Condition · Workplace Stress
Workplace stress therapy — for when work is what's making you unwell.
Difficult manager, unrelenting demands, imposter feelings, or a role that's slowly eroding you — therapy gives you space to think it through with someone who understands workplace dynamics.
Matched with a therapist who works with career and workplace stress — usually within 48 hours.
Understanding it
What workplace stress looks like
Workplace stress isn't always about workload. It's often about power dynamics, values mismatch, or being asked to hold more than any person reasonably can.
- Sunday-night dread
- Rumination about work in the evenings
- Feeling like a fraud, even when you're delivering
- Difficult manager or team dynamics
- Fear of speaking up, saying no or setting limits
- Sleep disrupted by work worries
- Physical symptoms — tension, gut, headaches
- Wondering if you're in the wrong role
Therapy helps you separate what's you, what's the environment, and what needs to change.
Signals
When to consider therapy
Any of these landing regularly is a signal that support could help.
- You dread Sunday evenings
- You can't stop thinking about work at home
- You're second-guessing your career
- You've been through a workplace conflict or grievance
- You're heading for burnout
- You want to think it through with someone outside the situation
The work
How therapy helps
Tailored to you, but broadly the shape of the work looks like this.
Step 1
Untangle it
Work out what's you, what's the workplace, and what belongs to whom.
Step 2
Regulate the stress
Practical tools for the physical toll — sleep, tension, decision fatigue.
Step 3
Boundaries & limits
Learn what to protect, what to negotiate, and what to walk away from.
Step 4
Steady sounding board
Someone in your corner while you figure out your next move.
Modalities
Approaches we use for this
Your therapist tailors the work to you — these are the modalities most often drawn on.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Practical, structured, focused on the thoughts and behaviours keeping you stuck.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Learn to unhook from difficult thoughts and take action toward what matters.
Person-Centred / Integrative Counselling
A warm, non-directive space to be met without judgement and hear yourself think.
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
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