Nervous System Education, Regulation & Recovery

Online Therapy for Chronic Fatigue & Burnout

1:1 chronic fatigue therapy and burnout therapy that helps your body recover

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91% of UK Adults Hit by High or Extreme Stress, Fueling Burnout Crisis — Mental Health UK Burnout Report 2026

Burnout Isn't Just Tiredness

Burnout isn't simply tiredness, and it isn't solved by a few days off or a relaxing holiday. Burnout is what happens when the nervous system has been running on stress for so long that it can no longer regulate energy, mood and recovery. People often describe feeling wired and exhausted at the same time, unable to rest even when there's finally time to do so.

When that state goes on long enough, ordinary tiredness can tip into something more stubborn: a chronic fatigue that no longer lifts with a good night's sleep or a quiet weekend. The exhaustion stops being a response to one hard week and becomes a baseline, a heaviness that's there first thing in the morning and still there at the end of the day. It's the same underlying mechanism as burnout, just further down the same road.

That contradiction, depleted but unable to switch off, is the signature of a nervous system stuck in overdrive. The body has been braced for so long that it has forgotten how to come down, and no amount of willpower can make it relax on command. Stand-down isn't a decision you make in your head. It's a state your body has to feel safe enough to enter.

Why Rest Alone Doesn't Fix It

A holiday gives your body a break from the demands, but it doesn't change your underlying state. If your nervous system is still braced for threat, the moment normal life resumes the exhaustion comes straight back. This is why so many people return from time off feeling no better, and quietly conclude there's something wrong with them. There isn't. Rest can only restore you if your system believes it's safe to rest.

Fatigue can also follow the same logic as stress and pain. Your brain takes in what's happening, both inside your body and around you, and cross-references it against the past, essentially asking, "What does this remind me of, and how did I get through it last time?" A body that's learned that effort means danger, or that slowing down isn't safe, will keep generating exhaustion as a form of protection. It isn't laziness or weakness - it's the system trying to keep you safe in the only way it knows.

How Chronic Fatigue Therapy Helps

Chronic fatigue therapy with Neurosoma helps the nervous system come down out of chronic overdrive, so that real rest and recovery become possible again. Rather than pushing you to do more, or manage your energy more cleverly, we work with your body to rebuild its capacity to recover.

Through nervous system regulation, we help your system re-learn the difference between genuine threat and everyday demands, and gradually restore your natural rhythms of energy and rest. We don't override the tiredness or try to power through it. We turn towards it, gently, and give the body the safety it has been missing. When the body feels safe enough to stand down, energy tends to return on its own.

Understanding How Your Exhaustion Behaves

Burnout rarely arrives all at once. It tends to build gradually, and part of the work is simply getting curious about how it behaves in you. Often there are early signs the body has been giving for a while: the point where tiredness tips into depletion, the moments you tend to push through rather than pause, the situations that drain you fastest. For many people these have been there a long time, just never really noticed.

As you start to recognise these signs earlier, the exhaustion tends to feel less like an inexplicable wall and more like something you can understand and respond to differently. This is where nervous system regulation does its quiet work, helping the body learn that it's allowed to recover before it reaches empty.

Testimonials

Lee safely led me into the therapy, clearly and knowledgeably guiding me through as it progressed. I wasn’t sure what to expect but as the session ended it became clear that my body had been holding on to so much which I was able to let go of without any of the challenging or emotional energy I’ve experienced with other therapies. I have experienced lasting effects in the days following the session and feel that a part of me has been accessed which I have been guarding and protecting. Things seem clearer and I feel less attached to the things that haven’t been serving me. Thank you so much Lee for your intuitive and powerful work.

Catherine C

Thanks Lee, you’re amazing! I really appreciate you. Things are really good! I am sitting in awareness more of the time than not. I’ve certainly "woken up" in the dream and I’m more conscious of when I’ve fallen back to "sleep", which is really transformative, not just on the inside but on the outside too. I also have a massive accumulation of energy, really amazing positivity is surging through me!

Emily S

Lee is a gifted and intuitive practitioner working on many levels. After just one session I could feel my energetic and physical body rebalancing. The effects of his sessions have been profound. I highly recommend his approach if you’re ready for significant change and healing!

Emma H

After decades of exploring every therapy imaginable, I’m so grateful to have found Lee. Each session unfolds organically, meeting me exactly where I am in the moment. Together, we dive deep into uncovering the root causes of suffering and unlocking profound healing. It’s incredible to feel my own body’s innate ability to heal, breaking through rigid mental and physical patterns. Now, I’m on my way to full recovery and a life filled with pure possibility.

Kyle F

Before starting therapy, I felt constantly on edge and overwhelmed by even small things. I literally felt like a child a lot of time and couldn't really cope with life. Working with Lee helped me to understand where my fear and anxiety were really coming from, and over the next few months we slowly worked our way through it all. Lee's insightful coaching and healing therapy helped me to gradually rediscover my adult self and my soul's essence realise I could handle life. The "space" Lee holds, and guidance and support he provides, are amazing. He really knows his stuff! His first-hand experience of anxiety meant I felt like he really got me, unlike my previous therapist. Now I feel so much calmer, relaxed, and finally able to enjoy life without the constant fear, worry and insecurity that plagued me for years.

