Therapy for Anxiety and Burnout: A Survival Guide for Young Women

Let’s be real: being a young woman in 2025 is no chill ride. Between school, work, relationships, social media, and the pressure to “have it all together,” it’s easy to feel like you’re running on empty. If you’ve been feeling anxious, exhausted, or just not like yourself, you’re not broken—you’re burned out. And therapy can help.

What Is Burnout (And Why Does It Feel Like You’re Drowning)?

Burnout isn’t just being tired. It’s emotional exhaustion, brain fog, and the sense that even small tasks feel huge. It can show up as:

•     Feeling constantly overwhelmed or irritable
•     Trouble sleeping or waking up tired
•     Losing interest in things you used to enjoy
•     Feeling disconnected from yourself or others
•     Crying easily or feeling numb

Burnout in young women is rising fast, especially among students, carers, creatives, and anyone juggling multiple roles. Anxiety often tags along, making everything feel urgent, scary, or impossible.

Why Therapy Helps (Even If You Think You Should “Push Through”)

Therapy isn’t just for crisis—it’s for clarity. A therapist can help you:

•     Understand your anxiety triggers
•     Learn how to set boundaries without guilt
•     Reconnect with your body and emotions
•     Build coping tools that actually work
•     Feel seen, heard, and supported

You don’t need to explain everything perfectly. You don’t need to be “strong.” You just need a space where you can be real.

What Therapy Looks Like (Spoiler: It’s Not Just Talking)

Therapy for anxiety and burnout can include:

•     Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Helps you challenge anxious thoughts and build new habits.
•     Somatic Therapy: Focuses on how stress lives in your body and how to release it.
•     Creative Therapy: Uses art, writing, or movement to express what words can’t.
•     Narrative Therapy: Helps you rewrite the story you’ve been told about who you are.

Some therapists offer short-term support, others go deeper. You get to choose what fits.

Self-Care Isn’t a Cure—But It’s a Start

Therapy works best when paired with real self-care. Not just face masks and bubble baths (though those are great), but:

•     Saying “no” to things that drain you
•     Resting without guilt
•     Eating food that fuels you
•     Moving your body in ways that feel good
•     Spending time with people who get you

You’re Allowed to Ask for Help

If you’re reading this and thinking, “That sounds like me,” you’re not alone.

Anxiety and burnout are common, especially in young women. You’re allowed to feel what you feel. You’re allowed to ask for help. You’re allowed to take up space.

Therapy isn’t about fixing you—it’s about helping you find your way back to yourself.

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