Therapists and counselors often ask their clients how they are taking care of themselves. It’s an important part of therapy. The big question is — How are therapists taking care of themselves? Are they doing for themselves what they expect their clients to do? Many therapists often put themselves last…
This blog post was written by guest blogger, Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP For all you therapists, healers, helper types out there… There is no magic formula for self-care. There is no “do-it-yourself-assemble-out-of-the-box-prototype” to follow. I, personally, find self-care akin to riding on a surf board atop a wave. I am…
Psychotherapists and counselors are in the field of helping people: they are people who want to make a difference in the world. They give and give and give. What seems to be a common theme for many psychotherapists is that they often forget to give to themselves. They are easily…
Written by guest blogger, Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, a certified EMDR clinician. She will be co-teaching the upcoming training “Self Care for Therapists” with Barb Maiberger, MA, LPC As empathetic beings, simply through being in relationship with others who’ve had hard experiences, it is common to experience increased anxiety, depression,…
I was reading a blog by Dr. Lissa Rankin the other day on “Why Your Doctor Has PTSD,” and it made me think about an upcoming workshop offered by the Maiberger Institute: “Self Care for Therapists” Dr. Rankin talks about doctors being traumatized by seeing patients who are in pain…
