10: Experiencing Burnout as Therapists

Burnout, the silent career killer. As therapists, we are not strangers to how rapidly burnout can develop. If you will, it is one of the “hazards” that comes with the field.  If not managed correctly, burnout can hinder us from being the therapists we imagine and want to be. If you’re experiencing burnout, grab your comfort items and settle in for well-deserved validation. Topics reviewed during this episode: The areas in your life where you can experience burnout and how it bleeds into your livelihood. Compassion vs. empathy fatigue How do we continue to show up for our clients when we have nowhere to pull from? Why it’s essential to address burnout to continue being an effective therapist. Emotional and physical manifestations of burnout. How do we raise awareness of our burnout and how to combat? Over-functioning is a trauma response. How our system fails providers. Why the narrative of self-sacrifice is not sustainable for anyone and even less someone in our field. How policies can help save us from burnout. What fills you up in your free time to help combat feelings of burnout.  Aida Morales is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and EMDR-trained therapist in Connecticut working with high-achieving, dependable individuals seeking more fulfilling relationships with others and struggling to do so due to relational trauma. Connect with Aida: website, Instagram, TikTok Laura Pisani is a Licensed Professional Counseling (LPC) and Certified EMDR Therapist in Connecticut who journeys with ambitious, driven, over-thinkers and perfectionists struggling with anxiety and complex trauma.Connect with Laura: website, Instagram, TikTok