Burnout Retreat Thailand
Get professional treatment for burnout in a restorative environment designed to help you recover from chronic exhaustion and regain your passion for work and life. Our Thailand burnout retreat provides the comprehensive care you need to break free from overwhelm and achieve the balance you need.
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How our Thailand Burnout Retreat Works
Our person-centred approach knows that burnout develops from prolonged exposure to high-pressure work environments and chronic stress, ultimately creating patterns of exhaustion, cynicism, and diminished performance that leave you feeling depleted and disconnected from your once-passionate self.
Over time this exposure leads to anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and physical symptoms as your mind and body struggle to cope with relentless demands and perfectionist expectations.
To give you the best chances at lasting recovery, we address both your presenting symptoms and the underlying work patterns and thought processes that contributed to your exhaustion.
When you arrive, you will receive a personalised treatment plan guided by our Treatment Roadmap, which takes you through carefully structured phases designed to help you restore your energy, develop sustainable work habits, and rebuild a healthy relationship with success.
Away from the demands and pressures of your everyday life, our peaceful, therapeutic environment gives you the space and support needed to create lasting changes.
Helen Wells, Clinical Director
Certified Trauma Professional (PACFA)
Personalised Executive Burnout Retreat at The Dawn Thailand
Your recovery journey at The Dawn begins with a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to your needs and guided by our Treatment Roadmap. We will take you through structured phases that help you restore your energy, address the causes of your symptoms, and build the foundation for sustainable work-life balance.
Comprehensive
Assessment
Weeks 1 to 2
We begin with a detailed evaluation of your work patterns, stress levels, and the factors that have contributed to your burnout.
Through this process, we identify the severity of your symptoms and any co-occurring mental health conditions like anxiety or depression.
This comprehensive evaluation enables us to design a personalised treatment plan that targets both your immediate burnout symptoms and their underlying causes, laying the groundwork for sustainable recovery.
If substance use is also present, we provide integrated dual diagnosis treatment with onsite medical supervision, ensuring both conditions are addressed together.
Managing Your
Presenting Symptoms
Weeks 2 to 5
Next, we focus on equipping you with essential tools for managing stress, anxiety, and exhaustion while developing healthier responses to work pressures and daily challenges.
Therapies include:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify and change negative thought patterns that contribute to burnout
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to learn stress management and emotional regulation skills
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to develop new ways of thinking and coping with challenging situations
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for treatment-resistant depression often associated with burnout
- Wellness Programme including mindfulness, sound baths, yoga, massage, and tension release exercises that support stress reduction and energy restoration
Addressing
Root Causes
Weeks 5 to 12
This essential phase targets the deeper work patterns, perfectionist tendencies, and environmental factors that created your burnout, ensuring genuine recovery rather than temporary relief.
Therapies include:
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) to address the core beliefs and early adverse experiences that shaped your perfectionism, work patterns, and relationship with achievement
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to reprocess formative adverse experiences and accumulated stressors that continue to drive exhaustion, helping you break free from ingrained patterns and build sustainable coping mechanisms
How long is a burnout retreat?
At The Dawn, most executives and professionals stay around four weeks, but your treatment length varies based on factors like the severity of your burnout symptoms, your work commitments, and your progress during treatment.
Many CEOs and business leaders choose shorter intensive stays to address immediate burnout symptoms and develop essential coping strategies before returning to their demanding roles, while others benefit from extended programmes for more comprehensive recovery.
For those experiencing severe depression, substance use, or multiple conditions in addition to burnout, a longer stay may be recommended to ensure thorough healing and sustainable work-life balance.
After your comprehensive assessment, we will collaborate to decide the optimal duration that balances your recovery needs with your professional responsibilities.
How do professional burnout retreats work?
What makes The Dawn's executive burnout retreat different from others?
What it’s Like to Stay at Our Burnout Retreat in Thailand
Each day at The Dawn balances focused therapy with time to rest and restore your energy. You will engage in deep therapeutic work, take part in social and wellness activities, and unwind in your private accommodation nestled in nature, with full access to our wellness facilities when you need them. Here’s an example of what a typical day looks like at our Thailand burnout retreat:
| 07:00: | Group Exercise |
|---|---|
| 08:00: | Breakfast |
| 09:30: | Process Group |
| 11:00: | Group Therapy / Group Activity |
| 12:00: | Lunch |
| 12:45: | Focus Group |
| 14:30: | Individual Therapy / Fitness Training / Mindfulness Meditation / TMS (optional) |
| 18:00: | Dinner |
| 19:00: | Wind Down / Massage |
| 20:00: | Daily Journal Time |
| 21:30: | Bedtime |
Holistic Treatment from World-class Clinicians
Our carefully selected clinical team consists of experienced professionals educated in the UK, US, and Australia, with specialised expertise in treating executive burnout and stress-related mental health conditions.
Working with these experts, your recovery integrates evidence-based Western therapies like CBT, DBT, and NLP with proven wellness practices including mindfulness, yoga, and massage therapy, all designed to restore your energy and help you build sustainable work-life balance.
This holistic approach, guided by expert clinicians, provides the targeted care needed to help high-achieving professionals regain their drive while preventing future burnout.
