Burnout and Stress Therapy: When you’ve been running on empty
For people who have been carrying too much, for too long, at work and at home.
Burnout and Stress Therapy in Brockville, ON
Stress doesn’t only live in your schedule. It lives in your body, your relationships, and the roles you carry. Many people come to us exhausted, stretched thin, or running on autopilot, even when things look fine from the outside. Often they’re the ones everyone else leans on.
We don’t see burnout as something to push through or manage away. We’re curious about what your stress is responding to, and what it has been asking of you. That usually includes the expectations you grew up with, the roles you’ve taken on, and how hard it is to put anything down.
We also work with many healthcare professionals, including nurses, physicians, and others in caring roles, who know this kind of tired well.
Understanding the Pattern
Drawing on relational and emotion focused approaches, we look at how work, caregiving, relationships, and your own history shape the way stress shows up for you.
Something More Sustainable
Not a quick reset, but a steadier relationship with your limits, your needs, and the people around you.
What Burnout Can Look Like
Burnout often builds slowly. Some common experiences include:
- Physical tension, headaches, or stomach trouble
- Irritability or feeling constantly on edge
- Brain fog or trouble concentrating
- Changes in sleep or appetite
- Feeling emotionally flat or depleted
- Pulling back from people or things that used to matter
In Our Work Together
- How stress lives in your body and your days
- Where the pressure to keep going comes from
- Boundaries that feel realistic, not just ideal
- Room for your own needs alongside everyone else’s
- Steadier ways to respond, not only cope
Burnout and Stress FAQs
Q. What’s the difference between stress and burnout?
Stress often feels like too much: too many demands, too little time. Burnout tends to feel like not enough: not enough energy, not enough motivation, and a sense of disconnection from things that used to matter.
Q. Do you work with healthcare workers?
Yes. Many of our clients are nurses, physicians, and others in caring professions. Several of our clinicians have worked in healthcare themselves.
Q. Is burnout only about work?
No. Burnout can come from caregiving, parenting, relationships, or years of being the one who holds everything together.
Meet the Clinicians
Each of these clinicians works with this area. If you’re not sure who to choose, we’re happy to help you find a good match.
Meredith Armstrong, MSW, RSW
Owner, Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Meredith Armstrong is a Registered Social Worker and the owner of St. Lawrence Psychotherapy and Wellness. She has been doing this work since 2001, and it has never once felt like just a job to her.
Mandy LeBlanc, MSW, RSW
Social Worker
Mandy is a Registered Social Worker with more than 22 years of experience in the mental health and addictions field, working across both community and institutional settings. Since beginning her Social Work education in 2002, she has completed her Master of Social Work degree along with a variety of additional courses and professional certifications to further support her clinical practice.
Mackenzie Howard, RP (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Mackenzie works with adolescents and adults who are exhausted from always being the strong one, who overthink conversations, worry about disappointing people, and struggle to put themselves first without guilt. She helps people move out of people-pleasing, perfectionism, anxiety, and self-doubt, and toward healthier boundaries, more trust in their own judgment, and more peace day to day.
Karen Gillis, MSW, MA, RSW
Social Worker
Karen works with teens, students, young adults, and professionals navigating perfectionism, OCD, ADHD, anxiety, and burnout. Many of the people she sees are capable and driven, and used to holding things together even when they’re overwhelmed, overthinking everything, or exhausted from trying to keep up.
Other Areas of Support
Most people come in with more than one thing on their mind.
Healthcare Professionals
Therapy for nurses, physicians, and others who spend their days caring for everyone else.
Emotional Neglect
For people who grew up with their feelings overlooked, and learned to need very little.
Anxiety
Anxiety usually learned its job somewhere. Therapy is a place to understand where, and what it has been trying to protect.