Condition · Burnout
Burnout therapy — recover the version of you that used to care.
The Sunday-evening dread arrives earlier every week. You're exhausted but can't switch off. You look like you're coping — inside, you're running on fumes. Therapy helps you understand how you got here and how to come back.
Matched with a burnout specialist — usually within 48 hours.
Understanding it
What burnout looks like
Burnout is what happens when chronic stress goes unmet for too long. It's not laziness or weakness — it's a nervous-system response to demand that outstripped your resources.
- Sunday-evening dread that arrives earlier each week
- Numb or cynical about work you used to care about
- Exhausted all the time — but brain won't switch off at night
- Small tasks feel enormous
- Snapping at the people closest to you
- You've stopped doing things you used to enjoy
- Coping habits you'd rather not have (scrolling, wine, food)
- Looking fine on the outside; empty on the inside
Recovery isn't a weekend off. It's a paced return to yourself, with support.
Signals
When to consider therapy
Any of these landing regularly is a signal that support could help.
- You dread work in a way you didn't a year ago
- You're exhausted but can't switch off
- You feel numb, cynical or detached
- You've stopped enjoying things
- Small decisions feel overwhelming
- You're worried you can't keep going like this
The work
How therapy helps
Tailored to you, but broadly the shape of the work looks like this.
Step 1
Understand the crash
Map what pushed your system past its capacity — and what it needs to recover.
Step 2
Rebuild capacity
Practical, paced work on sleep, boundaries, energy and reconnection with what matters.
Step 3
Change the pattern
Look at the over-functioning, perfectionism or people-pleasing keeping you stuck.
Step 4
Steady, weekly support
The same therapist, week after week, holding the recovery arc with you.
Modalities
Approaches we use for this
Your therapist tailors the work to you — these are the modalities most often drawn on.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Learn to unhook from difficult thoughts and take action toward what matters.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Practical, structured, focused on the thoughts and behaviours keeping you stuck.
Person-Centred / Integrative Counselling
A warm, non-directive space to be met without judgement and hear yourself think.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Depth work that explores how early experience and relationships shape you now.
Your team
Therapists who work with this
Sana Fatima
MBACP, MSc. Psychology · Founder & Integrative Therapist
Founder of MySafeTherapy. Warm, integrative work for anxiety, trauma and identity.
£120 / session
Get matchedSamantha Cotterill
MBACP · Trauma Therapist & Counsellor
Trauma-informed, relational therapist with 15+ years supporting recovery from trauma, sexual violence, domestic abuse, anxiety and depression.
£120 / session
Get matchedDiane Stewart
MBACP · Person-Centred Counsellor
Person-centred counsellor offering a warm, non-judgemental space for anxiety, trauma, burnout, relationships and low mood.
£60 / session
Get matchedPer-session pricing, set by your therapist
Sessions with our founding therapist are £150. Self-help subscribers save £10 per session.
FAQs
Frequently asked
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You're not weak. You're depleted.
Answer 10 short questions and we'll match you with a burnout-specialist therapist — usually within 48 hours.