Therapy For Burnout

 
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Burnout is what happens when we have been stressed for too long. Burnout is what happens when we are physically and emotionally exhausted, when we feel completely depleted of empathy, concern or compassion, and when we feel nothing we do will make any difference.

“High stress jobs” can lead to burnout. Jobs where it feels like you never have the resources you need to perform your job well, or it’s high stakes if you make a mistake. You probably feel a strong sense of personal responsibility to ensure you do your job well, and you don’t like that you are starting to resent the job now.

Symptoms of Burnout:

  • dreading going into work and/or completing work tasks

  • feeling symptoms of anxiety (panic, fear, heart racing, etc) when thinking about work or going into work

  • coming home from work and “checking out” by zoning out to Netflix regularly

  • no longer doing the things you used to love, like hobbies, social events or movement/exercise because you no longer have the energy, or lack the desire

  • lack of energy and motivation

  • lack of empathy and compassion for yourself and/or others

  • resentment towards others or toward your work

  • feeling as though nothing you do makes a difference

  • sleeping too much, but never feeling rested or trouble sleeping

  • feeling stuck

  • strong, sudden desire to leave your job or career field

  • it can even feel like languishing

Burnout has become a hot topic lately, and for good reason, but it isn’t the same thing as being stressed out. Stress is what we feel in response to something that has happened or is going to happen. Stress creates a physical and neurological response in our body that causes your heart to beat faster, your muscles to tense, shifts your attention, heightens your senses (i.e. light, sound and touch sensitivity), and slows down your digestion and your immune function. Prolonged stress literally wears down your body, can cause illness and keeps your body in a flight, fight or freeze state. It also leads to burnout.

You’ve probably even been told it’s “normal” to be tired and stressed all the time…but it doesn’t have to be.

Just because society says it’s “normal” to feel this way, doesn’t meant that you have to keep suffering…and it doesn’t mean that society is right, either. Using a combination of training, education, experience and methods supported by the latest research, I help clients learn how to reduce stress, even when they can’t change the environment or circumstances causing the stress.

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good news: it’s possible to recover from burnout.

I would know - I’ve done it. Your path may not be the same as mine, but I can help you navigate it. I’ve helped clients in healthcare, education, law, sales, corporate and other service-based and helping professions to overcome burnout and stop the cycle.

You can recover, restore your energy, and feel like what you do makes a difference.

You can find balance. enjoy work. Stop feeling worn out and resentful.

And most importantly, you can learn how to recognize it and learn skills so you can avoid it in the future.