Mental Health · Therapy · Burnout Recovery

You've built the career.
Now let's build the person
behind it.

You look successful from the outside — but inside, you're running on empty. I help high-achieving professionals in Kenya and across the diaspora move from high-functioning burnout to sustainable wellbeing.

Corporate Professionals Entrepreneurs Kenyan Diaspora Ages 25–40
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Kenya, 2023
68%
of Kenyan professionals experience burnout symptoms — yet most are still showing up, still performing.
Online therapy
Available now
Book at susankariuki.com
Session starting from
KES 3,500
Flexible & confidential
Who this is for

Successful on the outside.
Struggling on the inside.

This is for the high-achievers, the hustlers, and the ones holding it all together — across Nairobi, East Africa, and the diaspora.

01
The Corporate Professional
You're 25–38, working in banking, tech, consulting, NGOs or FMCG. Promotions keep coming but the joy has left. You're supporting a whole family on one salary, managing a toxic manager, and wondering if this is all there is. Nairobi CBD and Westlands, 8am–8pm.
Nairobi · KES 80K–350K salary
02
The Entrepreneur & Hustler
You built something. People call it inspiring. But you're carrying it alone — the income anxiety, the impostor syndrome, the blurred boundaries between work and life. The hustle narrative told you rest is failure. Your nervous system disagrees.
Founder · Freelancer · Creator
03
The Kenyan in the Diaspora
You left home to build a better life — and you have. But you carry the guilt of leaving, the pressure of Black Tax, the loneliness of being between two worlds, and a deep exhaustion you can't explain to friends who "don't get it." You need a therapist who does.
UK · US · UAE · Canada · Beyond
High-functioning burnout doesn't announce itself. It looks like productivity, reliability, and strength — until the day it doesn't.
— What no one tells you about burning out at the top
The problem

High-functioning burnout is real — and it is invisible

You're still delivering. Still performing. Still answering emails at midnight. But inside, something has been slowly dimming for a long time.

If you're nodding at more than three of these — keep reading.

You achieve things but feel nothing. Wins feel hollow the moment they arrive.
You are exhausted but can't rest. Weekends don't recharge you anymore.
You're irritable with the people you love most, then guilty about it.
You carry Black Tax quietly and alone — supporting family while drowning financially and emotionally.
You've thought "I just need a holiday" — but the feeling came back after the holiday.
You're afraid that slowing down means falling behind. So you never slow down.
In the diaspora: you're thriving on paper, but homesick in ways you can't explain.
68%
of professionals in Kenya report burnout symptoms — and that number rises sharply among those aged 25–38. The Africa Mental Health Foundation finds over 75% of Kenyans report workplace stress.
Burnout costs Kenyan professionals up to KES 50,000/year in lost productivity and medical bills
Kenya is ranked 5th in Africa for depression cases by WHO
Mental health disorders are the 2nd leading cause of disability among Kenyans aged 10–24

You are not weak. You are not lazy. You are a high-achiever running a system that was never designed for rest. It's time to rebuild.

My method

The 5-step path from burnout to clarity

A structured, compassionate framework designed specifically for high-achievers. Evidence-based therapy that fits your life.

1
Name it — The Burnout Assessment
Begin with a free 5-minute burnout quiz on this site to understand where you are on the spectrum. This isn't a diagnostic — it's a mirror. It creates the self-awareness that makes everything else possible, and it positions you to walk into your first session with clarity rather than confusion.
Free · Available at susankariuki.com
2
Understand it — Discovery Session
A focused paid intro session where we unpack the root cause together. Is it the job? Identity? Black Tax? Perfectionism? The diaspora divide? Most clients say this single session already feels like two years of journaling compressed into one hour.
KES 2,000 intro · USD 20 diaspora
3
Unpack it — Weekly Therapy (CBT/ACT)
An 8–12 session package focused on stress regulation, boundary-setting at work, and rebuilding your identity beyond your career or hustle. Grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — both proven to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms by 50–70%. Online sessions available for diaspora clients.
KES 3,500–5,000/session · Packages available
4
Rebuild it — Coping & Lifestyle Tools
Between sessions, you receive tailored worksheets, journaling frameworks, sleep and rest protocols, and stress-response tools. These are not generic downloads — they are designed for the Nairobi commuter, the founder on a deadline, the diaspora professional managing time zones. Your healing continues between sessions.
Included with session packages
5
Sustain it — Monthly Maintenance & Community
After active therapy, stay supported through monthly check-in sessions or the Mind Unmuted Inner Circle — a private community for graduates of the programme. Burnout is chronic if left unmanaged. Sustainability is the final goal, and it requires ongoing care, not just a cure.
KES 2,500/month maintenance sessions
"You've built the career. Now let's build the person behind it."
Book your burnout assessment session — online or in Nairobi.
Discovery / Intro Session
Step 2 · One-off
KES 2,000
Individual Session
CBT / ACT · 50 mins
KES 3,500–5,000
8-Session Package
Best value · Steps 3–4
KES 35,000
Diaspora Session (Online)
USD · Flexible time zones
$50–80 USD
Monthly Maintenance
Step 5 · Ongoing support
KES 2,500
Book a Session at susankariuki.com
Confidential · Online & In-person available · Response within 24hrs
Client reflections

Heard from those who've been here

These are composite reflections from clients who began where you might be right now.

I had every reason to be happy. Good job, good salary, good life on paper. Susan helped me see that I had been grieving the version of myself I abandoned to get here. That was the beginning of everything changing.
AN
A.N.
Senior Manager · Banking · Nairobi
As a founder, I thought therapy was for people who were falling apart. I wasn't falling apart — I was just running on nothing. The sessions gave me back my clarity. I make better decisions now. That alone was worth every shilling.
KM
K.M.
Founder · Tech startup · Nairobi
I'm in London. Finding a therapist who understood Black Tax, the guilt of leaving Kenya, and what it actually means to be Kenyan — not just African — felt impossible until I found Susan. She speaks both of my worlds.
JW
J.W.
Healthcare professional · London

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You've built the career.
Now let's build the person behind it.

Book your burnout assessment session — online or in Nairobi. Confidential, culturally grounded, and built for high-achievers who are finally ready to invest in themselves.

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