Burnout Recovery Coaches: A Curated Directory to Help You Choose the Right Fit
How to Choose the Right Burnout Coach
Burnout is not one thing. It’s a web of causative factors and where you are in the web is unique to you. Which means the right support depends on where you are, not just how exhausted you feel.
Before scrolling the list, ask yourself a few grounding questions:
1. Do I need coaching or therapy?
If you’re experiencing severe anxiety, depression, trauma responses, or relationship breakdowns tied to burnout, a licensed therapist may be the right starting point. Some practitioners below offer both.
2. Am I depleted… or disoriented?
Decide what you need - first - clarity or energy? Some people are exhausted but clear they want change, they just need clarity on how to get there. Others are so depleted they can’t tell what they want anymore.
3. Do I want structure or spaciousness?
Some burnout survivors want clear action steps and accountability. Others need room to rest, reflect, and rebuild trust with themselves first.
4. Do I want practical tools, deep transformation, or both?
There’s no moral hierarchy here. Just fit.
Use the list below to find someone who matches your nervous system, your season, and your values, not just your resume. Be okay with getting on some calls (even paid!) to assess fit after you've made a top 3 list from the options below. Before you get on that call, review the above questions.
BE BOLD HERE - if it doesn't feel right, even if you can't name why - it's NOT RIGHT. This is your first step in burnout recovery - allowing yourself the correct support that suits you. A call doesn't mean you have to marry anyone!
NOTE: Locations are noted for time zone reasons. Most of this list works virtually.
Disclaimer: This directory is provided for informational purposes only. Each listing is based solely on the information submitted by the practitioner and has been lightly edited for clarity and consistency. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement, guarantee, or medical recommendation. Please verify credentials, fit, and scope of practice directly with the practitioner. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate support, contact local emergency services or a licensed medical provider.
A Curated Directory of Burnout Coaches & Practitioners (Individual-Focused)
1. Aileen Axtmayer
Website: https://www.aspirewithaileen.com
Works Best With: Professionals who know they need to make a change in their work but feel depleted and low on energy
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: 15+ years of experience coaching clients; provides action items and resources after each session to create structure during a difficult transition
2. Clara Fajardo, PsyD
Website: https://www.branchingmindpsych.com
Works Best With: Individuals or couples who need more support than coaching can provide
Location: New York City, NY; Hoboken, NJ; Seattle, WA
Format: Therapy
Good to Know: Licensed clinical psychologist in all U.S. states; offers teletherapy and in-person sessions; immediate openings
3. Zhou Fang
Website: https://www.intersectional.group
Works Best With: People who want to learn and practice Intersectional Living and the Abundance Mindset
Location: Portland, OR
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Healing and restorative approach that is client-centered and relationship-based
4. Dr. Vijay Pendakur
Website: https://www.vijaypendakur.com
Works Best With: Ambitious executives who are highly successful, quietly unhappy, but want to stay in the arena.
Location: Austin, TX
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: I'm a former executive and longtime advisor who understands the systems leaders are embedded in and how change really unfolds.
5. Kelsea Warren
Website: https://instagram.com/theseamlesscoach
Works Best With: High-achieving women and mothers working in corporate environments who want a holistic, values-based lens
Location: Cheyenne, WY / Remote
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Former therapist and social worker; PhD candidate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology; evidence-based approach using job crafting
6. Marissa McKool, MPH
Website: https://publichealthcoach.com
Works Best With: Women in public health, mid-career (ages 30–55)
Location: Denver, CO / Virtual
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Other
Good to Know: Offers a hybrid course with self-directed learning and group coaching in addition to 1:1 coaching
7. Marisa Wheeling Ciesluk
Website: https://www.mwcleadership.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwheelingciesluk/
Works Best With: Women (35–55) navigating leadership roles, caregiving, and personal wellbeing
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Incorporates mind-body principles and offers walk-and-coach sessions
8. Kelly MacLellan, MSc
Website: https://www.embraceyourlife.ca
Works Best With: Women rebuilding after loss, transition, and burnout while navigating work demands
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Background in rehabilitation counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and life and career coaching
9. Ericka Prentice
Website: https://mindfulnessmattersmastery.square.site
Works Best With: Individuals receptive to breathwork and/or energy work for stress management
Location: Lexington, KY, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching, Other
Good to Know: Focuses on facilitating positive outcomes through mindfulness-based practices
10. Ronald Pratt
Website: https://ronaldpratt.coach
Works Best With: Service-based wellness solopreneurs and small business owners
Location: New York, NY, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: LGBTQ safe space
11. Sally Clarke
Website: https://www.salcla.com
Works Best With: Female entrepreneurs or corporate professionals in their 40s–50s who are close to burnout and want to make a change
