Burnout Therapy in Los Angeles
Evidence-based treatment for high achievers, caregivers, and professionals experiencing chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and loss of motivation.
Sound Familiar?This Goes Deeper Than Being Tired
Burnout happens when the demands on you exceed your resources for too long, or when your work stops aligning with your goals and values.
You might be here because:
You're exhausted no matter how much you rest, and even small tasks feel overwhelming
You've become cynical or detached from work that used to matter to you
You're irritable, anxious, or emotionally flat in ways that don't feel like you
You're a high achiever who's always pushed hard, and now you've hit a wall
You're a caregiver (for children, aging parents, or clients) and you have nothing left for yourself
You know something needs to change, but you feel too depleted to figure out what
Common Signs & Symptoms
You don't need to have all of these. Burnout exists on a spectrum.
Mental and Emotional Symptoms:Feeling cynical, detached, or hopeless about work
Loss of motivation or sense of purpose
Irritability or emotional numbness
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Mental fog or reduced creativity
Physical Symptoms:Chronic fatigue that sleep doesn't fix
Frequent headaches, muscle tension, or illness
Changes in sleep or appetite
Feeling physically heavy or slow
Understanding burnoutMore Than Just Stress
Everyone feels stressed sometimes. Burnout is different. It's a state of chronic physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that develops when stress persists without adequate recovery. Over time, it affects your ability to function, your sense of self, and even your health.
What Burnout Actually Looks Like
Burnout shows up differently depending on who you are and what's driving it.
High-functioning burnout in perfectionists often looks like maintaining a polished exterior while falling apart inside. You keep hitting deadlines and showing up, but you're running on fumes and your inner critic has become relentless.
Caregiver burnout develops when you're constantly attending to others' needs (children, aging parents, patients, clients) without replenishing yourself. The emotional labor is invisible, but the depletion is real.
ADHD burnout can look like hitting a wall after years of masking, compensating, and working twice as hard to keep up. The strategies that used to work stop working, and exhaustion takes over.
Entrepreneur burnout comes from wearing every hat, having no separation between work and life, and feeling like the entire operation depends on you.
Our MethodHow We Treat Burnout
We use evidence-based approaches to help you break the burnout cycle and build sustainable patterns for work and life.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPYCBT focuses on the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we explore how beliefs like "I have to do everything perfectly" or "Saying no means I'm letting people down" contribute to chronic overextension. We identify specific thought patterns that fuel burnout and build practical skills around boundaries, delegation, and protecting your energy. Most people notice improvement within 10-20 sessions.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy AEDP is a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach that helps you heal by safely experiencing and processing emotions. Burnout often has deeper roots: beliefs about self-worth, patterns from family of origin, or difficulty receiving support. AEDP creates space to work through these emotional layers, supporting lasting change rather than just symptom management.
the differenceWhat Makes Our Approach Different
We're here to help you understand what got you here, what's keeping you stuck, and what actually needs to change. Sometimes that's practical: boundaries, workload, taking care of yourself. Sometimes it's deeper: beliefs about your worth, patterns from your family of origin. Usually it's both.
the processWhat to Expect
Getting StartedWe start with a free 15-minute consultation to see if we're a good fit. You'll share what's bringing you to therapy and ask questions about our approach.
The workSessions are 50 minutes, typically weekly. Early sessions focus on stabilization—helping you find some relief and build coping strategies so you can function better day-to-day. From there, we explore the patterns that contributed to burnout and work on sustainable changes.
We offer in-person sessions in West Los Angeles and telehealth throughout California.
FAQCommon Questions about Burnout
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Yes. While some situations are truly unsustainable, many people recover while staying in their current role. Recovery often involves changing how you work (setting boundaries, adjusting expectations, addressing internal patterns) rather than where you work. We'll figure out what's realistic for your situation.
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There's significant overlap, and burnout can lead to depression if left unaddressed. The key difference is that burnout is usually tied to a specific context (work, caregiving) and improves when that context changes. Depression tends to be more pervasive. That said, many people experience both. We'll sort out what's happening for you and tailor the approach accordingly.
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Absolutely. Overcoming burnout in high achievers often requires addressing the very patterns that made you successful: perfectionism, overworking, difficulty delegating. These aren't flaws, but they can become unsustainable. Therapy helps you keep your drive while building in the recovery and boundaries you need.
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Sometimes it is. If your workplace is toxic, the demands are truly unreasonable, or there's a fundamental values mismatch, no amount of boundary-setting will fix that. Part of our work may involve helping you get clarity on whether to stay or go, and supporting you through that transition if needed.
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It depends on how long you've been burned out, what's driving it, and how much you're able to implement changes. Most people start feeling meaningful relief within a few months. Full recovery, including addressing the underlying patterns, often takes longer. We'll track progress together and adjust as needed.