Work and Career Counseling
Honolulu, Hilo and Hawaii Telehealth
Most of us spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else. When work is the problem, there is no escaping it, and the standard advice, find a new job, set boundaries, take a vacation, is often not realistic. Not in Hawaiʻi, not with your rent, not with your family depending on you.
So you keep going. And the going gets heavier.
What burnout actually feels like
It is not just being tired. It is dreading Monday by Saturday afternoon. It is doing your job competently while feeling nothing about it. It is going home too drained to be present for the people you are doing all this for. It is starting to wonder whether something is wrong with you, because everyone else seems to manage.
Nothing is wrong with you. Burnout is what happens to capable people who care, under sustained pressure, without enough recovery. It is not a character flaw and it is not a diagnosis. It is a predictable result of the load.
When it is not burnout
Sometimes work is the trigger and something else is underneath. A boss who reminds you of a parent. A pattern of jobs that end the same way. A career you chose for someone else's reasons. A conflict with a coworker that has started to affect your sleep. These are worth looking at, and they are the kind of thing that does not fix itself with a new job.
What we do
We help you separate what is the job, what is you, and what is the fit between them. Sometimes the answer is a change you have been avoiding. More often it is finding a way to do the work you have without it costing you everything. Our counselors draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and other practical approaches, and we focus on what you can actually do to have a healthier mindset around work-life balance.
This page is for you if
You are exhausted by work in a way that a weekend does not fix
You dread going in and feel guilty about dreading it
A conflict at work is following you home
You are considering a change and cannot think clearly about it
You have been passed over, let go, or are facing a decision about your future
How to reach us
Call (808) 640-6252 or send a message through our contact form. We see clients at our Hilo office, our Honolulu office, and by telehealth anywhere in Hawaiʻi.
We are in network with HMSA, HMSA QUEST, HMAA, UHA, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
