Meet Georgina, Burnout Therapist for High-Achieving Women

Hi, I’m a burnout therapist who works with women who have always done well in life but find themselves exhausted, anxious, or running on empty. Many of my clients are professionals, leaders, or high achievers who have lived with perfectionism for years. From the outside they appear to be coping, but inside they feel drained and disconnected.

When I was on the burnout spectrum I found myself doing things that just didn’t feel like me. Booking hotels for the wrong month and not realising until I turned up on holiday, reading the same email five times and still not processing it, feeling exhausted, cynical and disconnected from the work I once loved. Tasks that once felt manageable became insurmountable, and I lost motivation for activities I used to enjoy.

I wasn’t lazy or broken; I was experiencing burnout, a state where the nervous system is stuck in survival mode, making it difficult to think clearly or even rest effectively. This realisation led me to explore the depths of burnout, its impact on our nervous system, and the path to recovery.

Now, I’m a burnout therapist and use coaching psychology to help high-achieving professionals navigate the journey from burnout to balance, using evidence-based techniques and compassionate support.

Burnout isn’t just about feeling tired, it’s a complex state affecting your entire being, led by your nervous system. You might be experiencing:

• Emotional Exhaustion: Feeling drained and unable to cope. That bone-deep exhaustion that a long weekend won’t touch.

• Mental challenges: Difficulty concentrating, making decisions, or solving problems. What would have once been simple, now feels impossible. 

• Detachment: Feeling disconnected from your work and/or personal life. You simply don’t have the energy to care any more. 

• Physical Symptoms: Sleep disturbances, headaches, stomach aches, neck or back pain, feeling like you’re constantly ill, or other stress-related issues.

I understand that burnout stifles your ability to interact, think clearly, and be productive or creative. It’s not something you can simply “think” your way out of. 

As a burnout therapist, I use coaching psychology, cognitive-behavioural techniques, and if you want, hypnotherapy to help you:

• Soothe Your Nervous System: Learn to work in harmony with your body’s stress responses.

• Rebuild Boundaries: Establish healthy limits to protect your well-being.

• Rediscover Joy: Reconnect with activities and relationships that bring fulfilment.

• Cultivate Resilience: Develop strategies to prevent future burnout.

You’re not alone in this. Together, we can navigate the path through burnout therapy to recovery and rediscover a life filled with clarity, purpose, and balance.

Beyond life as a burnout therapist. . .

I love travel, getting off the beaten tourist track in places like Uganda, seeing the wildlife and spending time in nature. I’ve recently discovered wild swimming (late to the game, I know) and will do that any time I get the opportunity. 

I’m a massive animal lover and de-stress by walking my dog, Lila, between sessions. 

I practice and teach yoga as I believe our world discourages connection from the wisdom of the body, and, for me, yoga helps me reconnect to it. Yoga nidra is my favourite way to switch my nervous system into a state of deep rest. 

I’m a foodie and combine my love of travel with this, trying the local cuisine wherever I am. And most importantly, I believe a dessert is only really a dessert if it contains chocolate.