They have the corner office. The travel perks. The LinkedIn applause. And yet, on my couch, their eyes are tired.
Corporate burnout doesn’t always wear sweatpants. Sometimes, it wears Hugo Boss. It hides behind PowerPoints, behind calm responses in 2 a.m. emails. Behind “I’m fine, just busy.”
Career counselling and corporate therapy aren’t luxuries—they’re survival strategies in a world that rewards overextension and punishes pause. High achievers are often deeply lonely. They’re told they should be grateful. So they don’t complain. They overfunction.
Here’s the truth no one tells you: your nervous system doesn’t care about your salary. If you’re constantly in fight-or-flight, it will make your body its battleground.
In therapy, we unpack the identity merger that happens when success equals self-worth. We explore what rest means when you’ve been taught it’s laziness. We reclaim weekends, relationships, joy.
And slowly, you begin to unlearn the hustle theology. You realize ambition doesn’t have to burn you out. It can also light you up.
The goal isn’t to quit. It’s to feel whole, even as you lead.
