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January 25, 2024
5 Ways Therapy Ignites Recovery from Burnout

Jessica Portelli

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Your Ultimate Guide to Beating Burnout and Rediscovering Your Happy Groove

Therapy is like the superhero for burnout—that overwhelming mix of feeling mentally, physically, and emotionally drained. It's a cool space where you get to figure yourself out, find out why you're feeling meh, and work on fixing it. Therapists help you become more self-aware, so you can align your life with what really matters to you and dodge burnout. They teach you handy coping tricks, like mindfulness and smart thinking, to deal with stress. Exploring your emotions in therapy is like letting out a big sigh of relief – it makes you stronger and more adaptable. Plus, therapists help you set doable goals and boundaries, so you feel in charge and accomplished. Basically, therapy is your guide to kicking burnout to the curb, rebuilding your life, and finding your happy groove again.

The Hard Hitting Facts of Burnout: 

  1. Nearly 75% of people who have experienced burnout have not sought professional help.
  2. Therapy has been found to reduce symptoms of burnout by up to 50%.
  3. Around 70% of people who sought therapy for burnout reported improved mental health.
  4. Nearly 84% of millennials have reported feeling burned out at their job.

Discover 5 Game-Changing Ways Therapy Beats Burnout

  1. Supportive Environment: Having a safe and non-judgemental space to share your thoughts and feelings in crucial in the process of healing from burnout. Therapy allows you to express yourself freely, helping you understand and validate your experiences.
  2. Setting Healthy Boundaries: Those experiencing burnout often have difficulty establishing boundaries between work and personal life. Therapy assists in establishing, communicating, and reinforcing healthy boundaries, promoting more work-life balance, and prioritizing overall well-being.
  3. Coping Strategies: Therapy can help you build a toolkit of coping skills that empower you to effectively to manage stress, anxiety, and other emotions that contribute to burnout.
  4. Challenge Thought Patterns: Negative thought patterns, perfectionism, and self-criticism contribute to burnout. Therapy provides tools for you to recognize and challenge these patterns, fostering a more balance and compassionate mindset.
  5. Evaluate Values: Therapy aids you in reflecting on your values and aligning your actions with them. By identifying what truly matters to you, allowing you to realign your goals and expectations accordingly is pivotal in recovering from burnout.


Recovery from burnout is a nuanced journey that requires time and commitment. Engaging in therapy serves as a gradual and essential process, providing crucial support for healing. The therapeutic approach, coupled with a steadfast commitment to self-care and positive lifestyle changes, emerges as a powerful catalyst in the recovery journey from burnout. By addressing the underlying causes and developing coping mechanisms, therapy becomes instrumental in not only alleviating the immediate symptoms but also in fostering a sustainable, long-term restoration of a healthy and fulfilling life.

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