Burnout
Burnout & Stress Therapy in Houston, TX
Burnout is not only about being busy. It is the slow loss of wanting, the sense that work and life take more than they return, and pressure to perform when nothing inside responds.
Our clinical team of in-network psychologists can help you. In person in Houston and online across Texas.
Reading For Deeper Thinking
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Byung-Chul Han. The Burnout Society. Polity, 2015.
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Alexandra Schwartz. Improving Ourselves to Death. The New Yorker, 2018. Read here.
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Anne Helen Petersen. How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. BuzzFeed News, 2019. Read here.
From Our Journal
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What I've Learned From Being Quiet in a Loud World. Read Here.
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The Problem With the Solution. Read Here.
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It Takes Time: Why Therapy Isn’t a Quick Fix. Read Here.
Getting Better Feels Like...
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Clearer limits around time and attention
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Small returns of interest and focus
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Less dread before work and more choice within it
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Energy that gathers for what matters, not everything
Burnout May Also Feel Like...
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Exhaustion that rest does not resolve
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Cynicism or detachment
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Irritability and short fuse
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Headaches, stomach aches, poor sleep
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Sunday dread
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Going through the motions
Therapists Who TreatBurnout & Stress
Brenda Padilla, Psy.D.
Dr. Brenda works with adults dealing with stress, life changes, relationship concerns, and anxiety. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and sees her patients online and in person at our Houston office.
Accepting New Patients
Dennis Santana, Ph.D.
Dr. Dennis works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, adjustment disorders, stress, burnout, and concerns related to aging. He offers sessions in English and Spanish.
Accepting New Patients
Rebecca Boren, Ph.D.
Dr. Rebecca offers individual therapy to adults dealing with anxiety and overthinking, stress and burnout, health issues, depression, and grief. She offers online sessions, in English.
Currently at Capacity
Shirin Rahgozar, Ph.D.
Dr. Shirin offers online and in person therapy for teenagers and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, PTSD, and cultural adjustment. She speaks English and Farsi.
Accepting New Patients