Traumatization at Work Is Real.
Experienced Treatment for Professionals Exposed to Trauma and/or Struggling with Burnout
You pour yourself into your work. Day after day. Case after case. But what happens when it becomes too much?
Are you:
- A therapist treating clients who have experienced trauma of any kind?
- A social worker feeling depleted by a system you don’t believe is benefiting clients?
- A teacher feeling helpless and overwhelmed by the needs of your students?
- A healthcare provider exhausted by long hours, staffing shortages, and the emotional demands of your work?
Professionals experience trauma and high levels of stress the same way our clients do.
You’ve heard it called Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), Vicarious Trauma (VT) or Compassion Fatigue, but let’s call it what it is. It’s trauma, period. It’s not secondary, it’s primary. You do not have a separate nervous system, body, or brain to process high levels of stress or trauma exposure at work. It is not uncommon for a professional with whom I’m working to meet criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder due to job-related experiences.
Burnout
When You Don’t Want to go to Work Anymore
What does burnout look like? Although not as severe as traumatization, burnout is still miserable. Typical symptoms include:
- Exhaustion
- Cynicism
- Decreased productivity
- Decreased pleasure in work
- Decreased motivation
- Loss of meaning in work
- Irritability
- Relationship stress
We’ve all had those days where we don’t want to go to work. We’d rather do something relaxing or fun. But when those days start adding up and fatigue, resentment, cynicism and avoidance become the norm, when you start missing deadlines and making mistakes, you know burnout is affecting you.
Supervision for Licensed Graduate Social Workers
If you are a new professional social worker or recent graduate, you are in one of the highest at-risk groups for experiencing the negative effects of workplace trauma exposure. Unfortunately, many graduates are under-prepared to manage the impact of their work.
Strong supervision is necessary to help you manage the effects of stress you may experience as you start out as a social worker. The supervisory relationship is particularly critical to those new to trauma work.
I have been accredited with the Minnesota Board of Social work as a clinical supervisor since 2015. My professional experience includes work with survivors of domestic violence, adults with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, in-home family therapy, blended families, couples therapy, co-parenting therapy, and children and families who have experienced trauma or attachment disruption.
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Therapy Practice Hours
| Monday : | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| Tuesday : | 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
| Wednesday : | 9:00AM - 6:00PM |
| Thursday : | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Friday : | Closed |
| Saturday / Sunday : | Closed |