--- title: "Burnout & Stress Therapy in Washington, DC — Cura Tempos" description: "Therapy for burnout and chronic stress in DC — for lawyers, policy professionals, founders, and anyone whose engine won't turn off. 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Some relief comes from changing the load; more comes from changing how the load is carried — the rules, boundaries, and internal pressure that turn demanding work into corrosive work." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Will you just tell me to meditate?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Skills have their place, but burnout work here is about the structure of your commitments and the beliefs enforcing them — not adding one more thing to practice." } } ] } ] --- [![Cura Tempos](/__l5e/assets-v1/50a70a4f-7979-497e-9338-0a69569aa15d/logo.png)Cura Tempos Washington, DC ](/) [Home](/)[Our Team](/team-3)[Specialties](/specialties)[Services](/book-online)[Office](/therapy-office-washington-dc)[Investment](/rates)[Journal](/blog)[Media](/media)[Contact](/contact) [Book a free consult](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/) Specialties # Stress & Burnout Therapy Washington runs on people who can absorb pressure. Until the absorption stops working: the Sunday dread that starts on Saturday, the cynicism that used to be someone else's personality, the competence that continues on autopilot while the person operating it quietly checks out. Burnout is not a character flaw and not fixed by a vacation. It's a predictable response to sustained overload — and it responds to specific, structured work. ## Signs the load has become the problem - Exhaustion that arrives before the day does - Cynicism or detachment about work you used to care about - Performing effectiveness while feeling none of it - Snapping at home over things that aren't the thing - Sleep, appetite, or health starting to file complaints - The quiet question: how long can I keep doing this? ## How we work with it First, triage — what has to change now for the system to stop redlining. Then the deeper pattern: burnout is rarely just workload. It's workload multiplied by the beliefs that make saying no feel impossible — the identity built on being the reliable one, the fear underneath the drive. That's where therapy earns its keep. Cognitive work restructures the rules you're running on. [IFS](/approach/internal-family-systems) works with the driver parts that would rather break than rest. The result isn't lowered ambition — it's ambition that doesn't require self-abandonment. ## Practical details 55-minute sessions, $215 with [sliding scale](/rates) from $150–194. In person at [One Franklin Square](/therapy-office-washington-dc) — one block from McPherson Square — or by [telehealth](/online-therapy-dc), which fits inside a workday. [Free 15-minute consultation](/book-online) to start. FAQ ## Common questions ### Is this just stress, or burnout? Stress is overload with recovery still possible; burnout is what sets in when recovery stopped happening — exhaustion, detachment, and a drop in your sense of effectiveness. Either way, the work is similar and worth starting early. ### I can't reduce my workload. Can therapy still help? Yes. Some relief comes from changing the load; more comes from changing how the load is carried — the rules, boundaries, and internal pressure that turn demanding work into corrosive work. ### Will you just tell me to meditate? No. Skills have their place, but burnout work here is about the structure of your commitments and the beliefs enforcing them — not adding one more thing to practice. Related - [High-achieving professionals →](/specialties/high-achieving-professionals) - [Anxiety therapy →](/specialties/anxiety-therapy) - [Depression therapy →](/specialties/depression-therapy) ## Ready to begin? The 15-minute consult is where most people begin. [Book a free 15-minute consultation](https://www.therapyportal.com/p/curatempos/)[Rates & investment](/rates) Curated mental health & wellness for a life fully lived. 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