Life Transitions & Burnout Therapy
When You're Holding Everything Together—But Falling Apart Inside
Life changes can be overwhelming. Whether you're navigating career stress, parenthood, relationship changes, grief, or burnout, therapy can help you regain clarity, resilience, and a stronger connection with yourself.
In-person therapy in San Jose • Telehealth throughout California
Is This You?
Life transitions and burnout often look like:
✓ Feeling emotionally exhausted even after resting
✓ Losing motivation for things you once enjoyed
✓ Feeling stuck between who you were and who you're becoming
✓ Constantly taking care of everyone else while neglecting yourself
✓ Feeling overwhelmed by work, parenting, or caregiving
✓ Questioning your career or life direction
✓ Feeling numb instead of excited
✓ Wondering why life suddenly feels so much harder
What Burnout Really Is
Burnout isn't simply being tired.
It's the emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that develops when you've been carrying too much for too long without enough recovery or support.
Many people blame themselves for "not handling it better," when in reality their nervous system has been under chronic stress for months—or even years.
Burnout isn't weakness.
It's often a signal that something in your life needs care, attention, and change.
Life Transitions Can Feel Like Losing Yourself
Even positive life changes can bring unexpected stress.
Starting a new career.
Getting married.
Having a baby.
Moving.
Losing a loved one.
Ending a relationship.
These transitions often challenge our identity, routines, and sense of stability.
Therapy offers a space to process these changes while helping you reconnect with who you are becoming.
How Therapy Can Help
Together, we’ll:
• understand what's contributing to your burnout
• process major life changes with greater confidence
• reduce chronic stress and emotional overwhelm
• establish healthier boundaries
• reconnect with your values and priorities
• restore balance without sacrificing yourself
The goal isn't simply to survive life's challenges.
It's to create a life that feels sustainable, meaningful, and emotionally fulfilling.
My Approach
I integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, IFS-informed work, mindfulness, and expressive arts interventions to help you understand not only your current stress—but also the deeper patterns that may have led you to continually put your own needs aside.
Together, we'll create lasting change that supports both your well-being and your goals.
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Your Questions, Answered
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Burnout often goes beyond feeling tired. You may feel emotionally drained, disconnected from work or loved ones, less motivated, and unable to recharge even after taking time off.
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Yes. Therapy provides support while you're adjusting to significant changes, helping you process emotions, navigate uncertainty, and build confidence as you move forward.
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Stress often feels like having too much to do. Burnout happens when stress continues for so long that you begin to feel emotionally depleted, detached, and unable to recover.
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Yes. I offer telehealth therapy throughout California as well as in-person sessions in San Jose.