Career Stress & Burnout Therapy · New York
Career Stress & Burnout Therapy in New York City
I help high-achieving New York professionals recover from career stress and burnout — the exhaustion a vacation doesn’t fix, when you’re still performing but running on empty.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) offering private, in-person therapy on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and online across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · New York
At a Glance
Career stress & burnout therapy — scope at a glance
Who it's for
High-achieving professionals (18+)
What it helps with
Burnout · work stress · overwork · career doubt
How I work
Values-based · boundaries · CBT tools
Where I'm licensed
New York (in person + online)
Format
Private, by referral & inquiry
i. · Sound Familiar?
You've set the boundaries. Taken the vacation. You're still exhausted.
The standard advice — self-care, delegate, take time off — hasn’t touched it, because the problem isn’t your time management. It’s deeper. Much of my New York practice is professionals who recognize themselves here:
• You dread Monday before the weekend’s even over — the ‘Sunday scaries’
• Work is bleeding into your relationships; you’re irritable, withdrawn, not fully present
• You overwork to prove yourself, but no amount of achievement makes you feel secure
• You feel trapped — the cost of living in NYC makes changing anything feel impossible
• Work is bleeding into your relationships; you’re irritable, withdrawn, not fully present
• You overwork to prove yourself, but no amount of achievement makes you feel secure
• You feel trapped — the cost of living in NYC makes changing anything feel impossible
ii. · Stress or Burnout?
Stress is feeling overwhelmed. Burnout is feeling empty.
They’re related, but not the same — and the difference matters for how we work. Stress is tied to specific demands and tends to fluctuate; you’re overloaded, but still engaged. Burnout builds when that pressure runs for too long without real recovery — leading to exhaustion, cynicism, and a disconnection from work that once had meaning. Naming which one you’re in is the first step toward addressing it honestly.
iii. · How Burnout Shows Up
The signs, before it costs you more.
Burnout rarely announces itself. For high performers it often hides behind still-good work. Patterns worth noticing:
Exhaustion rest won't fix
Depleted in a way that a weekend, a vacation, or a good night’s sleep no longer touches.
Cynicism & detachment
Growing irritability, cynicism, or numbness toward work you used to care about.
Running on fumes
Still performing at a high level while privately feeling like you’re barely holding it together.
Dread & the Sunday scaries
Anxiety about work that starts before the week does, and follows you into your time off.
Achievement stops soothing
No promotion, win, or milestone makes the underlying insecurity quiet down for long.
Stuck & questioning
Fantasizing about quitting with no plan, or drawing a blank when you try to picture what you actually want.
iv. · How I Work
Not lower ambition — a more sustainable relationship with it.
The goal isn’t to make you care less or achieve less. It’s to understand what’s actually driving the overwork — the perfectionism, the achievement-tied identity, the ambition fueled by anxiety — and to build boundaries and choices that match your real life. We draw on practical CBT tools for the stress response and, at the center, on acting in accordance with your values rather than running on autopilot. And I’ll say what I’m noticing plainly, because the pattern that burned you out is usually the one you can’t see from inside it.
v. · Is This For You?
Who this work is for.
This work is for ambitious, high-functioning professionals who look successful from the outside and feel depleted underneath — in finance, tech, law, medicine, the creative industries, or building something of their own. Much of my practice is visible, high-profile people who need genuine discretion while they figure out a way to keep doing work that matters without it costing them everything. If that’s where you are, we’ll likely be a good fit.
vi. · In Their Words
From people I've worked with.
Anonymized and shared with permission, out of respect for privacy.
Your Therapist
Nicole Trister, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · New York
I’m a New York psychotherapist offering concierge individual and couples therapy for high-functioning, high-profile clients. My work is values-based and grounded in practical, evidence-based tools including CBT and DBT. As a former competitive gymnast and a lifelong runner, I understand first-hand the pull of high performance — and that having it together doesn’t mean not needing help. I’m willing to hold up an honest mirror, which is why my clients tend to stay with me for years.
My credentials & focus: LCSW (New York) · Career stress & burnout · anxiety & perfectionism · individual & couples therapy · CBT · DBT · values-based work · In person at 276 Fifth Avenue, New York, and online across NY, NJ & CT.
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vii. · Questions
Career stress & burnout therapy in New York — FAQ
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If the exhaustion has stopped lifting, let's talk.
Consultations are held privately and by inquiry. There is no waiting room, and no obligation.