Recover from Stress and Burnout
Virtual & In-Person Somatic, Trauma-Informed Counselling in Comox Valley, BC
When Your System Has Been Carrying Too Much for Too Long
Stress becomes burnout when your nervous system no longer has enough space to recover.
You may feel exhausted even after resting, emotionally flat, irritable, disconnected from your work or relationships, or unable to care about things that once mattered. Your body may feel heavy, tense, foggy, or wired and tired at the same time.
Stress and burnout healing at B-rooted offers a slower, nervous system focused way of working with overwhelm. Rather than pushing you to do more or think differently, we help your system find more capacity, rest, and resilience from the inside.
How Stress or Burnout Might Be Showing Up for You:
Feeling constantly overwhelmed or behind
Exhaustion that does not improve with rest
Irritability, numbness, or emotional shutdown
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical symptoms like tension, headaches, digestive issues, or fatigue
A sense of disconnection from yourself, your work, or your relationships
What Becomes Possible
Our approach to stress and burnout therapy is somatic and trauma-informed. We begin by helping your nervous system come out of survival mode and into a state where rest and restoration are actually possible.
As your system learns that it no longer needs to stay on high alert, energy slowly returns, clarity improves, and your sense of self begins to feel more available again.
More Energy Without Pushing
You begin to feel less depleted and less dependent on willpower. Energy becomes steadier because your system is no longer spending so much effort on survival and stress.
Greater Capacity for Rest
Rest starts to feel restorative rather than just another task. Your body becomes more able to settle, soften, and actually receive rest.
Clearer Thinking and Focus
Mental fog lifts. It becomes easier to concentrate, make decisions, and feel oriented in your day.
More Emotional Range and Engagement
You may notice more access to interest, care, motivation, and connection rather than just numbness or irritation.
A Renewed Sense of Meaning and Choice
You feel more connected to what matters to you and more able to make choices that support your wellbeing rather than just getting through the day.
Meet the Team
Jennifer Shillington
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Founder & Therapist
About Jennifer
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with an M.A in Counselling and Spirituality completed in 2012. I am the founder and vision behind B-rooted Counselling. The compass that guides my work is the notion that we are our own healers and therefore sovereign agents in our innate healing.
Lisa Kenzie
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Therapist
About Lisa
I am a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) with a Master's of Art's in Counselling Psychology. I believe in connection, and that the natural interrelatedness of all things invites our conscious attention. Deeply committed to the nurturance of sustainable relational landscapes, I work with those exploring intimacy, attachment dynamics, personal growth, and the complexities of human connection.
Joslyn Kilborn
Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC)
Therapist
About Joslyn
I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) with an MA in Psychotherapy and Spirituality. My approach is body-led and leans heavily on the gifts of the embodied imagination as a tool of inquiry. I believe in the human adventure, that people are processes, life takes practice and that our suffering has the opportunity to transform us.
Patty Rooney
Registered Therapeutic Counselor (RTC)
Therapist
About Patty
I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT). I believe every individual has something unique and valuable to offer the world. By embarking on a healing journey, we can reconnect with our essence. I hold an unwavering belief in each person’s inherent worth and capacity for growth.
Why B-rooted?
We offer a holistic, somatic approach to therapy that gently supports the healing of your mind, body, and spirit. Rooted in compassion and curiosity, our work honours your body’s natural wisdom and capacity to heal—guiding you back to a place of calm, connection, and inner balance.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and create space for your innate resilience, clarity, and wholeness to emerge. This is a journey back to your most embodied, authentic self.
Rooted in your healing.
Grounded in your truth.
Reach Out to Us Today
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Location
Sessions provided virtually throughout Canada
In-person sessions held at:
3091 Coburn Rd. Courtenay, BC V9N 9N8
Contact
250-531-0933
info@brooted.com