Burnout isn't a productivity problem. It's a nervous system problem. You've been giving from an empty cup for so long that your body has started shutting systems down to protect itself.
The standard advice — take a holiday, set better limits, do more self-care — often fails because it doesn't address the underlying patterns. Therapy for burnout goes deeper: regulating a nervous system that's been running on fumes, and examining the identity wiring that made relentless output feel like the only option.
Often those patterns involve self-worth tied to output, relational dynamics (you're the one who holds things together), or unprocessed chronic stress that never had a chance to discharge from your body. Somatic therapy is particularly effective here — because burnout lives in the body as much as the mind.
Needing support for burnout doesn't mean you're weak, dramatic, or can't handle your life. It means you've been handling too much of it, for too long, without enough support.
Destany works with burned-out high-achievers in Austin, TX, with additional telehealth availability across Texas and Washington State for those who need the flexibility of sessions from home.