The Burnoutologist.
Solution focused hypnotherapy and psychotherapy for chronically exhausted professionals who need to heal from the deep roots of burnout.
I’m obsessed with burnout. Why?
Because my first burnout made me seriously ill, my second almost killed me, and too many people don’t know what burnout is, and what it isn’t.
That changes here.
Why traditional burnout advice isn’t working for you.
If bubble baths, time-management and a weekend off haven’t ‘cured’ you, it’s because burnout isn’t a quick fix, and often occurs because of something deep rooted.
In my practice, I treat burnout not as a personal or time-management failure, and not something you can just fix with a colour coded diary and a few more delegation techniques, but as a nervous system response. True burnout can be intimately connected to:
The exhaustion of masking: Constantly modifying your behaviour, over-compensating and performing to fit into environments that don’t fully support you, and who you are.
The legacy of survival: When your body has been stuck in a chronic “fight, flight, freeze, or fawn” state for years, you become hyper-vigilant. Overworking becomes a survival strategy.
I work with you in treating the symptoms of your burnout and in starting to heal the root cause. And here’s what I know for sure after 12 years of doing this work, I call it the Burnout Equation:
Toxicity - Sense of Self = Burnout
We’ll work on identifying the toxicity, and rebuilding your sense of self so that you can safely and sustainably move through burnout.
Therapy for Burnout.
If your burnout is driven by years of masking, high-functioning anxiety, or unrsolved trauma, standard ‘self-care’ won’t cut it.
Together we’ll look beyond the surface of your workload to regulate your nervous system, safely dismantle the pressure to perform, and reclaim your sense of self by rebalancing the burnout equation.
Find out how I work, what sessions involve and whether my approach could be right for you.
Read the Books.
Mind The Gap
Mind The Gap: A story of Burnout, Breakthrough and Beyond
F*ck Burnout
F*ck Burnout: Why we need to call BS on Workplace Wellbeing to finally Banish Burnout
Speaking.
A different conversation about burnout.
For conferences, leadership events and workplace conversations, I bring professional insight, lived experience and a willingness to talk about what needs to change.
My talks explore burnout, our working lives and what happens when we lose our sense of self.
Hi, I’m Kelly.
Burnoutologist, speaker, and creator of Burnoutology.
I’ve been working in, studying and researching burnout for over a decade.
I reached board-level HR Director by 30. On paper I had it all. The success, the status, the salary.
Then burnout nearly killed me. Twice.
The first time, I was in chronic pain for seven months. I kept passing out. First on a train. Then from the top of the escalator at Liverpool Street station. I landed at the bottom, tights ripped, got back on the tube and went to my meeting. I didn't take one day off. Seven months later, I had two surgeries in 48 hours. The consultants told me it was burnout harming my body from the inside out. I didn't believe them.
The second time, I couldn't leave the sofa for six months. I was still working. I almost didn't survive by Christmas.
Over 12 years I’ve supported over 700 leaders through burnout, including doctors, athletes, TV personalities, board level and C-Suite leaders from around the world. And I’ve trained over 200 coaches to be burnout-informed in Burnoutology.
My 1:1 work now focuses purely on therapy for burnout as a qualified and accredited Solution Focused Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist.
I know what burnout steals from you, and what it takes to rebuild afterwards.
Looking for training?
Discover burnout-informed coaching, training and education for coaches, and workplaces at Burnoutology.
CLIENT LOVE
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"Kelly is inspirational, determined, and delivers. Don't work with Kelly unless you really want to achieve your outcomes or dreams as she will not let you give up. No nonsense, strategic, and a pleasure to work with."
Jo Thresher, Founder and CEO
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"I couldn’t have wished for a better person to be at my side. I really feel that Kelly’s skill in getting to the root of the problem quickly (as well as her super engaging and authentic style) has meant that we have been able to deliver results very quickly, and I can see the changes in myself and my business."
Michelle Hartley, Founder
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"Kelly has a skill to help to see things in a different light, I became focused on the personal and professional changes that I needed to make to become more effective and start making leadership decisions. I would not hesitate in recommending Kelly."
Rachel Morris, CEO
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"Kelly taught me so many tools that I can use with my clients. From understanding the science behind burnout to tools and techniques to increase clients awareness of when stress is peaking & ways to expand their capacity to cope with these moments in life - it has been game changing.
Evie Brockwell, Fractional Product Leader and Product Coach
