Therapy for Burnout, ANXIETY +
People-Pleasing
Therapy for Burnout, ANXIETY +
People-Pleasing
Jessie Withers, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #155028
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor # 19353
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That's where I come in.
I help high-achievers and chronic perfectionists, learn how to reset, and reconnect with themselves.
You’ve always been the one other people count on.
You grew up labeled as the "good" one, the "easy" one.
You're the dependable friend, the reliable coworker who holds it all together,
the partner who anticipates everyone else's needs in the family.
But lately, the cost of holding everything up has become impossible to ignore.
You’ve lost touch with who you are beneath all the "doing".
If you’re high-functioning, successful and capable on the outside, but inside you feel empty....
You’ve always been the one others count on.
You grew up labeled as the "good" one,
the "easy" one.
You're the dependable friend, the reliable coworker who holds it all together,
the partner who anticipates everyone else's needs in the family.
But lately, the cost of holding everything up has become impossible to ignore.
You’ve lost touch with who you are beneath all the "doing".
If you’re high-functioning, successful and capable on the outside,
but inside you feel empty....
Welcome to therapy with Jessie
Clients REACH OUT
to Me When They
Clients
REACH OUT to Me When They
- Feel on edge, even when nothing’s “wrong”
- Constantly replay events,
overthink + overanalyze - See their value as tied to their productivity
- Struggle to rest without feeling lazy or guilty
- Worry that sharing their feelings with others is a burden
- Learned early that they had to handle everything alone
- Feel on edge, even when nothing’s “wrong”
- Constantly replay events, overthink + over analyze
- See their value as tied to their productivity
- Struggle to rest without feeling lazy or guilty
- Worry that sharing their feelings with others is a burden
- Learned early that they had to handle everything alone
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a gentle, powerful way to understand and heal the parts of you that drive burnout. Instead of fighting your perfectionist, caretaker, or overachiever parts, we get curious about them.
We discover what they protect you from, and what they need now. Our sessions are collaborative and paced to your system’s readiness.
People-pleasing and overachievement aren’t random habits, they’re protective patterns.
Often, this messaging begins early when love, safety, or belonging felt tied to how much you could give, fix, or achieve.
These beliefs become automatic responses that run the show, even when you know they’re unsustainable.
The nervous system learns to equate calm with danger, so rest feels foreign
maybe even, unsafe.
WHY THERAPY WITH ME WORKS
Here's the Difference...
can now take the lead. As this trust grows, you will stop reacting out of exhaustion...
and begin responding with clarity.
As this trust grows, you will stop reacting out of exhaustion and begin responding with clarity.
People-pleasing and overachievement aren’t random habits, they’re protective patterns.
Often, this messaging begins early when love, safety, or belonging felt tied to how much you could give, fix, or achieve.
These beliefs become automatic responses that run the show, even when you know they’re unsustainable.
The nervous system learns to equate calm with danger, so rest feels foreign maybe even, unsafe.
Together, we will
WHY THERAPY WITH ME WORKS
Here's the Difference...
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a gentle, powerful way to understand and heal the parts of you that drive burnout. Instead of fighting your perfectionist, caretaker, or overachiever parts, we get curious about them.
We discover what they protect you from, and what they need now. Our sessions are collaborative and paced to your system’s readiness.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Map the different “parts” involved in your burnout cycle.
- Learn to recognize when you’re blended with overworking or people-pleasing parts.
- Practice grounding and body awareness to help your nervous system feel safe in rest.
- Work toward internal permission to slow down, say no, and feel enough as you are.
- Map the different “parts” involved in your burnout cycle.
- Learn to recognize when you’re blended with overworking or people-pleasing parts.
- Practice grounding and body awareness to help your nervous system feel safe in rest.
- Work toward internal permission to slow down, say no, and feel enough as you are.
You’ve shown up for everyone else.
Now it's your turn.
After Working With Me
Clients Notice:
✔ Feeling calmer and more centered.
✔ Having a clearer focus and mental space to make grounded decisions.
✔ Setting boundaries that stick, without guilt or overexplaining.
✔ Trusting themselves more and second-guessing less.
✔ Catching stress early and knowing how to reset.
✔ Enjoying relationships that feel balanced and genuine.
