Caroline Powers, LMHC, LPC
I provide depth-oriented therapy for burnout and its effects on adolescents, young adults, and adults in New York and Connecticut.
I help high-achieving people-pleasers in and beyond demanding careers recover from burnout and build a balanced life without guilt. If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or on autopilot, you’re in the right place.
You’re a doer. You’re the reliable one, the person everyone counts on to get the job done. You say yes before checking whether you have anything left to give. From the outside, it looks like you have it all handled.
Underneath, you’re running on fumes. You’re tired in a way sleep doesn’t fix, but slowing down feels selfish or impossible. Maybe small things irritate you in a way they never used to. Maybe you’re growing resentful of the people around you who don’t carry the same mental load.
Over-functioning is not a personality flaw. It’s a strategy that once helped you feel in control, safe, or needed. It served you before, but now it’s your automatic response, whether you need it or not. In our work together, we look at where this pattern came from and build the tools for a fuller, more balanced life.
I work with people who are burned out: people who chronically push past their limits and needs in service of work, school, others, or perfection. Here are some of the ways burnout, perfectionism and anxiety show up for my clients.
01
You’re the one who stays late and catches anything that falls through the cracks. There’s no question that you’ll get the job done and done well. The cost doesn’t show up in your performance review. It shows up in your body, your sleep, and the inner voice that says it’s still not enough.
02
Kids, family members, friends, or all of the above. You’re the default plan, the one who holds everyone else together. Maybe there’s no space left for what you need. Maybe you’re not even sure what those needs are anymore.
03
You read a room before you walk into it. You know what everyone else needs before they say it. You’re exceptionally good at showing up for other people and far less practiced at letting anyone show up for you.
04
You’re juggling classes, internships, and extracurriculars with the expectation that you’re supposed to have it all figured out by graduation. Everyone tells you these are the best years of your life, but you’re exhausted, anxious, or convinced you’re falling behind.
