Burnout therapy for adults in California
You keep showing up, but rest no longer leaves you feeling restored.
Not every stretch of fatigue is burnout. Therapy can help when the pressure to keep going outlasts ordinary rest.
What this may look like
- Exhaustion that does not improve with ordinary rest
- Overfunctioning, or feeling responsible for everything
- Difficulty slowing down, and guilt when you do rest
- Emotional depletion, irritability, or numbness
- Reduced motivation for things that used to matter
- Looking capable while struggling in private
- Perfectionism or a high internal standard that never clocks out
- Burnout sitting next to ADHD, anxiety, or both
Who this is for
You might be working, caregiving, or in school. You don't need to have stopped functioning to ask for help.
It may fit when overfunctioning or guilt about rest keeps you from setting limits. Anxiety and ADHD can be part of the same work.
How therapy may help
We start with a concrete week rather than a theory of burnout: the evening that did not restore you, the yes you wish you had not said, the Sunday dread. Recovering from burnout can include a clearer sense of your capacity and the option to hold a limit.
We can separate what your life is demanding from the belief that you are failing. For session style, see how I work.
What sessions may include
- A recent week: where the effort went, and what never got questioned
- The cost of looking fine at work, at home, or with other people
- A smaller yes, a clearer no, or a pause before you volunteer again
- Body cues of depletion, before a crash forces the issue
- Separating "I am tired" from "I am failing" when those stories have fused
Scope of this work
Online sessions require you to be in California. This outpatient telehealth practice does not provide crisis or emergency care, medication management, court-ordered evaluations, intensive outpatient treatment, or therapy for young children. Ongoing fatigue can also need a medical look; therapy does not replace that.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to leave my job for burnout therapy to help?
No. Therapy will not tell you to quit. Some people need a different pace inside the work they already have. Some are asking whether the role itself is the problem. The work is to see that more clearly, not to hand you a resignation.
Is burnout a diagnosis?
No. I don't treat burnout as a formal diagnosis. It is a plain name for exhaustion, depletion, and a pace that ordinary rest is not fixing. You do not need that label to start.
You can begin with one question.
A free 15-minute phone call to ask questions and check fit.
Online therapy for California adults 18+. Morning and afternoon appointments.