Burnout treatment

If you continue to ignore the signs and symptoms of stress and strain, your body and mind will become out of balance and you risk a burnout: your body is exhausted and your energy is gone. Body and mind feel burned out. Restoring balance requires peace and reflection to make the necessary choices. It often means that things have to change.

Sometimes it is possible to recover by yourself with the help of family or friends. But most of the time you need professional help.

At first we work on restoring your energy balance. We restore your energetic feeling, we work on how you can relax well and in a focused way, how you spread your energy during a day or how you should deal with conflicts. You learn to indicate your limits better, to say no, or to say it like it is without hurting others.

Therapy also explores which factors contributed to the development of your burnout and an inventory of the risk factors is made. These are addressed where possible.

Treatment means that you are willing to examine your behavior and change where necessary.

Therapies for burn-out

A psychologist can apply different forms of therapy during the conversations. The most commonly used therapies for burnout are cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused therapy. Body-oriented therapy (for example breathing exercises) and mindfulness  can also be used for support.

In cognitive behavioral therapy we discuss and treat the behaviors and thoughts that support and maintain your feelings of stress and burnout. By reacting differently, your feelings and thoughts change. By changing your thoughts, your feelings and your behavior change.

Solution focused therapy is a form of therapy that treats burnout symptoms using your strengths and skills. It is a very concrete approach and is result-oriented. Solution focused therapy does not focus on the problem, but together we look for solutions.

Body-oriented therapy is a form of therapy in which the body is central. Body-oriented therapy uses massage techniques, body-oriented exercises, breathing techniques, and mindfulness exercises in addition to conversations.

It is possible that one form of therapy is used, but a combination of different types of therapy is also a good option. At the start of the treatment process, you discuss with your therapist which form of therapy is best for you and your symptoms, and what feels comfortable for you. In this way, the treatment is tailor-made, so that you feel seen, heard and helped by us.

Contact Psychologen Amsterdam

Do you recognize your symptoms and do you need help or do you just have a question about the treatment of your burnout? Then call for an appointment or send a message to Psychologen Amsterdam.