A Safe, Luxury Setting Designed for Recovery
Recovering from burnout is difficult when you are constantly surrounded by work demands and high-pressure environments that perpetuate your exhaustion.
Our facility is intentionally located within quiet riverfront grounds outside Chiang Mai, providing a peaceful space where you can step away from the stressors that caused your burnout in the first place.
You will have your own private accommodation with full access to our wellness facilities, giving you the restorative environment needed to pause, reflect, and focus entirely on your recovery.
Lasting Support After You Leave
Your recovery support extends well beyond your time at our facility.
Our free Lifetime Aftercare Programme offers regular online group sessions, providing continued expert guidance and valuable relationships with fellow professionals who truly understand the challenges of managing burnout.
You will also gain access to our alumni programme, connecting you with individuals who have learned to thrive without burning out and are dedicated to helping others maintain their progress and achieve sustainable success.
Why Choose the Dawn for Burnout Retreat
Asia’s only CARF-accredited centre
CARF is the gold-standard for U.S. treatment centres, ensuring adherence to the highest international standards of client care, safety, and evidence-based treatment tailored to your needs.
Blend of Western therapy & Eastern wellness
We combine Western therapies like CBT, DBT, and NLP with holistic Eastern practices like mindfulness, yoga, and massage, all scientifically proven to help you manage work stress and build sustainable energy management skills.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
We are the only non-hospital facility in Thailand offering TMS as an option, an FDA-approved treatment that is highly effective for treatment-resistant depression when traditional medications have not delivered results.
Highly personalised treatment plans
Your customised treatment plan, guided by our Treatment Roadmap, is based on comprehensive assessments and your recovery goals, giving you the best chance at lasting recovery.
Specialised treatment for dual diagnosis
Our integrated approach treats both your burnout and any co-occurring substance
use disorders, helping you build a
stronger foundation for long-term
wellbeing.
World-class care at 1/3 the price
Get the same standard of care you would expect from top Western facilities at a fraction of the price. Our lower cost allows for longer stays, giving you the time and space needed for deeper, more sustainable recovery.
Why Choose Thailand for Burnout Retreat
The Dawn
USA
UK
World-class clinicians
Treatment of co-occurring disorders
CARF accreditation
Dedicated trauma programme
Escape triggers far from home
The Dawn
USA
UK
World-class clinicians
Medically supervised detox
Treatment of co-occurring disorders
CARF accreditation
Dedicated trauma programme
Escape triggers far from home
How does the quality of care compare to burnout retreats in the US or UK?
You can trust that your care meets the same rigorous standards as the best executive burnout retreats in the US and UK.
As Asia's only CARF-accredited centre, we adhere to the strict guidelines for clinical care and safety that govern top-tier treatment facilities in the US. This means we use evidence-based treatment methods tailored to your individual needs rather than generic treatment protocols.
Our track record speaks for itself: We maintain a 90% programme completion rate, with 96% of our clients recommending The Dawn to others.
This exceptional standard of care comes at significantly lower costs than comparable Western facilities, allowing you to invest in longer, more comprehensive treatment without compromising on quality.
Is burnout retreat in Thailand covered by insurance?
Is language a barrier in Thai burnout retreats?
Inpatient vs Outpatient Burnout Retreat
Our inpatient burnout retreat offers comprehensive and uninterrupted care that outpatient therapy simply cannot provide. At The Dawn, all aspects of your healing, from therapy and psychiatric support to restorative wellness activities and peer connections, are coordinated within our peaceful facility, allowing you to dedicate yourself completely to recovery without the complexity of juggling various treatments and providers.
Inpatient – Removes you from work pressures and professional demands, providing a peaceful environment where you can focus entirely on restoring your energy and developing sustainable work habits.
Outpatient – Keeps you in the same high-pressure work environments and stressful situations that worsen your burnout, making it difficult to focus on recovery and sustainable change.
Inpatient – Speeds your recovery with daily comprehensive treatment including intensive therapy and restorative wellness activities.
Outpatient – Slows progress with weekly or bi-weekly sessions that are difficult to maintain when you are experiencing severe exhaustion and work overwhelm.
Inpatient – Gives you access to all burnout specialists and treatments in one location, removing the logistical burden and extra stress of managing multiple providers.
Outpatient – Requires you to coordinate multiple burnout specialists across different locations, creating additional complexity when you are already exhausted and overwhelmed.
Inpatient – Brings you together with other high-achieving professionals facing similar burnout challenges, proving that you are not alone and facilitating valuable peer connections.
Outpatient – Limits you to individual sessions only, leaving you without support from others who understand the pressures and demands of professional burnout.
Stories of Hope and Healing
Christine’s testimonial:
Life at The Dawn
Leanne's Journey: From Trauma to Healing at The Dawn
Mel’s Experience at The Dawn:
How to Recover from Being Burnout
We accept all major international insurance plans
FIND PEACE OF MIND AT THE DAWN’S RETREAT FOR BURNOUT
Standards You Can Trust
We are proud members of these major international addiction associations, reflecting our commitment to ethical, evidence-based treatment and continuous improvement.
