Therapy for Burnout, ADHD & Autism in Alberta
If you are a high-functioning adult in Alberta who is feeling exhausted from holding everything together, you are not alone.
Based near Calgary, I offer in-person & virtual therapy across the province.
Who I Work With
The people I work with are strong, capable, and deeply caring. After years of showing up for everyone else, they start to feel the weight of always being the one who holds everything together.​
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You may find yourself wondering why you are always exhausted even when you sleep, or why small things suddenly feel so overwhelming.
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You might be noticing that you snap at your partner and then feel ashamed, or question why it is so hard to say no without feeling guilty.
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Perhaps you have searched late at night for answers to why you feel responsible for so much, or why you do not feel like yourself anymore
These experiences are more common than you think, especially among adults who have spent years being the reliable one.
Burnout & ADHD or Autism in Adults in Alberta
Some common questions people search when they are trying to figure things out are:​
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“Why am I exhausted even when I’m functioning?”
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“Why does everything feel harder for me than it should?”
ADHD burnout often looks different from typical workplace burnout. It can show up as chronic mental fatigue, difficulty starting tasks, emotional reactivity, and an increasing sense that the strategies that once worked no longer do.
Many high-functioning adults have spent years masking, pushing through overwhelm, overcompensating, and meeting expectations while quietly feeling depleted.
Executive functioning fatigue can build slowly over time. Managing schedules, regulating emotions, filtering sensory input, and maintaining performance at work or home requires sustained mental effort.
When that effort goes unnoticed or unsupported, exhaustion becomes cumulative. For some adults in Alberta, burnout becomes the moment that leads to a late ADHD or autism diagnosis.
Then they begin to ask questions like “How did no one notice this before?” or “Have I been compensating my whole life?”.
Therapy offers space to explore these patterns without shame and explore steadier, more sustainable ways of functioning.
How Online and In-Person Counselling Can Help
When you have spent years being the reliable one, slowing down can feel unfamiliar. Therapy offers a space where you do not have to hold everything together or anticipate everyone else’s needs.​
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Together, we explore the patterns that once helped you manage but now leave you feeling stretched thin. You will work toward steadier emotional responses, being able to confidently establish clearer boundaries, and a deeper sense of self-trust.
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For individuals experiencing high-functioning burnout or navigating ADHD and autism, even small logistical demands can feel disproportionately draining. Virtual therapy reduces sensory overload, transition fatigue, and executive functioning strain associated with travel.
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Instead of using your energy to get to therapy, you can save it and use it to build emotional steadiness, clearer boundaries, and sustainable patterns of living.
This is not about fixing you. It is about creating room for you to feel more grounded and yourself again. You do not have to keep carrying it alone.