What I help with
Stress and burnout
Stress is a response to demand, and it lifts when the demand does. Burnout is what is left after that runs too long without recovery, which is why a week off helps and does not fix it.
Recovery means changing the conditions, not only the tiredness. That is the part rest cannot do on its own.
Stress and burnout are not the same thing, and treating one as though it were the other is why so many people take a holiday and come back no better.
Stress is a response to demand. It rises when there is more to handle than you have capacity for, and it falls when the demand does. Burnout is what is left when that state runs for long enough without genuine recovery.
Why rest is not always enough
Time away can bring genuine relief, but sometimes rest alone does not address what has been leaving you depleted. If the same demands, pressures and expectations are waiting when you return, it can be surprisingly easy to find yourself feeling overwhelmed again. This does not mean you are doing rest wrong. It may simply mean there is more to understand than tiredness alone.
Recovery often involves looking at the conditions around the exhaustion too: what you are carrying, what feels difficult to put down, the expectations you hold for yourself, and why slowing down might feel harder than it sounds. Perfectionism often finds its way into this picture too.
What therapy involves
We start by understanding the load, including the less visible parts that often go unnoticed. Then we look at what may be keeping it in place: what you feel responsible for, what makes saying no difficult, and whether rest has started to feel like something that needs to be earned.
From there, the work becomes practical. Building boundaries that can work with real jobs, relationships and families. Finding ways for recovery to become part of ordinary life rather than something saved for a holiday. And learning to recognise the early signs of depletion, so you can respond sooner rather than waiting until you have nothing left to give.
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