Stress & Burnout Counselling
in Marlow & Online
When life feels overwhelming, you're feeling burnt out or you feel lost in work that no longer serves you
You might have been used to coping for so long, pushing through the day, meeting everyone else's expectations and keeping all the plates spinning. But lately, something has shifted. What used to work for you, doesn't seem to be working anymore. You're doing all the same things, but it feels like its costing you more than it used to.
You might feel drained and exhausted by the everyday, dread going into work or can't seem to switch off from it when you leave afterwards, or get a sense that it's no longer the place you want to work at.
If these words resonate, you're welcome to get in touch to arrange a free 20-minute call to explore what counselling with me is like, and whether I might be the right counsellor for you, to support with what you're experiencing.
Burnout can feel isolating, especially if it feels like ways of coping before, are no longer working.
You might be the one that others rely on so much. The one who keeps things moving, who says yes when other's say no and who manages much more than people realise.
But underneath all this, there can feel like a constant pressure to keep going or stay on top of everything, so not to fall behind. And as this continues, it can be harder and harder to carry, alongside perhaps a guilt that can show up for not feeling like you're doing enough.
How stress and burnout can show up
Stress and burnout aren't quite the same thing, though they're closely linked. Stress tends to ease once the pressure passes. For example, you have a hard week, stress rises and then it falls, so you get back to a more grounded and manageable pace. Burnout is what happens when that grounding and recovery stops happening, when the stress and pressure has built for so long that even rest doesn't feel like it's fully restoring you.
How stress or burnout affects you will be unique to your own experiences, and there are some ways it can often show up in every day life. You might find you're:
Constantly thinking about work
Finding it harder to switch off outside of work hours, on evenings and weekends. Replaying what needs to be done, what you might have missed or what might go wrong.
Feeling drained or disconnected
Waking up tired, feeling numb and like your energy is low, or that everything takes more effort and energy than it used to.
Feeling overwhelmed or guilty for struggling
You may be snapping at people more, or something that wouldn't have bothered you before is really getting under your skin. Perhaps there's also sense that you shouldn't be finding this so hard, when from the outside everything looks fine.
Where stress or burnout can come from?
Burnout doesn't usually happen overnight. Stress can build overtime, shaped by workload, pressure, expectations and the roles you find yourself in.
It might also be connected to something deeper than what you're experiencing at first glance. It could be a sense of responsibility for everything, wanting so badly to get things right or perfect all the time. Finding it hard to say no, or that feeling that you need to keep going, even when you're struggling.
How stress and burnout counselling can support
Counselling with me isn't about telling you what to do or making decisions straight away. I meet you where you're at and we explore what you're experiencing at your pace.
This might include:
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Exploring what's contributing to how you're feeling
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Understanding and connecting patterns. For example around, responsibility, pressure or expectations
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Noticing how work is impacting you emotionally and mentally
Over time, this can help to shift how you relate to stress and how you'd like to support yourself. This isn't about forcing change, but looking with curiosity about what you're experiencing, so you are more able to choose what feels right for you in situations around stress and burnout.
Find out more about how counselling can support here:
Working together with stress and burnout
I offer stress and burnout counselling online across the UK and in person based in Marlow. My approach to counselling is person-centred. Which means you lead the way and I'm right there with you.
It's my role here to sit beside you and really try to understand your world and experiences, and for you to be met with acceptance and curiosity within that. It isn't my role to direct or give advice, but to offer a space where you will be listened to. And it is in this space where stress or burnout can be understood and supported in a way that matters to you.
If you'd like to find out what starting counselling with me looks like, you're welcome to find out more: