You may be feeling emotionally drained, constantly on edge, or stuck in a heaviness that you can’t seem to shake. Maybe it’s been building for a while, or maybe it crept up quietly — until everything started feeling harder than it should. Depression, anxiety, and burnout often show up together, making it difficult to name what you’re going through, let alone know where to start.
You don’t have to figure it out alone. This page offers a place to pause, reflect, and begin to make sense of what’s been weighing on you — one step at a time.
When Everything Feels Like Too Much
Depression, anxiety, and burnout often show up together — but each carries its own story.
You might feel like you're constantly holding your breath, struggling to keep up, or sinking under a weight you can’t explain. Some days feel filled with tension and unease. Other days are marked by numbness, fatigue, or a lack of motivation. These experiences can shift from day to day — or sit on top of each other, making it hard to know where one ends and the other begins.
Whether you’ve been living with these struggles for a while or they’ve only recently begun to surface, therapy can offer a space to begin understanding what’s happening — and to find a way through.
Depression – When Everything Feels Dull or Heavy
It can feel like the world has lost its colour — and your energy with it.
Depression can show up in many forms. You might feel numb, tired, or empty — finding little joy or meaning in the things that used to matter. Simple tasks may feel overwhelming, and even getting out of bed or responding to a message might take more energy than you have.
You may find yourself withdrawing from others, struggling to concentrate, or feeling weighed down by self-doubt or guilt. And yet, from the outside, it might seem like you’re functioning just fine — which can make the experience even more isolating.
Therapy can offer space to gently explore what’s happening beneath the surface. Together, we can work to untangle the weight you’ve been carrying and begin reconnecting with your needs, your voice, and the parts of you that still long for connection, meaning, and relief.
Anxiety – When Worry Won’t Let Go
For the restless mind, the racing heart, and the sense that something is always just a bit off.
Anxiety can feel like being stuck in a loop — always anticipating the worst, second-guessing yourself, or scanning for what might go wrong. Your mind might race ahead while your body stays tense, tight, and restless. Even when things are objectively “fine,” you may still carry a persistent sense of unease, urgency, or fear that you’re falling behind or not doing enough.
It can also show up in subtle ways: perfectionism, overthinking, people-pleasing, or the need to stay constantly busy. Over time, this can leave you feeling emotionally drained and physically exhausted.
Therapy offers a space to slow down and reconnect with a sense of safety, both internally and in your body. Together, we can explore what’s fueling your anxiety, develop grounding strategies, and build the kind of inner stability that doesn’t depend on everything being perfect.
Burnout – When You Can’t Keep Pushing Anymore
A slow, quiet depletion that creeps in — until even the smallest task feels like too much.
Burnout isn’t just about being tired. It’s the kind of exhaustion that settles deep in your bones — the kind that doesn’t go away with a good night’s sleep or a long weekend. You may feel emotionally flat, disconnected from what once mattered, or constantly behind no matter how much you do.
Often, burnout affects people who care deeply, who give a lot, who try to do things well. It can come from chronic stress, caregiving, perfectionism, or the pressure to hold it all together. You might still be functioning on the outside — showing up at work, taking care of others — while inside, you feel hollow, anxious, or done.
Therapy can offer a place to rest and reset. Together, we can explore how burnout is showing up in your life, identify what’s no longer sustainable, and begin to reconnect with your needs, boundaries, and sense of self — not as a machine for productivity, but as a human being who deserves care, too.
Therapeutic Approaches to Healing
In our work together, I draw on a variety of culturally responsive, evidence-based approaches that are tailored to your unique needs, experiences, and identity. Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process — together, we’ll find what works best for you.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that can reinforce depression, anxiety, and burnout. Through practical tools and reflective exploration, CBT supports you in breaking cycles of self-criticism, avoidance, or overwhelm — and fosters more compassionate, grounded ways of responding to life’s challenges.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites us to sit with difficult emotions while moving toward what truly matters. Rather than fighting or avoiding uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, ACT helps cultivate a sense of clarity and purpose through mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based action.
Compassion-Focused Therapy offers a pathway to soften the inner critic. Many people struggling with anxiety or depression find themselves caught in cycles of shame or harsh self-judgment. By nurturing a more kind and understanding relationship with yourself, we open space for healing, self-worth, and emotional safety.
Our sessions will integrate these approaches based on your goals, values, and lived experiences — centering your voice throughout the process. Whether you’re looking to gain clarity, find relief, or reconnect with a sense of possibility, therapy can support meaningful change on your terms.
Looking at the Bigger Picture: How systems of oppression can affect your mental health
Depression, anxiety, and burnout don’t happen in a vacuum. They’re often shaped — and intensified — by the world around us.
Experiences of racism, colonization, intergenerational trauma, gender-based oppression, ableism, and economic injustice can deeply affect mental health. These systemic forces can contribute to chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, and feelings of powerlessness or isolation. They can also make it harder to access support or feel truly seen and understood in therapy.
In our work together, we don’t just look at what’s happening within you — we also explore what’s happening around you. My approach is grounded in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens that honours the impact of your lived experiences. We can talk about how systems of power may be affecting your mental health and explore ways to hold both pain and strength in the same breath.
Therapy can be a space not only for healing but also for reclaiming agency, dignity, and connection in the face of injustice.
“To bow to the fact of our life's sorrows and betrayals is to accept them; and from this deep gesture we discover that all life is workable. As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.”
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