Burnout Therapy

You have always been able to outwork the hard parts. But burnout does not respond to effort. The more you push, the further away okay feels. This is not about doing more. It is about understanding what got you here.

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Who this is for

People stuck in patterns.
And those ready to understand why.

The high achiever

You have built a career on delivering. Now delivering feels hollow and you do not know who you are without the output.

The working mother

Performing at work and showing up at home and somewhere in between you have disappeared. The exhaustion is not just physical.

The one who is “fine”

No one around you knows anything is wrong. Reliable, competent, consistent. And completely running on empty.

Burnout is not weakness.

It is what happens when you have given everything for too long.

High achievers are often the last to recognise burnout in themselves. You have built a life on drive and discipline. When the engine starts stalling, the instinct is to push harder. That strategy has always worked before.

But burnout is not a motivation problem. It is a signal. The gap between what you have and how you feel can be one of the loneliest places there is.

  • Exhausted but unable to fully rest because the to-do list never stops.
  • Things that used to energise you feel flat or meaningless.
  • Functioning, but only just. Nobody around you knows.
  • Guilty for struggling when your life looks good on paper.
  • Small things feel disproportionately hard.
  • Waiting for a holiday to fix it. It does not.
How we work with this

Not just rest.
Understanding what drove you here.

Recovery from burnout is not only about slowing down. It is about understanding the internal patterns that kept you overriding your own limits. We work on both, at a pace that respects where you are right now.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

The parts of you that kept pushing past empty. What they were protecting you from, and what they need to finally rest.

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Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

Burnout rarely stays at work. We explore how it is showing up in your closest relationships and what needs to shift there too.

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Brainspotting

For the exhaustion that lives in the body and does not lift with sleep alone. We work at the level where it is actually stored.

Learn about Brainspotting
What shifts

What becomes possible when you stop running on empty

Energy comes back
Not all at once. But the flatness lifts. Things start to matter again in a way that feels real.
Rest stops feeling like failure
You learn the difference between stopping because you have to and stopping because you are allowed to.
The guilt loosens
You stop needing to justify being tired. What you have been carrying becomes visible, and that changes things.
You find your limits before they find you
The pattern shifts from crash and recover to something steadier.
Work feels like a choice again
Not a trap or an obligation. You reconnect with what you actually care about.
Relationships feel lighter
When you are not running on empty, you have more to give. The people around you feel the difference too.
The programmes

Two ways to work together.
Built around your life.

Therapy Intensive

6 hours

Designed for those wanting focused, accelerated progress through deep-dive work condensed into a short, structured timeframe.

  1. Pre therapyClient workbook assessment1 hour
  2. Day 1Data gathering session1.5 hours
  3. Day 2Individual therapy intensive2.5 hours
  4. Follow upPost-intensive aftercare session50 minutes

Therapy Intensive

8.5 hours

Designed for those wanting focused, accelerated progress through deep-dive work condensed into a short, structured timeframe.

  1. Pre therapyClient workbook assessment1 hour
  2. Day 1Data gathering session1.5 hours
  3. Day 2Individual therapy intensive2.5 hours
  4. Day 3Individual therapy intensive2.5 hours
  5. Follow upPost-intensive aftercare session50 minutes

Weekly Therapy

7 hours across 4–6 weeks

Best for clients seeking consistent, ongoing support and gradual change over time.

  1. Pre therapyClient workbook assessment1 hour
  2. Therapy sessions4 × 75-minute sessions

My pricing varies based on your location for parity purposes. If you’re based outside Indonesia, please view the international pricing here.

Client stories

What changes when the work goes deep

  • Sitting with Shabnam has truly been life-changing. When I first came to her, I had a specific problem in mind—something I thought could be “fixed” with a quick, simple solution. What I discovered instead was so much more.

    Through her thoughtful guidance and unique modalities, Shabnam helped me see the value of approaching life holistically. I’ve grown into a better leader at work, a more present and grounded person at home, and a fuller version of myself in every area of life. She listens with an open heart—without judgment, always with compassion—and creates a space where real change feels not just possible, but inevitable.