Paul L

What to Expect

Safety comes first, always. We move at your pace, building enough safety in the body that difficult material can be approached without overwhelm, and we never push past what your system can handle.

Sessions are held online via Zoom or Teams, fitting easily around work and life.

There's no rush and no obligation. If you'd like to explore whether Neuro-Somatic Therapy is right for you or one of your team, book a Free Discovery Call and we'll talk it through - see below for details.

Lee Bladon Neurosoma

How to Begin

For organisations:

HR and wellbeing leads can fund and arrange therapy for a member of their team. The booking takes minutes, there's no invoicing or procurement to navigate, and sessions are private, confidential and completely independent of the employer.

For individuals:

Many modern organisations have wellbeing funding available, and your HR or wellbeing lead may be able to arrange confidential support, so it could be worth asking. But if you'd rather keep things entirely private, you can arrange sessions yourself, simply, directly, and at a reduced rate designed to make this work more accessible.

Pricing & Booking for Organisations

For organisations, Neuro-Somatic Therapy is available as a package of 10 one-to-one sessions for £1,000 (all inclusive, no VAT is payable), typically delivered weekly. At £100 per session, this is very competitive within the corporate therapy marketplace because your investment goes directly to the therapist providing the care, rather than to a platform or intermediary. Please note that many people will need more than 10 sessions, depending on the complexity, intensity and depth of their issues.

Payment is made securely by card at the point of booking, with no invoicing, purchase orders or procurement process to navigate. The corporate package is essentially a gift voucher for 10 sessions, which the employee then redeems themselves.

At the time of booking, please enter both your own email address and the employee's, so you both receive the order confirmation email. This contains your payment receipt and the employee's unique scheduling link, which they use to redeem and book their sessions privately, at times that suit them. When they click the link, they'll choose between Zoom (recommended) or Teams (if your organisation already uses it).

Notes:

  • You may want to check my availability first (by clicking the Free Discovery Call button above) and discuss it with your employee to ensure suitable timeslots are available for them.
  • If the employee would like the same timeslot each week, we recommend scheduling all sessions as soon as the confirmation email arrives.
  • The 10 sessions must be used within 200 days of the order.
  • Sessions can be rescheduled freely up to 24 hours before the appointment, so there's plenty of flexibility to work around a busy week.
  • If a session is missed without at least 24 hours' notice, it's counted as used. This keeps things simple and fair, and it's the same policy for everyone.
  • Please read our Policies & Disclaimers and Terms & Conditions for further details.

Pricing & Booking for Individuals

For individuals funding their own therapy, Neuro-Somatic Therapy is available as a package of 5 one-to-one sessions for £400 (no VAT is payable), typically taken weekly. This is a reduced rate, lower than the standard professional fee, because I want this work to be genuinely accessible to the people who need it, not only those whose employer can fund it.

It's worth being realistic about what therapy involves: this is deeper work, and lasting change usually unfolds over time. A package of 5 sessions is a meaningful start, enough to build safety, begin settling the nervous system, and get a real sense of the process, but most people find they want or need several packages to work through things more fully. You're under no obligation to continue; you simply book another package whenever you're ready.

Payment is made securely by card at the point of booking. You'll then receive a confirmation email containing your scheduling link, so you can book your sessions at times that suit you. When you click the link, you'll choose between Zoom (recommended) or Teams (if you already use it).

Notes:

  • You may want to check my availability first (by clicking the Free Discovery Call button above) to ensure suitable timeslots are available for you.
  • If you'd like a regular weekly timeslot, we recommend scheduling all your sessions as soon as the order confirmation email arrives.
  • The 5 sessions must be used within 100 days of placing the order.
  • Sessions can be rescheduled freely up to 24 hours before the appointment.
  • If a session is missed without at least 24 hours' notice, it's counted as used. This keeps things simple and fair, and it's the same policy for everyone.
  • Please read our Policies & Disclaimers and Terms & Conditions for further details.
Neurosoma FAQ
What causes burnout?

Burnout develops when the nervous system spends too long in chronic stress, until it can no longer regulate energy, mood and recovery. It's a physiological state, not a personal failing.

Why doesn't a holiday fix my exhaustion?

A holiday pauses the demands but doesn't change the underlying nervous-system state. If the system is still stuck in overdrive, the exhaustion returns once normal life resumes.

Can fatigue really be helped through therapy?

For stress-related and burnout-related fatigue, working with the nervous system can help restore the body's own capacity to recover, often easing tiredness that rest alone hasn't shifted.

Is this the same as treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)?

Not quite. This work focuses on fatigue driven by stress, burnout and nervous-system dysregulation. ME/CFS is a distinct medical condition, so if that's what you're dealing with, please speak with your GP first. We can talk it through on a discovery call to see whether this approach would help alongside your medical care.

Are sessions online?

Yes. All sessions are held online via Zoom or Teams, which is especially helpful when energy is limited and travel feels like too much.

Can my employer refer me?

Yes. HR, wellness and wellbeing leads can refer employees directly, and sessions remain private and confidential.