Career & Burnout Therapy

Burnout isn't a sign
you're not cut out for this.
It's a sign something has to change.

Burnout is exhaustion, cynicism, and a creeping sense that you can't do this anymore, even when you want to. At GN Counseling and Wellness, we treat burnout as a real clinical state, not a productivity problem, and build a path toward sustainable work and life.

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89%

Of workers report burnout

It's not a personal failure.

50%

Don't recognize it as burnout

Many attribute it to laziness or weakness instead.

Treatable

Burnout responds to structured support

Therapy addresses both the cognitive and behavioral dimensions.

How We Approach It

Burnout is what happens
when the cost exceeds
what you're getting back.

Burnout isn't just tiredness, it's a depletion of meaning, motivation, and the sense that what you're doing matters. At GN Counseling and Wellness, we treat the full picture: the exhaustion, the disconnection, and the identity questions that often sit underneath it.

We use CBT to address the perfectionism and catastrophizing that often drive burnout, DBT skills to build distress tolerance and emotional regulation, and values-based work to help clients reconnect with what actually matters, and make decisions from there.

Address the cognitive drivers

Perfectionism, overcommitment, and the fear of disappointing others are usually at the root of burnout. CBT-based work targets these directly.

Rebuild regulation capacity

Burnout depletes your ability to regulate emotion and tolerate discomfort. DBT skills rebuild that capacity systematically.

Reconnect with values

Burnout often involves a disconnection from what actually matters. Values clarification work helps clients make decisions aligned with who they want to be, not just what they're expected to deliver.

What to Expect

What burnout therapy
looks like at GN Counseling & Wellness.

Recovery from burnout is structured, practical, and faster than most people expect.

Assess the full picture

We start by understanding the full scope, exhaustion, cynicism, reduced efficacy, and the timeline that led here.

Immediate stabilization skills

DBT distress tolerance and regulation skills provide early relief, so you have something to work with while the deeper work happens.

Challenge the drivers

We identify the specific cognitive and behavioral patterns maintaining your burnout, and build more sustainable alternatives.

Clarify what comes next

Career change, boundaries, a different relationship with work, wherever this leads, we help you move toward it intentionally.

Common Questions

Questions about burnout therapy.

How is burnout different from just being tired?

Burnout involves three dimensions: exhaustion, cynicism or detachment from your work, and a reduced sense of efficacy. Regular tiredness resolves with rest. Burnout typically doesn't, it requires a more systematic response.

I can't take time off. Can I do this while still working?

Yes. Most burnout therapy happens alongside continued work, not instead of it. The skills you build in session are designed to be used in the environment that's causing the problem.

What if I don't know if I want to stay in my career?

That uncertainty is part of the work. We don't push you toward any particular decision, we help you get clear enough to make one intentionally.

Will therapy help me work more productively?

Probably, but that's not the primary goal. The primary goal is a sustainable, meaningful relationship with your work and your life. Productivity tends to follow.

Does insurance cover burnout therapy?

Yes. Burnout is treated under anxiety, depression, and adjustment diagnoses, all covered by most plans. GN Wellness is in-network with Aetna, Optum, Anthem BCBS, United Healthcare, Oxford, and Oscar.

Burnout isn't a signyou're not cut out for this.It's a sign something has to change.

Burnout is what happenswhen the cost exceedswhat you're getting back.

What burnout therapylooks like at GN Counseling & Wellness.

Questions about burnout therapy.

Burnout has an end point.

Burnout isn't a sign
you're not cut out for this.
It's a sign something has to change.

Burnout is what happens
when the cost exceeds
what you're getting back.

What burnout therapy
looks like at GN Counseling & Wellness.