    Mikael Jasin, 2024 World Barista Champion

  • Shabnam created a truly safe space where I could openly express what I was feeling and thinking. She helped me identify and address a recurring pattern in my life that stemmed from inner child trauma.

    Client Focused on Overcoming Work Burnout + Anxiety

  • Shabnam truly related to all of my workplace challenges because of her prior corporate experience. She taught me tools to stay grounded and better manage my emotions.

    Client Focused on Work + Life Challenges

  • I wanted to understand how to coexist with my ADHD and build effective habits. Shabnam supported me through this and helped me navigate the obstacles in maintaining those habits. I felt the impact immediately — I'm now able to organize my days better and feel less overwhelmed.

    Client Focused on Building Healthy Habits

  • I was always hesitant to start therapy, but Shabnam completely changed my perception. Whether you're new to therapy or returning after a break, she makes you feel at home.

    Client Focused on Building Resilience

  • I was in a really dark place and decided to try therapy just to see if it would help — and it did. Therapy with Shabnam is both fun and constructive. I'm now able to reflect and understand myself much better.

    Client Focused on Developing Self Understanding

  • Every session is refreshing, with always something new to learn and discover. Shabnam encourages me to become a better version of myself — personally and professionally.

    Client Focused on Overcoming Anxiety

  • Through therapy with Shabnam, who is friendly, insightful, and intelligent, I now approach life more mindfully and am far less reactive.

    Client Focused on Self Improvement

  • With Shabnam, I immediately saw her professionalism and compassion. She helped me clarify my thoughts and face the things I had been avoiding.

    Client Focused on Resolving Personal Issues

  • I experienced relationship trauma, and Shabs helped me understand my feelings better. I now feel calmer when dealing with problems. She's a great listener, completely non-judgmental. She guided me while empowering me to make my own choices.

    Client Focused on Overcoming Relationship Trauma
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Common questions about the approach

How do I know if I have burnout or just fatigue?

Burnout tends to look like more than tiredness. The flatness does not lift after a rest. Things that used to matter feel hollow. You are still functioning but only just, and you are not quite sure when it started. If a holiday has not fixed it, and the exhaustion feels deeper than your body, that is usually a signal worth taking seriously.

Can I do burnout therapy without slowing down or stepping back from work?

Yes. The intensive format is specifically designed for people who cannot restructure their lives around weekly appointments. You can do focused, concentrated work across one to two days and come away with real insight and understanding without committing to an open-ended programme. That said, some of what we discover together may invite you to reconsider certain patterns. That is not a demand. It is part of the process.

I have tried rest and holidays. Why has burnout not gone away?

Because burnout is not a lifestyle problem. It is a pattern problem. Rest manages the symptoms. This work looks at the internal drivers that kept you overriding your own limits long after you should have stopped: the perfectionist part, the one that equates rest with failure, the one that cannot stop without guilt. Until those parts are understood and worked with, the pattern tends to return regardless of how much you sleep.

Can burnout therapy also help with relationship problems caused by burnout?

Yes. That is extremely common. Burnout rarely stays contained to one area of life. When you are running on empty, the people closest to you feel it first. We can address this within individual therapy or, if both partners are affected, through couples work. Either way, it is part of the picture from the start.

How quickly does burnout therapy start to make a difference?

Some shifts happen within the first intensive. Not a complete turnaround, but a beginning. The flatness starts to lift. Things start to matter again in a way that feels real. The longer work is about making sure those changes hold and building patterns that do not lead back to the same place.

Do I need a burnout diagnosis to start therapy in Jakarta?

No. You do not need a formal diagnosis or a referral. What matters is that you recognise yourself in what is described here and you are ready to do something more than cope.

Ready when you are

Something brought you here.
That is worth the conversation.

A free 15-minute conversation. No commitment, no pressure. Just enough time to feel if this feels right.

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