Burnout

Coping with unreasonable expectations and feelings of overwhelm in the workplace; restoring energy, balance, and motivation.

Burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion (or both) that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. It's important to note that solutions to burnout often involve changes in the external world and working environment. From a therapy standpoint, I work with burnout by helping clients identify the changes they would like to see, reconnect with purpose and meaning, establish healthy boundaries, and use adaptive coping strategies.

Burnout is a serious condition that can lead to physical and emotional exhaustion. Working in the medical field for over 30 years, I understand the unique challenges that can contribute to burnout, especially in demanding occupations. By addressing burnout proactively, we can help you regain your energy, motivation, and overall well-being.

I have helped numerous clients find peace again in their lives after experiencing burnout and compassion fatigue. By finding methods of working through these issues such as mindfulness practices, self-compassion and various other methods of identifying self-care plans, and identifying work-life balance, I can help you get your life back on track again and rediscover a whole new quality to life!

Burnout can show up in many ways, depending on the person. It might manifest as irritability, overwhelm, or feeling emotionally drained. For others, it could mean struggling with motivation or just feeling ready for a change in your personal or professional life. No matter how it presents for you, we’ll explore it together, identify your strengths (I promise you have them!), and develop a plan to help you break free from that feeling of being stuck.

With experience, training, and certification as a Compassion Fatigue Professional and a yoga teacher, Katherina brings to mental health, teachers, and healthcare providers tools and knowledge to maximize staying power in the helping profession. These workshops offer an opportunity to begin or continue the conversation about the emotional and physical cost of helping others who are hurt. We learn compassion fatigue is normal; we can heal with support, knowledge, and a self-compassion plan.

Burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion (or both) that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. It's important to note that solutions to burnout often involve changes in the external world and working environment. From a therapy standpoint, I work with burnout by helping clients identify the changes they would like to see, empowering and practicing advocacy, and using coping strategies in the interim.

Through therapy, we explore the underlying causes of burnout, develop coping strategies, and prioritize self-care. Together, we create a plan to help clients manage their symptoms and regain a sense of balance and well-being.

Is your inner critic your worst boss ever? Are you asking yourself what you need to change about yourself in order to get to the place you want? Don't go down the same road that got you here wondering why you are not enjoying your success. What if the answer is to not change yourself, but to embrace and amplify your natural strengths and wisdom to allow the change that works for you?

So often the patterns we developed to survive or thrive as kids can lead to outcomes in our adult lives where we are giving too much or in directions that aren't feeding us. The demands of the world are large in this hectic digital age. It can all use more energy that we have. I help people identify who they are and how they can align their life to be an embodiment of themselves. Finding where our boundaries need to be and healing the patterns that keep us from being able to holding them there.

I prioritize and gravitate towards working with people who directly help other people. This has resulted in extensive experience with treating healthcare workers, mental/behavorial providers, social workers, and other helping professionals. Unfortunately burnout has become so pervasive it has almost become socially acceptable and a likelihood. Most think burnout only happens mid or late career, but the data indicates recently graduated/credentialed professionals are at the highest risk.

Usually we choose our jobs because we enjoy something about it. Burnout takes that joy, and dulls it, until we lose our passion and drive, and just feel drained and exhausted. It's a slow process, that leaves us suddenly realizing we have to change something, but left unsure what happened and what to change. When we work on burnout through therapy, we explore what's causing this feeling, and how we can create changes in meaningful and long-term ways.

Balancing the demands of work and personal life can seem like a daunting task. Together, we will work on managing internal and external expectations and creating a balanced and fulfilling routine. We'll do this by identifying stressors, setting boundaries, and finding ways to implement self-care practices into your hectic daily life.

Sometimes, burnout can feel like a dark tunnel with no end in sight. But here's the thing - it doesn't have to be this way. With my professional expertise and data-backed strategies, I can help guide you out of this tunnel. Together, we'll explore your stressors, identify coping mechanisms, and develop a personalized plan to restore balance in your life.

After more than a decade as an attorney and tech professional in Washington, DC and San Francisco, I understand what it’s like to want to connect with someone who intimately knows what it’s like to live in the personal and professional pressure cooker of modern life. I help clients explore awareness of how the oppression of success may be limiting their connection to their authentic self and deeper values.

Burnout has become increasingly common in today’s workplace, especially in high-pressure careers where expectations are constantly rising. My approach blends empathy with actionable steps: together, we’ll identify stressors, develop coping strategies, and set boundaries that support both well-being and ambition. By creating a path rooted in your values, we’ll work toward restoring balance, allowing you to pursue goals with renewed energy and resilience.

Ever feel like everything is just too much? Not getting as much done as you used to? Nothing feels worth it anymore? You may be experiencing burnout. Recognizing what's happening is a critical first step, and then working on balancing work and life--and giving yourself permission to do that--is important. We'll also work on boundary setting and other workplace skills, as well as taking time for yourself: and therapy is that first step.

Overcoming Burnout with Therapy Burnout can leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected, and overwhelmed, especially in high-pressure environments like leadership and healthcare. As a therapist, I help individuals experiencing burnout regain balance and restore their sense of purpose. Together, we’ll identify the sources of your stress, develop effective coping strategies, and help you find fulfillment again in both your personal and professional life.

This is so common in our current work environment.