Therapy for Stress and Burnout in BC

When High Functioning Turns Into Constant Overwhelm

If you're running on fumes, emotionally, mentally, or physically and can't seem to reset, you're not failing. You're likely burnt out.

Even after the workday ends or the crisis passes, your nervous system might still be running on high alert. If you feel exhausted, emotionally flat, overwhelmed by small tasks, or strangely disconnected from the life you’ve built, you’re not broken. Your system has simply adapted to chronic stress.

At Tidal Trauma Centre, we specialize in therapy for stress and burnout that goes deeper than surface-level solutions. Whether you're navigating workplace exhaustion, caregiving overload, or a general sense of collapse, we offer in-person counselling in Surrey and online therapy across BC to help your system recover.

What Stress and Burnout Can Actually Feel Like

Burnout isn’t just about being tired. It’s what happens when you’ve been operating in survival mode for too long, often without realizing it. It’s not a personal failure; it’s a physiological and emotional response to prolonged overload.

Signs You Might Be Experiencing Burnout:

  • You wake up tired, no matter how much you sleep

  • You feel irritable, numb, or checked out most of the time

  • Small tasks feel overwhelming or pointless

  • You feel like you're always “on,” even in your downtime

  • You dread interactions that used to be manageable

  • You're relying on caffeine, alcohol, or screens to regulate

  • You've lost touch with joy, creativity, or desire

Burnout can affect how you show up in your work, relationships, and sense of self. It often develops quietly and can go unnoticed until your body forces a stop.

“It wasn’t just stress anymore. I had nothing left to give, even to myself.”

Woman resting with tea in quiet space, processing emotional burnout through somatic therapy in British Columbia

Our Approach to Burnout Recovery

You don’t need to hustle your way out of burnout.

At Tidal Trauma Centre, we help you reconnect with your internal cues, recalibrate your nervous system, and re-establish boundaries that support true rest, not just collapse.

Our therapists are trained in trauma-informed, body-based modalities that support deep restoration:

  • Somatic and Sensorimotor Therapy – Grounded in body awareness, helping you recognize early stress signals, shift out of chronic activation, and return to presence

  • IFS Therapy – Makes space for the inner parts that push, collapse, numb, or self-criticize so they can be met with compassion, not judgment

  • EMDR Therapy – Can be used to process root experiences that shaped your relationship with productivity, urgency, or unrelenting standards

  • AEDP & Emotion-Focused Therapy – Helps you rediscover emotional safety, connection, and resilience from within

We don’t rush or prescribe. We work collaboratively and gently, at the pace your body and system can genuinely handle.

In-Person or Online Therapy That Works With Your Life

In-Person Burnout Therapy (Cloverdale, Surrey)

  • Calm, private office environment designed for nervous system safety

  • Conveniently located for Surrey, Langley, Delta, White Rock, and South Surrey

  • Ideal for those who benefit from co-regulation and relational presence

Online Burnout Therapy (Across BC)

  • Available throughout British Columbia: Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Prince George, and rural communities

  • Flexible scheduling for busy professionals, caregivers, or shift workers

  • Accessible from home or a private space, no commute or added stress

Virtual therapy can be just as effective as in-person support when the conditions for nervous system safety are present. Many clients are surprised by how seen and supported they feel, even through a screen.

You Don’t Have to Wait for a Breakdown

Many clients arrive in therapy while still high-functioning, still excelling at work, still caring for others, still showing up. But inside, something feels off. They’re numb, disconnected, or quietly overwhelmed.

You don’t need to fall apart to deserve support. Therapy can help you reconnect with your body’s signals before you reach full collapse.

Whether you’re:

  • Feeling like you’re going through the motions

  • Struggling to feel anything at all

  • Wondering why rest doesn’t seem to work

  • Afraid that if you slow down, you won’t be able to start again

You are not alone, and there is a different way.

Client in therapy for chronic stress and emotional fatigue at counselling centre in Surrey

Our Clinic in Cloverdale, Surrey

In-person therapy sessions are held at our counselling centre in Cloverdale, a neighbourhood within Surrey, BC.

We are easily accessible from Langley, South Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Vancouver with free parking available.

Prefer online sessions? Explore Online Counselling Across BC.

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Next Steps

Fill out a New Client Form and we’ll match you with a therapist who understands how stress and burnout affect your nervous system, identity, and capacity.

Book a free consult or appointment using our secure online platform, whenever you’re ready.

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FAQs About Burnout Therapy

  • Burnout is often the result of chronic, unresolved stress. If rest doesn’t help, if you feel detached or hopeless, or if your body is starting to break down under pressure, it may be burnout. Therapy can help you sort through the signs.

  • Not at all. While some clients eventually make life shifts, therapy is about building internal capacity first so you can see options, set boundaries, and reconnect with your own needs.

  • Yes. Many people cycle between pushing hard and shutting down. Therapy supports nervous system regulation and helps prevent burnout from escalating.

  • For many people, rest triggers anxiety or shame. We approach this with care, using body-based techniques to slowly expand your system’s capacity to experience true restoration.