Burnout & Sustainable Success Coaching
Hey, I’m Cat
I support founders, executives and leaders who are exhausted, overwhelmed and want to stop running on empty
How I can help
Building something, whether that’s a career, a business or a start-up, is hard. Building something while also managing a team, keeping investors happy, dealing with uncertainty and trying not to fall apart is a lot.
If you're stressed, overwhelmed, second guessing yourself, or think you’re on the verge of burnout, I can help.
I’ve burned out three times and narrowly avoided it on multiple more occasions. I’ve also suffered from imposter syndrome and undiagnosed neurodivergence throughout most of my career.
I don’t want you to struggle in the same ways I did.
I want to help you achieve sustainable success.
What burnout can look like
Everyone’s journey with burnout, and the causes of their stress, is unique to them. Common ways it shows up, which I can help with, are:
Self-doubt: imposter syndrome, second guessing decisions that used to be easy, feeling like a fraud, rumination and open loops keeping your brain whirring.
Leadership strain: team problems, redundancies, hiring struggles, feeling like you need to always be “on”, loneliness, and the exhaustion of wearing a mask at work all day every day.
Founder-specific pressures: feeling like you constantly have to be showing the best, most positive and enthusiastic version of you and your company even when you’re running on empty, navigating difficult co-founder dynamics, worrying about your runway and struggling through your latest investment round.
Fighting your own brain: if you’re neurodivergent (I was diagnosed with ADHD at 41 and am exploring an AuDHD diagnosis), burnout can impact you differently. Recovering from it means understanding how your brain works and learning to work with your own personal wiring; not forcing yourself into someone else’s routine or neurotypical ways of working.
However burnout looks for you, the root cause is usually the same: prolonged or repeated stress that goes unacknowledged for too long. This is where our coaching starts.
Pricing
One-off session (online)
£250 per hour. A single conversation when you need help or a sounding board for a specific problem you’re facing.
3-Month Coaching Package (online)
£1500 for 3 months of regular check-ins, built around what is actually causing your burnout. I’ll help you find the root cause(s), hold you accountable to make sustainable changes, and check in with you as things start to shift. Two 1-hour calls a month for three months (six calls total), with email support between sessions.
Full Day (in-person)
POA - depending on your requirements and travel. Prices start from £1750 per day.
Sometimes it’s best to spend a day with someone, get out of the office and have a full reset while talking through your challenges. If you’d like to join me for a day in Edinburgh, or invite me to your office/city, we can arrange that. Let’s get you off your phone; away from Slack and emails for a day, and give your brain a chance to unwind.
Why me
I’ve built studios, led teams and had a very successful career on paper, all while silently burning out. I’m not a clinician and I won’t pretend to be one. What I bring is decades of hard won experience, of seeing this pattern up close in my teams, my clients and myself. I’ll help you get to the root cause of why you’re burning out and give you the space and confidence to stop saying “I’m fine”.
I'm not a therapist. If you need clinical mental health support, I'll always say so and encourage you to seek it.
Get in touch to book a free intro call.
"Cat is a fantastic active listener who really helped me to identify the root cause of my difficulties. She provided clear, empathetic and actionable advice, and I'd highly recommend chatting to her." — Creative Technology Start-up Founder, Edinburgh