102. Burnout, Pivots, and Why You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

102. Burnout, Pivots, and Why You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

From Therapist Burnout Podcast: Mental Health, Business, and Career Tips for Therapists, Counselors, & Psychologists by Dr. Jen Blanchette

January 28, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Jen Blanchette discusses insights from a recent webinar on therapist burnout and the importance of support during career transitions.

Join Leaving the Chair (registration closes Sat, Jan 31 at midnight): https://balanced-thunder-281.myflodesk.com/jhvxnbroxe In this quick episode, I’m recapping the live webinar I just hosted on burnout and pivots — and what surprised me most wasn’t the content… it was the honesty in the questions. A lot of therapists who showed up were already in motion: closing their practice, leaving a job, or standing right on the edge of a big change. And it reminded me how common this really is — and how heavy it feels when you’re trying to figure it out alone. I also share why I’m opening my 12-week group experience, Leaving the Chair , and how it’s designed to be supportive (not content-heavy) for therapists who are trying to make real decisions in the middle of burnout. In this episode, I cover What came up on the webinar Why the questions weren’t casual — they were vulnerable and real The themes I keep attracting: practice closure, leaving therapy, and “I can’t do this anymore” How much life it gave me to hold space with therapists who get it My biggest takeaways Burnout makes decision-making feel impossible When you’re fried, your brain treats everything like danger — and it’s hard to…

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Host: Dr. Jen Blanchette

Topics covered

  • burnout
  • therapist support
  • career pivots
  • decision-making
  • vulnerability in therapy

Keywords

  • burnout
  • therapists
  • career change
  • support groups
  • decision-making

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