You may be meeting your responsibilities while feeling increasingly depleted. Switching off becomes difficult, patience runs short and even time away can be spent thinking about what needs doing next.
At The Tuesday Chapter, we help adults explore stress and the patterns that make recovery harder. CBT-based therapy and counselling is available in person in East Kilbride or Glasgow, or online across Scotland.
Stress often involves genuine pressures: workload, caring responsibilities, uncertainty or limited support. We consider those circumstances alongside habits such as overcommitting, skipping breaks and holding yourself to demanding standards.
Burnout commonly describes exhaustion and disengagement linked to sustained workplace stress. People can also feel deeply worn down by pressures outside work. We explore what you mean by burnout and consider whether a broader assessment or additional support would help.
Imagine you believe, “If I do not answer every message immediately, I am letting people down.” You check work messages throughout the evening, sleep poorly and begin the next day already tired.
We could examine the expectation behind that rule and agree an experiment that respects your actual responsibilities. For someone without an on-call duty, this might mean checking messages at a planned time and leaving non-urgent replies until the next working day.
Beforehand, you predict what will happen. Afterwards, we review the responses you received, your anxiety and whether you rested more.
If your workplace genuinely expects constant availability, therapy can help you clarify the problem and prepare a discussion about expectations. Changing a thought cannot resolve an unsafe or unmanageable workload on its own.
Someone pushes through every task on a good day, then spends the next day exhausted and frustrated. We might map activity and energy across the week, then trial shorter periods of effort with planned breaks.
The person could choose one sustainable change, such as taking lunch away from their desk on two days. We would review its effects and the thoughts that make resting difficult. Pacing means developing a pattern that fits their capacity, rather than treating rest as something they must earn.
Therapy can help you notice early signs of overload, practise clearer boundaries and respond differently to guilt about saying no. We can examine perfectionism, make space for recovery and develop practical ways to communicate what you need.
Your goals should fit your circumstances. Sometimes the next useful step is a conversation, a change in responsibilities or seeking wider support. We can work on how to approach that step.
If you are looking for support for a team or organisation rather than yourself, our workplace workshops cover stress, burnout and coping strategies for staff and managers.
No. We can explore stress connected with caring, relationships, life changes or a combination of pressures.
You can enquire when you notice a pattern you would like help understanding.
We explore your options and priorities together. Decisions about your work remain yours.
If you are considering therapy in East Kilbride or online across Scotland, you can begin with a free 15-minute introductory call. We can discuss what brings you here, answer your questions and consider whether working together feels right. There is no obligation to book a session.
