Burnout Coach — Investment Banking, London
You are still performing.
But something is breaking down.
Burnout coaching for investment bankers in London — for those who are still functioning at a high level but can feel the cost accumulating, and know something needs to change before it does.
Burnout in investment banking — what it actually looks like
Investment banking burnout rarely looks like collapse. It looks like someone who is still hitting their targets, still showing up, still performing — but running on reserves that are quietly depleting. It looks like cynicism where there used to be drive. Numbness where there used to be ambition. A growing inability to remember why any of this mattered.
The culture of banking makes this particularly dangerous. The environment selects for people who push through. Who do not complain. Who interpret exhaustion as weakness and keep going regardless. By the time most bankers acknowledge what is happening, they have been in burnout for months — sometimes years.
This coaching is for people who can see what is happening and want to address it — not by leaving banking necessarily, but by understanding what has brought them here and building a fundamentally different relationship with their work and the life around it.
Who this work is for
The bankers I work with on burnout are not people who have given up. They are people who have given too much — for too long — and are starting to feel the consequences in ways they can no longer ignore.
- Analysts and associates in the brutal early years questioning whether this is sustainable
- VPs and directors who have made it through the grind but feel increasingly hollow
- Senior bankers whose drive has quietly disappeared and do not know where it went
- Bankers whose physical health, relationships or sense of self have been significantly eroded
- Those considering leaving banking entirely — and wanting to make that decision from clarity rather than desperation
- Anyone in the industry who is performing well externally but struggling privately
Why I understand this world
I spent a decade in investment banking and venture capital. I know the culture from the inside — the hours, the expectations, the unspoken rules about how you are supposed to show up regardless of what is happening beneath the surface. I have seen what sustained high performance in that environment costs people, and I have experienced versions of it myself.
That context is not incidental to the work — it is central to it. When a client describes what their days actually look like, I do not need it explained. I understand the specific texture of this kind of exhaustion, and I know what it takes to genuinely recover from it while remaining a high performer.
Background
Banking & VC
Location
67 Pall Mall, London
Approach
Direct & Grounded
Format
1:1 Private Coaching
What we work on together
Burnout recovery is not about slowing down — it is about rebuilding the internal conditions that make sustained performance possible without destroying everything else in the process.
- Understanding what has actually driven you to this point — the patterns, not just the symptoms
- Rebuilding energy and focus without requiring a complete exit from your career
- Reconnecting with what genuinely motivates you beneath the external rewards
- Building boundaries and ways of working that are sustainable at your level
- Making a clear-eyed decision about whether to stay in banking or leave — from strength, not desperation
- Rebuilding the parts of your life — relationships, health, identity — that have been deprioritised
- Developing resilience that holds under pressure rather than requiring constant recovery
How I work with clients
Complete discretion. I work exclusively one-to-one, with a small number of clients at any one time. Sessions take place at 67 Pall Mall in St James's — entirely private — or remotely for clients who prefer it.
Most burnout engagements run for a minimum of three to six months. Genuine recovery and rebuilding takes time — and trying to rush it typically extends it. I work at the pace the process requires, not the pace that feels most efficient.
The first step is a consultation. A private conversation about where you are, what has brought you here, and whether this is the right support for this moment. No obligation. No pressure.
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Burnout coaching for bankers — frequently asked questions
How do I know if what I am experiencing is burnout?
The clearest signs are persistent exhaustion that sleep does not fix, growing cynicism or detachment from work that used to matter to you, and a decline in the quality of your thinking and decision-making. If you are reading this and it resonates, that recognition is itself significant.
Do I need to leave banking to recover?
Not necessarily. Some clients use this work to recover and find a sustainable way to continue. Others use it to make a clear decision to leave — from a position of clarity rather than collapse. The goal is not a predetermined outcome but an honest one.
Is this confidential?
Completely. Everything discussed in our sessions is entirely private. I work with a small number of clients specifically to ensure the quality and discretion this work requires.
Where do sessions take place?
In person at 67 Pall Mall, St James's, London — or via video call for clients who prefer a remote format or are based outside London.
I am still functioning — is it too early to seek help?
No. It is exactly the right time. The clients who get the most from this work are those who recognise what is happening before it becomes a crisis. Waiting until you cannot function is not necessary — and not advisable.