Healthcare workers

Nurses, doctors, PAs, I see you.

You do incredible work.

On a daily basis, you witness things that most people don’t understand.

You went into this field to help people, but now you’re struggling. You’re burnt out, tired, resentful. Maybe you’re struggling to have the compassion and empathy for your patients that you used to. And that just makes you feel awful because you know you’re a caring person.

You don’t have to do this alone.

You might be experiencing:

  • Burnout

  • Feelings of irritability, compassion fatigue, resentment

  • Shame and guilt

  • Struggles to rest and unwind

How can Therapy help?

Therapy can be a space to:

  • Reconnect to yourself and to the meaning of your work

  • Process the beautiful and painful experiences you’ve had as a frontline worker

  • Understand how your past experiences may be impacting your current work and home life

  • Move through discouragement and hopelessness and make decisions to support your life

  • Learn coping strategies

  • Learn how to rest and truly care for yourself

FAQs

I have colleagues and friends I can talk to, how will therapy be different?

1

Being able to talk to colleagues and others in your life is valuable, but therapy can help you move through trauma, strengthen resilience and coping strategies, make connections from the past to the present, and move through feelings of grief, shame, and guilt, in ways that go beyond casual conversations

How can therapy help with the losses and traumas I’ve experienced at work?

2

Often, healthcare workers struggle with feelings of guilt and self-blame and therapy can be a way to understand these events in a more balanced way. This can happen both through traditional talk therapy, and also utilizing EMDR to work through specific events.

Will my employer know that I’m in therapy?

3

Stigma can prevent healthcare workers from reaching out for support, but therapy is protected under HIPPA privacy laws, and can support you in showing up in ways that are more sustainable and aligned with the values that drew you to the work to begin with.

How will therapy help if what really needs to change is my job?

4

It’s true that therapy can’t change the conditions of your environment. What therapy can offer is a place for you to process your experiences, metabolize what you’ve witnessed, develop coping strategies, and explore possibilities for change.