Consultation
20 minutes
No charge
See if we are a good fit. No pressure.
BookBurnout Counselling in Vernon, BC
You cannot keep running on empty
Burnout can leave you exhausted, detached, irritable, and unable to recover, even when you finally get time to rest. Counselling offers a grounded place to understand what has been taking so much from you and what needs to change.
If This Sounds Familiar
Rest is no longer enough
You wake up tired and move through the day on obligation.
Tasks that once felt manageable now feel heavy or pointless.
You are more impatient or emotionally absent with people you care about.
You keep pushing because too much depends on you.
Time off brings guilt, restlessness, or dread about returning.
You feel numb or disconnected from work that once mattered.
You do not have to make complete sense of this before asking for support.
What to Expect
What happens in the room
Map the pressure
Identify the demands consuming the most energy.
Notice the warning signs
Recognize overload before you reach a breaking point.
Question old rules
Examine beliefs about worth, productivity, responsibility, and rest.
Create realistic boundaries
Find clearer ways to communicate and protect recovery.
Build a sustainable life
Reconnect with meaning, relationships, and choices outside performance.
How Counselling Can Help
Understand what has become unsustainable
Burnout can come from work, caregiving, parenting, financial strain, recovery, immigration, or holding several demanding roles at once.
Counselling is not about helping you tolerate an unreasonable load more efficiently. We look at the pressures, expectations, and coping patterns that keep the cycle going.
A Humanistic Approach
Samer takes a grounded, collaborative approach. The work considers your history, culture, relationships, values, and the full context of your life.
Sessions are available in English and Arabic.
Sessions and Fees
Straightforward pricing
Individual counselling is available in person in Vernon and online. Text, email, or call if you do not see a time that works. Samer responds within one business day.
Check-In
30 minutes
$75
A focused session to process something specific.
BookSession
60 minutes
$130
Go deeper and work through patterns.
BookDeep Dive
90 minutes
$175
Extended time for complex situations.
BookExtended Health Benefits
Samer Dawood holds the MPCC-p designation with the CPCA and the RTC designation with the ACCT. Sessions may be claimable through some providers under some plans. Confirm eligibility directly with your benefits provider.
Vernon Locations
4415 29th St, Vernon, BC V1T 5B7
2749 30th St, Vernon, BC V1T 5C6, at Cedar & Soak
Phone or text: 778-212-8581
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Questions about burnout counselling
How is burnout different from tiredness?
Burnout can involve persistent exhaustion, detachment, irritability, and difficulty reconnecting with motivation or meaning.
Do I have to leave my job?
No. Counselling can help you understand what is unsustainable and make decisions with greater clarity.
Can burnout affect relationships?
Yes. Depleted energy can appear as irritability, withdrawal, distraction, or emotional absence.
Could this be medical?
Burnout can overlap with physical and mental health concerns. Seek medical assessment for new, severe, or concerning symptoms.
Scope and Safety
Burnout-related experiences can overlap with medical conditions, depression, anxiety, and substance use. Counselling does not replace medical assessment.
If anyone is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone else, call or text 9-8-8 in Canada.
Take the Next Step
Begin with a free consultation
A free 20-minute consultation is a simple way to meet Samer, ask questions, and decide whether counselling feels like the right next step.