Restoring Balance
to Your Life’s Work
My Services
Christine Walker, LPC, NCC, CCSP
Licensed Therapist for Burned-Out Leaders and Senior Professionals in Connecticut.
Are you tired of grinding through office politics and dreaming about running away to a deserted island somewhere?
That’s a good sign that you need more than just a vacation.
You need work that doesn’t leave you counting down to Friday, or spending Sunday night with a pit in your stomach. Where you have energy left to play with your kids, to sign up for that yoga class, and to live your actual life.
Because you don’t want to dread the next 20 years.
The problem is, you’ve already tried the obvious fixes. You’ve tried setting boundaries, taking time off, switching teams. And none of it worked.
So now you’re asking yourself, “Do I need to reboot my whole career, or is there something I missed?”
That’s the question I help people answer.
Most burnout doesn’t come from workload.
It’s the physiological impact of reading between the lines of every interaction, preparing mental defenses for arguments that may never happen, and closely monitoring the emotional temperature of every room.
My blog explores how capable professionals develop this pattern and shows how much energy you can reclaim when it starts to shift.
If You’d Like to Talk
I provide therapy for leaders and senior professionals experiencing burnout caused by workplace abuse, chronic career anxiety, or leadership stress. You can schedule a brief consultation to share what’s going on and see whether working together makes sense.
From the Blog
The Difference Between Understanding Behavior and Excusing Harm
You don’t want to be reactive, so you try to understand the other person’s perspective. You analyze and contextualize until the behavior makes sense. And once it makes sense, the emotional edge comes off.
The Hardest Part of Being Fired Unfairly Isn’t the Loss
What most people are actually waiting for isn’t peace. They’re waiting for the correction. For someone to say, plainly: ‘This wasn’t handled well.’ ‘You weren’t the problem after all.’ ‘We got this wrong.
What Happens in a Free Consultation (and Why I Offer Them)
A 30-minute consultation gives me enough information to recommend a direction, but not enough to deeply understand all the contributing factors. That’s why everyone who continues working with me completes a comprehensive assessment before we start our formal work together. The assessment systematically evaluates your workplace patterns, stress responses, relationship dynamics, work motivation, burnout indicators, and job satisfaction across multiple domains.