Is There Coaching for Digital Burnout That Isn't Just "Delete Your Apps"?

Yes — though it’s worth separating this from generic “digital detox” advice. I trained specifically in digital wellbeing and focus under a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, so this isn’t guesswork about screens being “bad.” It’s about understanding what’s actually happening to your attention and nervous system, and building something that fits your life back — not just deleting the apps and hoping the urge disappears.

Why “just delete the apps” doesn’t work

Deleting an app treats the symptom, not the pattern. Most people redownload within a week, not because they lack willpower, but because the underlying pull — boredom, avoidance, needing a hit of stimulation, escaping a feeling — is still there. Take away the tool and the need finds another outlet.

We look at what the scrolling or checking is actually doing for you. Is it numbing something? Filling a gap where rest should be? Avoiding a task that feels too big? Once that’s clear, the fix looks different for everyone.

What this looks like in coaching

We build habits and boundaries around technology that hold up under real pressure — not a 30-day challenge that falls apart the first hard week. This sits alongside the same IFS-informed, root-cause approach I use for burnout more broadly, because for most people, digital burnout and general burnout are the same exhaustion wearing a different outfit.

If this sounds like what you’ve been circling for a while, a free 20-minute call is a low-pressure way to talk it through.