✔ Moving through life with steadiness and confidence.
✔ Feeling calmer and centered.
✔ More focus and grounded decision making.
✔ Setting boundaries that stick (without the guilt)
✔ Trusting themselves and second-guessing less.
✔ Catching stress early and knowing how to reset.
✔ Enjoying relationships that feel balanced.
✔ Moving through life with more confidence.
You’ve shown up for everyone else. Now it's your turn.
I work with people who are outwardly capable but quietly exhausted, the ones who keep it all together for everyone else and are starting to wonder what it would feel like to finally include themselves.
I know how early relational wounds can echo into adulthood, shaping the way we care, strive, and connect. Early attachment and messaging lives in the body as pressure, perfectionism, or self-doubt, but these dynamics can shift.
I’m a recovering people-pleaser, eldest daughter turned animal rescuer, and a newly minted member of the bereaved community (ask me about my dad anytime). These experiences taught me that healing isn’t about fixing yourself, it’s about learning to lead your inner world with compassion and clarity.
In therapy, I combine warmth, depth, and genuine collaboration. My approach is grounded in IFS and relational healing, helping you build a relationship with every part of yourself, especially the ones that overfunction, rescue, or run on empty.
This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about coming home to yourself — steady, whole, and fully human.
Jessie Withers MA, AMFT#155028, APCC# 19353
Supervised by Sarah Iaccarino, LMFT #128686
Jessie Withers, MA
Meet The therapist behind the work
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles
- IFSCA -Level 1 Stepping Stones -Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- IFSCA -Level 2 Stepping Deeper -Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- ICEEFT- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship
- Somatic Experiencing International Foundations
- The Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy
Education, Credentials, and Trainings
Jessie Withers MA,
AMFT#155028, APCC# 19353
Supervised by Sarah Iaccarino, LMFT #128686
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles
- IFSCA -Level 1 Stepping Stones -Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- IFSCA -Level 2 Stepping Deeper -Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- ICEEFT- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship
- Somatic Experiencing International Foundations
- The Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy
Education, Credentials, and Trainings
she/her/hers
- Tara R., Brentwood CA
I didn’t realize how much of my life was built on keeping everyone else comfortable. Working with Jessie helped me slow down, listen to myself, and stop apologizing for needing space.
I didn’t realize how much of my life was built on keeping everyone else comfortable.
Working with Jessie helped me slow down, listen to myself, and stop apologizing for needing space.
What Clients SAY About Burnout Therapy with jessie
“I feel more grounded in every area of my life.”
We’ll meet regularly to do the work to shift old patterns.
We will help you show up in your life more fully.
Free Consultation
We’ll have a 30-minute call to see if we’re a good fit.
You can ask questions and get a feel for how I work.
Ongoing Therapy
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Send a quick message or fill out the contact form.
No pressure to say it perfectly, just start by reaching out.
4 SIMPLE StePS to get started
The pathway to help you heal, grow, and reconnect with yourself
First
Session
First Session
This is where we start sifting through your parts. It’s collaborative and compassionate.
Fee: $125 per session
This is where we start sifting through your parts.
It’s collaborative and compassionate.
Fee: $125 per session
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I hold a limited number of sliding scale reduced rate spots for those with financial need.
Answers to Your Questions
frequently asked
Burnout often hides behind competence. You may still be showing up, getting things done, and keeping your life together... but inside, you feel detached, irritable, or bone-tired no matter how much you rest.
Stress says, “This is a lot right now.”
Burnout says, “I can’t keep living like this.”
IFS therapy helps you identify the parts of you that keep pushing and performing, and teaches your nervous system how to rest without guilt, so calm becomes sustainable, not temporary.
I M HIGH-FUNCTIONING AND KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER. do I really need therapy?
I’m high-functioning and keeping it all together, do I really need therapy?
Many of my clients don’t “look” like they’re struggling. They’re successful, insightful, and used to managing things on their own. But high functioning can often be a sign of over-functioning, driven by parts that equate 'doing' with 'worth'.
Therapy isn’t about falling apart. It’s about learning to lead your life from balance instead of burnout.
In IFS, we explore the parts that drive your overworking or people-pleasing, and help them trust that it’s safe to slow down.
