When work is leaving you depleted

Perhaps you used to feel energised by your work. Now even ordinary tasks take more effort. You finish the week exhausted, spend the weekend trying to recover and start Monday feeling as though you have barely stopped.

You may describe this as burnout, or simply know that something needs to change. Our work begins with your experience, rather than a label.

The cost of carrying on

Feeling depleted can sit alongside irritability, a loss of interest, distance from colleagues or a sense that your efforts no longer mean much. You might feel guilty about struggling because the role is well paid, hard won or admired by other people.

It can be difficult to consider your own needs when work also provides financial security, status and a familiar sense of who you are.

Room to consider what needs to change

We can explore what has become unsustainable, how you arrived at this point and which expectations are keeping you there. That might include responsibility for others, difficulty saying no or the feeling that your value depends on being indispensable.

You do not have to arrive with a decision about leaving your job, changing career or taking time away. Understanding what you feel can come before deciding what to do.

A careers background with a therapeutic focus

My experience in careers development and leadership informs my understanding of professional transitions. In these sessions, the focus is your emotional wellbeing and relationship with work, including the fear, grief or uncertainty that can accompany a change in direction.

Consider the wider picture

Persistent exhaustion, changes in sleep or low mood can have several causes. Where appropriate, I may suggest speaking with your GP or another professional alongside our work.

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