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[Home](/) - [Common Problems](/problems) - Work Stress Professional CBT & Counselling # Counselling for Work Related Stress Work stress can feel overwhelming and exhausting. When workplace pressures start to outweigh your ability to cope, both your mind and body can begin to suffer. [Find The Right Therapist For You](/find-your-therapist)[Get in Touch](/contact) ## What is Work Stress? Work stress happens when the demands of your job begin to feel overwhelming or relentless. It might be tight deadlines, unrealistic expectations, long hours, conflict with colleagues, job insecurity or simply feeling undervalued in your role. A certain level of pressure at work is normal and can even be motivating. It can help you focus and perform at your best. However, when stress becomes constant or feels beyond your control, it can begin to affect your mental and physical health. You may notice changes in your sleep, mood or concentration. You might feel irritable, anxious, exhausted or detached from the work you once enjoyed. Over time, ongoing stress can contribute to headaches, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression. ![Counselling for Work Related Stress](/assets/work-stress-counselling-dWUkytH7.jpg) ## How Counselling Can Help Counselling aims to help you get to the root cause of the problems that are causing you stress and help you unravel your feelings. We are all different, and as such we all react differently to certain situations. Counselling will help you explore your own thinking patterns and ways of behaving within the work environment. Counselling offers a calm, confidential space to step back and look at what is really happening at work and how it is affecting you. Together, we explore the pressures you are facing and how they are impacting your thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Work stress often builds gradually. You may not realise how much it is affecting you until you feel exhausted, anxious or stuck. Therapy helps you slow things down, gain clarity and understand the patterns that are keeping you overwhelmed. You will begin to recognise how your thoughts about work situations influence how you feel and respond. It's not simply the situation itself that causes distress, but how we interpret it and the meaning we attach to it. Small shifts in perspective can make a significant difference to how you cope. Where appropriate, CBT techniques may be used to help you develop more balanced thinking patterns, set clearer boundaries and respond to challenges in a calmer, more constructive way. Sessions move at your pace, so you feel supported and in control. Over time, many people find they feel more confident, more resilient and better equipped to manage workplace pressures without feeling consumed by them. Professional Support ## Further Reading & Support If you would like to make an appointment to see one of our qualified therapists for help overcoming your work stress, contact us at CBT and Counselling Kent today. **Overcoming Your Workplace Stress:** A CBT-based Self-Help Guide by Martin Bamber (2011) **Managing Stress in the Workplace:** How to Get Rid of Stress at Work and Live a Longer Life by Joe Martin (2014) ## Other Problems We Help With Explore other common challenges our therapists can help you with. [ ### Anxiety Feeling overwhelmed by worry or panic? We help you understand your anxiety and develop practical coping strategies to feel more in control. ](/problems/anxiety) [ ### Young Person Therapy Is your teenager struggling? We offer a safe, supportive space for young people to explore their feelings and build confidence. ](/problems/teenager-young-person-counselling) [ ### Bereavement Struggling with loss? 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