Therapy for Work Burnout: Are You Drowning in Your Job

Let’s be honest — work can feel like too much.Sometimes you just want to cancel your calendar, curl up on the couch with a pint of ice cream, and forget about your responsibilities for a while. We get it.

Especially if you’re in a profession where high performance is expected and “doing your best” never quite feels like enough, the weight of doing it all can become too heavy to carry alone.

And if you're a BIPOC professional? That weight is even heavier.

High Performance, High Pressure—and High Cost

Navigating corporate America as a person of color is a constant balancing act. You're expected to perform, present, and persevere — all while navigating invisible pressures that others may not even notice.

You juggle your job, your family, your identity, your community. You push through because naming what hurts would mean dropping the mask. And in many communities, especially BIPOC communities, we’re not taught how to talk about burnout—we’re taught to outwork it.

But the weight doesn’t just go away. It builds quietly. And eventually, it spills over.

You Deserve the Same Care You Give Everyone Else

If you’re in a care role — a provider, nurse, therapist, or support staff — you’re probably an expert at supporting others.

But when was the last time you asked yourself:

• Did I eat today?

• Have I slept enough?

• What do I need right now?

The answer might be hard to name—but that doesn’t make you weak. It makes you human.

You deserve the same care you give to everyone else.

What Therapy Can Offer (That a Nap Can’t)

Therapy won’t erase your calendar. But it can give you space to breathe.It can help you name what’s happening beneath the surface — the burnout, the resentment, the grief, the guilt — and figure out how to hold it all with more gentleness.

At Honest Hour, we offer culturally responsive therapy for BIPOC professionals, high achievers, and healthcare workers who are exhausted from over-functioning and under-receiving.

We’re not here to fix you. We’re here to walk beside you while you untangle what burnout has tried to convince you is just “your fault.”

Ready to Feel Like Yourself Again?

We offer virtual therapy for individuals in New York and New Jersey.We’re in-network with Aetna, UMR, and UnitedHealthcare.

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