​Pushing through exhaustion is no longer working.

If you're in burnout, you might experience:

  • Physical exhaustion that does not get better with rest or sleep.

  • Reduced tolerance for change or transitions.

  • Cognitive difficulties like severe brain fog or difficulty with memory. 

  • Reduced capacity to process information or communicate verbally.​​

  • Difficulty completing daily living tasks (e.g., cooking, cleaning, showering). ​
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  • Significantly lower tolerance for sensory input, making normal lights, sounds, or textures painful or overwhelming.

  • ​Increased irritability, anxiety, or feelings of being "numb" and detached.

  • An increased need to isolate. ​

  • Feeling shame and guilt.

I help ADHD, Autistic, and AuDHD women leave burnout behind while creating a life that feels sustainable and enjoyable. 

Burnout affects every part of your life.

Work/School
  • Focus drops and motivation fades, making it hard to stay engaged.

  • Starting or finishing tasks can feel nearly impossible.

  • Executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, and meeting deadlines) become much harder.

  • As capacity decreases, performance may slip.
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  • Self-doubt and the pressure to push through increase, deepening the burnout cycle.
Marriage/partnership
  • ​Reduced capacity for connection, leading to emotional distance or disengagement.

  • Increased irritability and reactivity, especially during small or everyday stressors.

  • Feeling too depleted to engage in meaningful conversations.

  • Small issues escalate into larger conflicts due to nervous system overwhelm.

  • Feeling misunderstood or unsupported in the relationship.

  • Growing resentment from carrying too much responsibility.​
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  • Decreased intimacy or desire for connection.
Parenting
  • Parenting can feel nearly impossible as constant needs, noise, and unpredictability overwhelm your nervous system. 

  • Increased overstimulation or feeling “touched out”.
 
  • Reacting more quickly out of frustration, often followed by guilt.
 
  • Difficulty with consistency and follow-through.
 
  • Less energy for play, presence, and emotional attunement.
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  • Feeling like you’re just getting through the day rather than enjoying time with your child.
Physical health
  • Burnout can extend beyond mood and energy, significantly impacting physical health.
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  • Persistent fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest.
 
  • Sleep disruptions, including difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking unrefreshed.
 
  • Increased headaches, muscle tension, or frequent illness.
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  • New or worsening chronic pain or other health conditions.
Mental health
  • Increased anxiety, constant worry, or feeling “on edge”.

  • Irritability or a shorter emotional fuse.
 
  • Low mood, hopelessness, or signs of depression.
 
  • Emotional overwhelm or numbness and disconnection.
 
  • Loss of motivation or interest in things you used to enjoy.
 
  • Difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
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  • Heightened self-doubt, shame, or feeling like you’re “failing”.
Friendship and social life
  • Increased difficulty communicating, responding to messages, or staying emotionally present.

  • Withdrawing from others or canceling plans more often.
 
  • Heightened irritability or feeling overstimulated in social interactions.
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  • Masking becomes harder to maintain, leading to feelings of vulnerability or discomfort.
daily functioning
  • Basic daily tasks (e.g., cooking, cleaning, showering) can feel overwhelming or hard to initiate.

  • Executive functioning challenges intensify, making it harder to plan, prioritize, and follow through.

  • Decision-making becomes exhausting, even for small or routine choices.

  • Increased reliance on avoidance, procrastination, or shutdown when tasks feel like too much.

  • Routines may fall apart, even ones that previously felt supportive.

  • Difficulty transitioning between tasks or activities.
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  • Feeling stuck in cycles of “all-or-nothing” functioning. Overdoing it one day and crashing the next.
Sense of self
  • ​Feeling disconnected from yourself.

  • Losing access to interests, passions, or parts of your personality that once felt natural.

  • Increased self-doubt and questioning your abilities or worth.

  • Difficulty identifying what you want, need, or feel.

  • Internal conflict between who you are and who you feel expected to be.

  • Greater reliance on external expectations or “should's” to guide decisions.

  • A diminished sense of self-trust and confidence in your own limits and capacity.

Burnout isn’t a sign that you’ve failed. It’s your body's way of saying, “Enough”.

How Therapy for Burnout Works

Prioritize Stabilization

When your system is overwhelmed, insight alone isn't enough. 

​You need support that helps your nervous system recover now. 

This might include building in rest, reducing immediate stressors where possible, and learning ways to regulate when everything feels like too much.

Understand Your Burnout

Together, we identify what's been driving it. 
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​For many women, chronic overcommitment, masking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, sensory overload, or expectations that don’t match their capacity are contributing factors.

Build Sustainable Change

​Together, we’ll work to set boundaries that protect your energy, adjust routines and expectations to better fit your actual capacity, and develop supportive systems that strengthen executive functioning in your daily life.

Focus on Prevention

You’ll learn how to recognize early signs of burnout, respond before things escalate, and maintain a lifestyle that supports your long-term wellbeing. 
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​The goal isn’t just to help you feel better temporarily, it’s to create lasting shifts so you're no longer stuck in cycles of pushing, crashing, and recovering.

​My Approach to Therapy for Burnout

Nervous System Focused


Nervous system regulation is the process of helping your body move out of a chronic stress response and into a state where you feel more calm, present, and able to respond thoughtfully, rather than react in unhelpful ways. 

When your nervous system is dysregulated, everything can feel harder. You might feel constantly on edge, overwhelmed, irritable, shut down, or exhausted. 

In therapy, nervous system regulation isn’t about forcing yourself to “calm down.”

​ It’s about learning what your system actually needs and developing supportive ways to settle overwhelm when it arises, gently come out of shutdown or numbness, reduce the chronic stress your body has been carrying, and create a greater sense of safety internally.

Neurodiversity-affirming

Rather than trying to make you fit into rigid productivity standards, we build strategies that work with your ADHD, Autistic, or AuDHD brain.

​Honoring your natural rhythms, sensitivities, and strengths.

Therapy for burnout can help you...

  • regulate your nervous system so you’re not stuck in constant overwhelm or shutdown.

  • recognize masking and people-pleasing patterns that quietly drain your energy.

  • build sustainable routines that work with your brain, not against it.

  • set boundaries without guilt or over-explaining.
 
  • recognize early warning signs of burnout so you can prevent it before it takes over.
 
  • learn ways to recover from burnout. ​
 
  • learn how to communicate with others on how they can best support you. 

Burnout doesn't have to be inevitable.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy for Burnout Recovery & Prevention

Do you accept insurance for burnout therapy?

I am not contracted with any insurance panels. This allows me to provide specialized, individualized therapy based on your needs. 

A superbill is available for clients with out-of-network benefits who would like to receive reimbursement from their insurance. 

I do accept HSA or FSA cards.

What is your session fee for burnout therapy?

My session fee is $250 per session.
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How long does it take to recover from burnout?

It depends on how long you’ve been in burnout and what’s contributing to it.

​With burnout therapy, some people start to feel relief relatively quickly, while deeper recovery and prevention take time and consistency.

How is burnout different than depression?

​While they have some overlapping symptoms, the causes and treatment are different.

 The usual advice for depression can actually make burnout worse.

​If burnout is left untreated it can lead to depression.
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Can burnout therapy help if I can't decrease my responsibilities?

​Yes. This is a common concern.

While reducing responsibilities can help, it’s not the only path to recovering from burnout.

​Burnout therapy also focuses on increasing your capacity and changing how you relate to what’s on your plate, so you’re not carrying it in the same draining way. 
Check out my frequently asked questions page for more information.
Marissa Williams, LMFT 86022
Living Bridge Counseling