When Work Takes More Than It Gives
Ongoing stress and burnout can leave you exhausted, disconnected, and questioning your capacity to keep going. Therapy offers a space to understand what’s driving the pressure and find ways to work and live that feel more sustainable.
You Don’t Have to Push Through Exhaustion
Work stress often builds slowly, becoming part of daily life before you realize how much it’s costing you. You may feel constantly “on,” emotionally drained, or unable to fully rest even when work is done.
Therapy creates space to slow down and take a closer look at what’s been shaping your relationship to work. Together, we explore the pressures, expectations, and patterns that may be contributing to burnout, helping you reconnect with your needs and limits.
Work Stress & Burnout Can Look Different for Everyone
Burnout doesn’t always show up as obvious overwhelm. Common experiences include:
Chronic fatigue or feeling depleted no matter how much rest you get
Difficulty concentrating, making decisions, or staying motivated
Irritability, emotional numbness, or detachment from work and relationships
Feeling pressured to perform, prove yourself, or avoid mistakes
Trouble setting boundaries or stepping away from work mentally
A growing sense of cynicism or loss of meaning in what you do
Recognizing these signs can be an important step toward reclaiming balance and clarity.
How Therapy Helps With Work Stress & Burnout
Therapy offers a place to reflect on how work has come to dominate your time, energy, or sense of self. We focus on understanding patterns — both external demands and internal pressures — that keep you stuck in cycles of overextension.
Through this process, you can begin to clarify your values, limits, and priorities, learning how to respond to stress in ways that feel more grounded and sustainable. Therapy may also support you in strengthening boundaries, managing expectations, and navigating difficult workplace dynamics.
Over time, this work can help restore a sense of agency, meaning, and balance — allowing work to take up its place in your life without consuming it.
Work Stress & Burnout Isn’t Just About Your Job
Burnout is often shaped by more than workload alone, including:
• High internal standards, perfectionism, or fear of letting others down
• Roles that demand constant caretaking, responsibility, or availability
• Unclear boundaries between work, home, and rest
• Life transitions or added responsibilities outside of work
• Past experiences that make slowing down or saying no feel unsafe
Understanding how these factors interact can help you approach change with more self-compassion and intention.
meet your counselors
I'm Erica Oppenheimer
I am a licensed clinical social worker offering therapy for adults who are struggling with anxiety, uncertainty, or a sense of disconnection. Many of the people I work with feel stuck in patterns they can’t fully explain. They may find themselves repeating the same emotional responses or caught in relationships that feel unsatisfying or confusing.
My work is grounded in the belief that symptoms are meaningful. Anxiety, perfectionism, emotional paralysis—these are not just problems to be managed but expressions of something deeper, often rooted in earlier experience or unconscious conflict. In therapy, we create the conditions for those patterns to reveal themselves, so they can be understood and worked through, not just pushed aside.
I offer a space where your thoughts, dreams, and frustrations can be explored freely and seriously. This allows for more lasting change. As we begin to uncover what has remained hidden, many people find that life opens up in new and unexpected ways. The goal is not to become someone else, but to make more sense of who you already are and to find new ways of living that feel more authentic.
LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (California, New York, Florida)
I'm Priyanka Parikh
Priyanka Parikh is a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience supporting adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, insomnia, and major life transitions. Her clinical foundation was shaped within the Veterans Affairs system, where she worked across primary care mental health, PTSD treatment, residential programs, and integrated medical settings.
Her therapeutic style is collaborative, steady, and clear. Dr. Parikh draws from evidence-based approaches including CBT, CPT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness-based interventions, offering care that is structured enough to support meaningful change while remaining flexible and responsive to each client.
At Branch Lane, Parikh provides a space where clients feel understood and supported as they work toward greater clarity, resilience, and balance. She is deeply committed to culturally responsive, inclusive care and values the full context of each client’s experiences, identities, and story.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Over 10 years of experience in trauma-informed and integrated care settings
Trilingual in English, Gujarati, and Hindi
I'm Robin Chilton
Robin Chilton is a Licensed Master Social Worker who specializes in supporting women through life transitions, motherhood, and the emotional complexities that often accompany change. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, infertility, loss, perinatal and postpartum mood disorders, and the challenges of parenting across stages of life.
Her clinical approach is collaborative, attuned, and grounded in psychodynamic and relational frameworks, while integrating cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing when helpful. Robin views symptoms not simply as problems to fix, but as meaningful signals that invite careful listening and understanding. She strives to create a reflective, safe space where clients can explore their emotional patterns and develop insight.
Robin’s work is informed by extensive experience in early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and family systems. She has served as a lead consultant with New York City child welfare services, providing clinical consultation, training, and case guidance. She has also worked in schools and therapeutic programs supporting children, parents, and families navigating grief, behavioral challenges, and stress from developmental and environmental pressures.
Lead consultant for NYC Child Welfare Services
Extensive experience in trauma-informed care and early childhood mental health
Skilled in integrating psychodynamic, relational, and cognitive-behavioral approaches
How to Get Started?
Reach Out for a Consultation
Begin with a brief consultation to share what’s been bringing you to therapy, ask questions, and get a feel for how we work. This conversation is a chance to be heard without judgment and to see whether Branch Lane feels like the right fit for you.
Tell Us More About Your Goals
Once you decide to move forward, you’ll receive a short set of intake forms to help us understand your background, current concerns, and what you’re hoping for from therapy. This information allows us to approach your first session with care and intention.
Begin Therapy
Whether you meet with us online or in person, therapy starts by creating a supportive, collaborative space. Together, we work to understand what’s been contributing to your difficulties and develop an approach that supports clarity, steadiness, and meaningful change over time.
You Don’t Have to Navigate This Alone
If you’re ready to better understand what’s been shaping your experience and explore new ways of relating to yourself and your life, we’re here to help. Therapy at Branch Lane offers a thoughtful, collaborative space to begin this work at a pace that feels right for you.
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