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Therapy for Stress & Burnout
When your mind finds rest, your body begins to heal.
You’ve been operating in overdrive for so long, you’ve forgotten what ease feels like.
Stress has become your default setting.
Even when you’re not working, your brain is still scanning for the next deadline, the next fire to put out, the next thing you “should” be doing.
Slowing down doesn’t feel safe—it feels irresponsible. Rest comes with guilt.
And the worst part? Everyone else thinks you’re fine.
On paper, you’re successful. In your body, you’re exhausted.
Your shoulders stay tense, your thoughts race, and you feel like you’re holding your breath through the entire day.
You’ve built a life that looks great from the outside, but internally… you’re running on fumes.
And here’s how that stress is showing up beyond the surface:
Your sleep is inconsistent—even when you’re exhausted.
You overthink conversations, second-guess your decisions, or numb out completely just to get through the day.
You snap at the people you love, or withdraw because you don’t have the energy to pretend you’re okay.
Your body is sending signals—tightness, headaches, digestive issues—but you keep pushing past the pain.
Burnout doesn’t just impact your work.
It rewires how you relate to yourself, your boundaries, and your ability to experience joy.
You’re not lazy. You’re not broken.
You’re carrying too much—and therapy can help you put it down.
You weren’t meant to live in survival mode. Let’s create space to exhale.
Imagine waking up without a to-do list already racing through your mind.
Moving through the day without your jaw clenched or your stomach in knots. Where you don’t crash at the end of the week feeling resentful, spent, or disconnected from yourself.
Where your nervous system isn’t fried from constantly anticipating what might go wrong.
Where rest feels nourishing—not shameful.
You’d feel grounded instead of frazzled.
Present with people you love instead of emotionally unavailable.
Proud of what you accomplish—but no longer defined by it.
That’s the kind of freedom therapy makes possible.
We’ll begin by identifying your stress patterns—how chronic pressure, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or over-responsibility are showing up in your body and your behavior. Together, we’ll trace those patterns back to the roles you’ve learned to perform to feel safe, worthy, or accepted.
Through Somatic Attachment Work, you’ll learn how to tune into your body’s early warning signs and signals. We’ll build emotional safety from the inside out, so you can start responding instead of reacting—making decisions from alignment instead of anxiety.
With Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), we’ll gently release the emotional charge of past experiences that have taught your nervous system to expect rejection, chaos, or overwork. As a therapist trained in the clinical application of EFT, I use tapping to calm the inner alarms that keep you stuck in hypervigilance or shutdown.
And in Sound Therapy sessions, we’ll support your healing with nervous system regulation in real time. The vibrational frequencies used during sound baths help shift you out of chronic fight-or-flight and into states of rest, safety, and restoration.
More than stress relief, it’s nervous system healing, boundary reclamation, and the return of your full self.
Therapy for Stress & Burnout can help you…
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- Identify the hidden roots of your overwhelm—so stress stops running the show
- Reconnect with your body’s signals before burnout takes the wheel
- Release internalized pressure to constantly perform, prove, or perfect
- Rebuild emotional safety so rest, joy, and saying “no” no longer feel like threats
- Create new patterns of living that support peace, not just productivity
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Together, we’ll rebuild a nervous system that doesn’t confuse burnout with success.
FAQ's
Q: What if I don’t even know how to relax?
A: That’s actually more common than you think—and a big reason people seek therapy for stress. When you’ve been operating in survival mode for years, slowing down can feel unsafe or unfamiliar. We’ll work gently to help you reconnect with your body, build trust with rest, and create new patterns that support calm without guilt.
Q: How do I know if my stress is “bad enough” for therapy?
A: If stress is interfering with your sleep, your mood, your health, or your relationships—it’s enough. You don’t need to wait for a full breakdown to get support. If you’re exhausted by constantly “keeping it all together,” therapy can help you find a more sustainable way to live and lead.
Q: I’ve tried meditation and journaling. What makes therapy different?
A: Meditation and journaling are helpful tools—but therapy goes deeper. We’ll explore why your mind stays in overdrive, where your body learned that rest isn’t safe, and how to release patterns that keep you stuck. And unlike self-help, you won’t be doing it alone.
Methods
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
As a therapist trained in the clinical application of EFT, I use this gentle tapping technique to release stored stress, perfectionism, and emotional pressure. It’s especially effective for high-achievers who carry tension in their bodies but don’t always have words for it.
Somatic Attachment
This helps you recognize the body’s stress signals and begin responding from a place of safety, not survival. We’ll focus on building capacity to rest, slow down, and trust your own internal cues.
Sound Therapy
Sound isn’t just soothing—it’s regulating. These sessions use specific tones and frequencies to calm the fight-or-flight response and support emotional release, clarity, and grounding. It’s a full-body exhale.
Your nervous system deserves a new story.
You’ve been living in overdrive for far too long—constantly pushing, performing, and proving. But you don’t have to stay stuck in stress to be successful.
Let’s rewire the patterns that keep you anxious, exhausted, and disconnected.
You don’t have to earn peace. You just need space to reclaim it.