—to your work, your body, your sense of self. We explore the values that drive you, the beliefs that keep you in overdrive, and the fears that make slowing down feel unsafe.

You won’t be pushed to quit your job or make dramatic changes. But over time, you may start to live with more intention, more spaciousness, and more integrity.

A Space Where You Don’t Have to Be “On”

In our work together, you don’t need to have it figured out. You don’t need to be articulate or insightful. You get to bring the part of you that’s tired, confused, or quietly falling apart. And you’ll be met—not fixed, not managed—but met.

If you’re ready to step out of the cycle of burnout—not just to survive, but to rediscover what a sustainable, meaningful life could feel like—I’m here to support you.