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Format: 1:1 Coaching
12. John Cummins
Website: https://www.mindfulcbt.ie
Works Best With: Senior executives, leaders, or CEOs in transition presenting with deep physical exhaustion and cognitive impairment
Location: Ireland
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Uses evidence-based tools including mindfulness-based stress reduction and CBT in a phased approach
13. Lara Wallace, PhD
Website: https://www.english4sustainability.com/positive-intelligence
Works Best With: Perimenopausal academics struggling with overwhelm who want balance and clarity
Location: Athens, OH, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Other
Good to Know: Brings lived experience from academia
14. Christine Anastasia
Website: https://christineanastasia.com
Works Best With: Overwhelmed, ambitious, recovering people-pleasers and perfectionists, primarily women ages 30–50
Location: Greater Boston Area, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Recovered burnout survivor with an intuitive, individualized approach
15. Dex Randall
Website: https://mini.dexrandall.com
Works Best With: High-achieving professionals and leaders
Location: Sydney, Australia
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Focuses on developing leadership by quitting burnout
16. Gina Hoots (trained with Cait)
Website: https://www.hootenannyjoy.com
Works Best With: Midlife and older adults whose health is impacted by long-term stress
Location: Decatur, IL, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching, Other
Good to Know: Work grew out of personal burnout and career transition experiences
17. Ayan Ali
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayan-ali1a1/
Works Best With: BIPOC women age 30+ in helping professions seeking online coaching
Location: London, UK
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Has coached clients in the UK, USA, and Canada
18. Lisa Bobyak
Website: https://www.livingfullybalanced.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisabobyak/
Works Best With: Ambitious, chronically exhausted women operating with high performance and high relational attunement
Location: Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Other
Good to Know: Integrates productivity tools with trauma-informed nervous system regulation
19. Laurel Boivin
Website: https://www.fluxflowcoaching.com
Works Best With: High-performing professionals who are overworking, overwhelmed, and exhausted
Location: Lee, NH, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Coaches from a sustainable leadership and nervous system awareness lens
20. Shane Jacques
Website: https://www.lessknots.com
Works Best With: First-time managers, middle managers, nonprofit professionals, and association professionals
Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Brings lived experience from nonprofit work and management
21. Karina Schneider
Website: https://www.karinaschneider.com
Works Best With: Career professionals navigating return to work after burnout
Location: Basel, Switzerland (online)
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Other
22. Natalia Samman
Website: https://www.nataliasamman.com
Works Best With: Burned-out corporate high performers struggling with energy and motivation while maintaining success
Location: Denver, CO, USA / Global
Format: Group Coaching
Good to Know: Licensed psychotherapist turned coach
23. Jessica Lueck, PhD
Website: https://www.jessicalueck.com
Works Best With: Professionals and entrepreneurs feeling depleted and seeking motivation and value alignment
Location: Vancouver, WA, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Uses assessment-driven approaches to support sustainable careers
24. Nicole Herrera
Website: https://www.her-era.co
Works Best With: Early-career and mid-career women, first-generation professionals, Latinas, and working moms
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: 13 years of experience in big tech
25. Emily Ballesteros
Website: https://burnout-management.mykajabi.com/burnoutbootcamp
Instagram: https://instagram.com/emilybruth
Works Best With: High-achieving and people-pleasing women
Location: South Korea
Format: Course
Good to Know: Burnout Bootcamp includes a money-back guarantee; coaching to resume after maternity leave
26. Dr. Eliza Collins
Website: https://www.drelizacolllins.com
Works Best With: Individuals newly identified as burned out or seeking deeper, longer-term transformational work
Location: Providence, RI, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Membership, Other
Good to Know: Background in functional medicine; prefers longer-term coaching engagements
27. Heather Mills
Website: https://www.heathermillscoaching.com
Works Best With: Women lawyers
Location: Berkeley, CA, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Focuses on rewiring stress patterns in the brain
28. Michelle Connery (trained with Cait)
Website: Instagram @coachmichelleconnery | LinkedIn: Michelle Connery
Works Best With: Female professionals
Location: Pasadena, Newfoundland, Canada
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
29. Teresa Comino
Website: https://www.teresacomino.com
Works Best With: Managers
Location: Spain
Format: 1:1 Coaching, Group Coaching
Good to Know: Spanish speaking
30. Barry Lavis
Contact: [email protected]
Works Best With: Founder/CEO (male)
Location: United Kingdom
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Former athlete and coach of professional athletes; now a licensed therapist specializing in burnout
31. Julian Reeve
Website: https://julianreeve.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianreeve/
Works Best With: Overwhelmed high achievers (ages 40–55) who are ready to pursue success in more sustainable ways
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Format: 1:1 Coaching
Good to Know: Former Music Director of Hamilton and serial entrepreneur with deep experience in high-pressure leadership environments
