Burnout is nervous system exhaustion.
Not a lack of insight.
You take care of everyone else. Your body pays the cost.
I help clinicians, therapists, and healthcare providers restore interoceptive awareness, rebuild nervous system capacity, and prevent chronic burnout.
You understand burnout.
But your body is still exhausted.
You continue to show up for your clients, stay present in sessions, and manage the demands of your work. On the surface, you’re functioning. But your body feels more depleted than it used to, and the usual ways of recovering are no longer enough.
Many clinicians understand burnout on a cognitive level. They recognize the signs and know why it’s happening.
But insight alone doesn’t change the nervous system patterns that keep you in chronic stress and override.
As a licensed therapist, I work with clinicians and healthcare providers using a nervous system and interoceptive approach. The focus is on helping you recognize early signs of depletion, rebuild capacity, and create a way of working that feels sustainable rather than draining.
This work allows you to remain engaged in your career without continuing to operate in chronic exhaustion.
Meet Christine Racanelli
Therapist specializing in burnout and interoception
I’m a New York–based licensed therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience.
I work primarily with therapists, clinicians, and caregivers.
People who are used to showing up for others. But have learned to override themselves.
Many of the clinicians I work with are insightful. They understand burnout intellectually. But their nervous system has stopped feeling like a reliable guide.
My work focuses on helping you reconnect with those internal signals.
I integrate somatic and cognitive approaches. We pay attention to both what you know and what your body is telling you.
This work isn’t about pushing through. It’s about restoring capacity. So your work, and your life can feel sustainable again.
I offer:
- Therapy in New York
- Burnout Coaching Nationwide
Burnout doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.
Maybe you still care deeply about your work.
But it takes more out of you than it used to.
Maybe you feel tired in a way that rest doesn’t fix.
Maybe you notice tension. Irritability. Detachment.
Many therapists, clinicians, and caregivers live in this space. Insight is there. But access to your own internal signals gets weaker.
As a therapist, I help clinicians reconnect with those signals.
Therapy becomes a place to slow down. To notice what your body has been saying. And to rebuild the capacity to work without overriding yourself.
Giving clinicians space to recover
Therapy for the challenges nobody warns clinicians about
Between back-to-back sessions and the pressure to keep going, it’s easy to feel off-balance.
My role is to help you notice what’s draining you, restore your capacity, and work in a way that lasts.
Life Transitions
Leaving home, starting a job, ending a relationship. Therapy helps teens, parents, and adults of all ages journey through big changes with more stability.
Relationship Issues
Families, roommates, or partners – relationship breakdowns happen at every age. I use attachment insights to help everyone speak honestly and feel heard.
Anxiety & Sports Performance
Nerves can hit during a test, on the field, or while scrolling online. In therapy, I help people develop ways to manage worry before it takes over.
Depression
When everyone else looks happy online, it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one struggling. Therapy helps build self-worth beyond the filters and highlight reels.
Addiction Issues
If stress leads to drinking, scrolling, or anything else that feels like an escape, therapy helps unpack what’s really going on and build healthier habits.
Eating & Body Image Issues
Body image struggles are rarely just about food. I help teens and adults understand their patterns and create more positive behaviors.
What therapy with me feels like
Challenges, not homework
You don’t need another assignment. I give you doable challenges instead – little experiments you can try that might just change how you see things.
Curiosity &
open chats
Post-therapy
check-ins
Humor helps
How this all works
I use attachment theory, trauma-informed therapy, and behavioral strategies in a practical way. But I won’t overwhelm you with stuffy psychology theories. We’re here to understand what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what we can do about it.
Reach out
Reach out so I can get a sense of your concerns, questions, or hopes for therapy, whether you’re a parent, teen, or grown up.
Test the fit
Fit is everything. If we’re not the right match (you can usually tell after one session), that’s okay – I’ll help you find someone who is.
Get to work
We figure out what’s standing between where you are and where you want to be, and chip away at those roadblocks bit by bit.
Figuring things out is hard. Therapy gives you a place to do it.
Life’s transitions don’t come with a guidebook – but therapy can help. Whether you’re a young adult, parent, or simply someone who needs direction, let’s talk about what’s next.