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Burnout therapy in Dubai

That’s burnout — and at Dubai’s pace, it’s far more common than anyone admits. A licensed psychologist works with you in 50-minute sessions, in person in JLT or online, to help you recover properly and build a way of working and living that you can actually sustain.
You can begin as you are
You used to be the reliable one — the person who delivered, who held it together, who could always find another gear. Now the tank is empty. Small tasks feel impossible, you’re running on caffeine and willpower, and you can’t tell whether you’re tired, low, or just done. Rest doesn’t seem to fix it, and the guilt about not coping makes it worse.
That’s burnout — and at Dubai’s pace, it’s far more common than anyone admits. A licensed psychologist works with you in 50-minute sessions, in person in JLT or online, to help you recover properly and build a way of working and living that you can actually sustain.
Burnout is more than being tired. You might recognise yourself in one of these, or several.
Burnout Therapy Support
Support for real adult life

How burnout can show up

Burnout is more than being tired. You might recognise yourself in one of these, or several.
01

Exhaustion that rest won’t fix

depleted no matter how much you sleep.

02

Cynicism & detachment

going through the motions, numb to work you used to care about.

03

Dropping performance

the effort goes up while the output goes down.

04

Irritability & short fuse

less patience for colleagues, partners, and kids.

05

Body keeping score

headaches, tension, disrupted sleep, frequent illness.

06

Guilt & self-doubt

feeling weak for struggling when you “should” cope.

How we work

How we work with you

01

We find what’s draining you.

Not just the workload — the patterns underneath it: the perfectionism, the over-responsibility, the inability to switch off or say no.

02

Recovery, then rebuilding.

First we help you refill and steady; then we work on the boundaries, beliefs and habits that let burnout build — so you don’t simply return to the same cliff edge.

03

A pace you can sustain.

You leave with a way of working and living that protects your energy, not just a temporary patch.

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Burnout is now formally recognised by the World Health Organization (ICD-11) as an occupational phenomenon — it’s real, and it’s recoverable with the right support.

Burnout Therapy Recovery Plan
Before you get started

Common questions about burnout

They overlap and can occur together, but burnout is specifically tied to chronic, unmanaged stress — often work. Your psychologist will help untangle which is which and treat accordingly.
Usually not. Most people recover while staying in their role, by changing how they work and what they carry. If a bigger change is right for you, we’ll think it through together.
Sessions are 50 minutes. Recovery is gradual; many people feel meaningfully steadier within a course of sessions we review with you as we go.
Both — in person in JLT or online across the UAE and the wider GCC, which suits demanding schedules.
We direct-bill most major UAE insurers. Send us your provider name on WhatsApp and we’ll confirm your coverage within 24 hours.
A gentle first step

You were never meant to run on empty. Recovery is possible — and it starts with one conversation.

Talk to us on WhatsApp, or call +971 58 683 7652.