Workplace stress, burnout and bullying
Support for work-related distress, conflict and bullying, with or without a workers compensation claim.
When work starts to wear you down
Long hours, constant pressure, conflict with a manager or colleague, bullying or a traumatic incident at work can affect your sleep, your mood, your relationships and your sense of who you are.
Before psychology, Ryan worked as a café and restaurant waiter, a guitar teacher, a Certified Financial Planner, a mortgage broker and a property buyer's agent. That background gives him a practical understanding of demanding workplaces, from hospitality to high-performance finance, and of financial stress.
Common signs
- Exhaustion that doesn't lift after a weekend or a break
- Dread or anxiety before work, or on Sunday nights
- Feeling cynical, detached or less effective than you used to be
- Irritability, poor sleep, headaches or other physical stress symptoms
- Going over conflicts or bullying incidents again and again
How therapy can help
- Understanding what's driving the stress, and what you can and can't control
- Skills for anxiety, low mood, sleep and switching off, using CBT and ACT
- Working through bullying or a distressing incident, including trauma-focused therapy where needed
- Boundaries, assertiveness and perfectionism, using schema therapy where long-standing patterns are involved
- Planning a sustainable return to work if you've been off
Workers compensation claims
If you have an accepted workers compensation claim that includes a psychological injury, sessions can be billed directly to your insurer at no cost to you. Claims from WA, NT, SA, QLD, TAS and ACT are accepted, as well as Comcare. See how funded sessions work.
You don't need a claim to get help. You can also book with a Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan or privately.
At a glance
- Burnout, stress, conflict and bullying
- CBT, ACT, schema and trauma-focused therapy
- Workers compensation claims in 6 states and territories, plus Comcare
- Evening and Saturday sessions
Common questions
No. You can book with a Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan, through private health, or self-funded. A claim is only needed if you want your insurer to pay for sessions.
Not if you book through Medicare or privately. If your sessions are funded through a workers compensation claim, your insurer will usually receive progress updates, and your consent form explains what's shared and when.
Often, yes. Therapy can help with the symptoms that make work hard, and with planning a gradual, sustainable return, alongside your doctor and any return-to-work coordinator.
Burnout isn't a mental health diagnosis on its own, but it often overlaps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems, which can be treated. Your GP can help work out whether a Mental Health Treatment Plan applies.
Other ways Ryan can help
Ready to talk to someone?
Booking takes a couple of minutes. Tell us whether you want a video or phone session and how it will be paid for, such as Medicare, WorkCover or privately, then pick a time that suits you.
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