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Burnout Counselling

When Exhaustion Becomes Your Default

Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It builds slowly — through months or years of overextending yourself at work, in caregiving, or in relationships — until exhaustion becomes your default state. If you’re feeling constantly drained, disconnected from things you used to enjoy, or like you’re just going through the motions, you may be experiencing burnout.

At Vista Counselling, we work with individuals across Langley, Walnut Grove, Willoughby, and the surrounding Lower Mainland who are struggling with burnout from work, caregiving, parenting, or simply the accumulated weight of life’s demands.

Vista Counselling provides burnout counselling in Langley, BC — in person or online across BC — for work stress, caregiver fatigue, and the kind of exhaustion that rest doesn’t fix.

We don’t believe in quick fixes or generic advice like “just take a vacation.”

What Burnout Feels Like

Burnout shows up differently for everyone, but common signs include:
  • Persistent fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest
  • Feeling cynical, detached, or numb toward work or people you care about
  • Reduced sense of accomplishment, even when you’re working harder than ever
  • Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
  • Irritability, anxiety, or a short fuse with people close to you
  • Physical symptoms like headaches, trouble sleeping, or a weakened immune system
Worth ruling out the physical too

Persistent exhaustion, disrupted sleep and low mood can also come from thyroid problems, sleep apnea, anaemia, and other medical causes — and burnout counselling won’t touch those. If tiredness is the dominant symptom, it’s worth seeing your physician alongside counselling rather than instead of it.

If several of these sound familiar, you’re not alone — and burnout is treatable.

Our Approach to Burnout Recovery

Burnout often points to deeper patterns — unsustainable expectations, difficulty setting boundaries, or unresolved stress that’s been pushed aside for too long.
In our work together, we’ll help you:
  • Identify the specific sources and patterns driving your burnout
  • Rebuild a sustainable relationship with work, rest, and responsibility
  • Develop boundaries that actually hold, even with people or jobs that resist them
  • Reconnect with a sense of meaning and energy in your life

Depending on what’s driving it, we may draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) to work with the patterns underneath the overcommitting — the part of you that can’t say no, and the part that’s furious about it; practical, concrete work on boundaries that hold; or EMDR where burnout is tangled up with trauma or chronic stress. Burnout in first responders is its own territory — see our first responder counselling page.

Who You’ll Work With

Both of our counsellors work with burnout.

Roshni Vedamanikam, Registered Clinical Counsellor in Langley, BC

Roshni Vedamanikam, MA, MSW

Registered Clinical Counsellor

A Registered Clinical Counsellor since 2003, she counts burnout and boundaries among her core areas of focus.

More about Roshni →

Dr. Kevin Klassen, Registered Clinical Counsellor in Langley, BC

Dr. Kevin Klassen, PsyD

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Registered Marriage & Family Therapist

Practising in Langley since 2009, he sees burnout regularly in his practice — including when trauma, anxiety, or relationship strain are part of the picture.

More about Kevin →

Your First Session

Come as you are — including tired. We’ll talk about what your load actually looks like, what you’ve already tried, and where the pressure is coming from; often just mapping it honestly is the first relief. You don’t need to arrive with a plan, and we won’t hand you a generic one.

FAQs

How do I know if it’s burnout or depression?
Burnout and depression can look similar and sometimes overlap, but burnout is typically tied to a specific source of chronic stress (often work or caregiving) and tends to improve when that source changes or is addressed. Depression is often broader and can occur without an identifiable external cause. A counsellor can help you understand which — or both — you may be experiencing.
How long does burnout counselling take?
It varies by person. Recovery from burnout is rarely instant, because it usually means changing long-standing patterns, not just resting — but you don’t have to wait until the end to feel a difference, and we’ll be honest with you about progress as we go.
Do you offer burnout counselling online?
Yes. We offer secure online counselling for clients across British Columbia who prefer virtual sessions or live outside the Langley area.
Do extended health plans and EAPs cover this?
Many extended health plans and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) cover registered clinical counselling. Check with your provider for your specific coverage, and feel free to ask us if you have questions about receipts for reimbursement.
What does a session cost?

Sessions are 50 minutes. The fee is $200 per session with Dr. Kevin Klassen and $165 per session with Roshni Vedamanikam. Full details, including our cancellation policy, are on our FAQ page.

If you’d like more information on how we can help with burnout, please feel free to contact us, or book an appointment online.