Burnout Counseling Across BC

Virtual somatic, trauma-informed counseling for helpers and professionals who feel exhausted, numb, or disconnected from themselves.

When Helping Others Has Cost You Yourself

You may have entered your work with care, purpose, and a deep sense of responsibility. Whether you are a healthcare worker, educator, therapist, first responder, non-profit leader, or helper in another role, you may be used to holding a lot for other people.

But burnout is not just “too much work.” It can become a whole-body and spiritual exhaustion, where your nervous system feels depleted, your sense of meaning feels distant, and the part of you that once cared so deeply starts to feel numb.

Burnout counseling at B-rooted offers a space to slow down, listen to what your body has been carrying, and reconnect with yourself beyond productivity, service, or survival. Through virtual somatic, trauma-informed counseling across BC, we support helpers and professionals in finding steadier ways to be with their work, their limits, and their own inner life.

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When Burnout Has Reached More Than Work

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Feeling emotionally exhausted, numb, or disconnected from the work you once cared about

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A nervous system that feels stuck in high alert, shutdown, or collapse

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Constant responsibility, urgency, or pressure to keep showing up for others

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Difficulty resting without guilt, anxiety, or a sense that you should be doing more

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Chronic tension, fatigue, brain fog, or feeling disconnected from your body

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Feeling spiritually depleted, cynical, or distant from your sense of purpose

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A quiet but persistent sense that you cannot keep living at this pace

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What Becomes Possible

Burnout counseling at B-rooted is grounded in somatic, trauma-informed care. This means we gently explore not only your workload, responsibilities, and emotional exhaustion, but also what is happening in your body, where stress, survival patterns, and depletion can live.

Rather than treating burnout as a personal failure or a time-management problem, we create space to listen to what your system has been trying to say. Through virtual counseling across BC, this work can support helpers and professionals in reconnecting with their limits, their body, and the deeper sense of meaning that burnout can make hard to reach.

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Greater Nervous System Regulation

Your body begins to recognize moments of safety and steadiness more often. You may notice fewer crashes, less urgency, and more capacity to move through stress without feeling consumed by it.

Relief from Constant Responsibility

Therapy can help you explore the pressure to keep showing up, holding everything together, or being the one others rely on, even when your own system is asking for rest.

A Deeper Sense of Connection to Yourself

As you slow down, you may begin to notice what you need, what you feel, and where your body has been carrying exhaustion, grief, resentment, or numbness.

Healthier Boundaries and Sustainable Care

Burnout support can help you recognize your limits, communicate more clearly, and find ways to care for others without abandoning yourself.

A Life That Feels Meaningful, Not Just Managed

The goal is not to become more productive or better at pushing through. It is to reconnect with your energy, your values, and the parts of yourself that burnout may have pushed into the background.

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Jervais Dionne

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)

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Patty Rooney

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)

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Amy Creech

Master's Psychology Intern

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Lisa Kenzie

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)

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Joslyn Kilborn

Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is burnout counseling?

Burnout counseling is a supportive space to explore emotional exhaustion, chronic stress, numbness, overwhelm, and the pressure to keep going when your body and spirit are asking for rest. At B-rooted, this work includes the nervous system, helping you understand burnout as more than a workload issue.

Who is burnout counseling for?

Burnout counseling may be a fit for healthcare workers, educators, therapists, first responders, non-profit leaders, caregivers, and other helpers or professionals who feel depleted from supporting others. It can also support people who feel disconnected from their sense of purpose, compassion, or self.

Can virtual counseling help with burnout?

Yes, virtual burnout counseling can support you from wherever you are in British Columbia. Sessions can help you slow down, notice how burnout is showing up in your body and daily life, and begin reconnecting with your needs, limits, and capacity.

Is burnout more than being tired from work?

Yes. Burnout can include physical exhaustion, emotional numbness, nervous system overwhelm, cynicism, loss of meaning, and a sense of disconnection from yourself or the work you once cared about. It is not a personal failure, and you do not have to push through it alone.