Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
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Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
Helping professionals & caregivers often experience great reward and job satisfaction, but the work is also very demanding and can have a negative impact on the provider. Many helpers find they feel emotionally exhausted, rundown, & frustrated. Caregivers who have been exposed to the suffering and trauma of others can develop symptoms of traumatic stress. Compassion fatigue, burnout, caregiver stress, and vicarious traumatization are concepts to describe these challenges. Once helpers are struggling, they are at risk to experience health problems, relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, and decreases in work performance. We can work together to take a look at how helping others has gotten in the way of you thriving. This guide explains caregiver problems and the treatments that can help you.
Burnout Challenges
Vulnerability
- Beliefs and Expectations
- Over-Identification
- Motivation
- Self-Efficacy
- Confidence
- Locus of Control
- Trauma/Loss
Self-Care
- Boundaries
- Work-Life Balance
- Rest
- Meaning Making
- Faith & Spirituality
- Fitness, Sleep, or Nutrition
- Fun & Play
Work & Other Stress
- Role Conflict
- Autonomy/Flexibility
- Moral & Ethical Dilemmas
- Traumatic Experiences
- Conflict
- Isolation
- Addiction
- Self-Defeating Behaviors
- Relationships / Support
- Parenting
Work Training
- Distress-Management
- Skills for Difficult Cases
- Skills for Intellectual Enjoyment
Coping Skills
- Resilience
- Beliefs & Expectations
- Problem Solving
- Procrastination & Avoidance
- Compassion Without Detachment
Work Support
- Relaxing Setting
- Supervision or Mentoring
- Peer Support
- Recognition & Reward
- Administrative Support
Effective Treatments for Burnout
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Understand how stressors trigger distressing thoughts and emotions, which can lead to unhelpful actions.
- Identify and challenge negative thinking patterns.
- Develop effective coping mechanisms for managing emotional distress.
- Improve self-care practices and establish healthy boundaries.
- Increase engagement in enjoyable and restorative activities.
- Enhance resilience and promote a sense of personal accomplishment.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Increase psychological flexibility.
- Develop cognitive distancing skills to reduce the impact of negative thoughts and emotions.
- Increase mindful awareness and acceptance of difficult experiences.
- Clarify personal values and engage in valued actions.
- Improve self-compassion and reduce self-criticism.
Take the Next Step with Support for Relationships
We want to help you create an individualized roadmap (a ThriveMap!) to get CLEAR DIRECTION on how you can achieve your goals and overcome your challenges.
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Understand the Problem
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Choose Treatment Targets
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Create an
Action Plan
Frequently Asked Questions About Burnout
What is it like to work with our therapists in the Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas?
We believe the connection with your therapist and having clear guidance about the treatment and therapeutic process are critical for a great therapy experience, that’s why we promise our clients Remarkable Connection and Clear Direction. Your unique needs and expectations matter to us as we work together to help you accomplish your goals. Here’s a snapshot of the ThrivePointe experience.
1. Build a Strong Therapeutic Relationship
Team up with a therapist who strives to deeply understand your experience and expertly guide you through the process of making changes.
2. Understand the Problem
Develop a clear picture of your problem, including your personal history, symptoms, triggers, and the ways your life is impacted.
3. Create an Action Plan
Using evidence-based approaches, design an individualized plan to achieve your goals.
4. Implement New Skills & Solutions
Get the right balance of support and challenge to make life and relationship changes.
5. Track Your Progress To Do What Works
Make sure therapy is helping by monitoring improvements and refining your action plan.
6. Achieve Your Goals
Experience the Satisfaction of working hard to see positive changes and growth in your life!
You may feel the effects of burnout in a variety of ways. Emotionally, you may feel irritable, inadequate, numb, resentful or cynical. You may be jumpy and hyperalert, or maybe forgetful, exhausted, and worn down by strained relationships. At work you may find that you are more overwhelmed by others’ needs, struggling with boundaries between work and home. Maybe you feel the burden of viewing yourself as indispensable to the job, or feel less commitment to the work due to the exhausted state you’re in. To make matters worse, you probably feel the effects of burnout in your body: headaches, tension, elevated blood pressure, exhaustion, and difficulty with sleep.
We can help you make sense of how you got here, and what you can do to address key areas of mind, body, relationships, and necessary resources for recovery. Your stress may come from the demands of the job, providing care to love ones, or a variety of factors. Your therapist can help you prioritize your needs and resource you to be successful so you can live with purpose and well being.
Want to Learn More About Burnout Recovery
in Ohio or Indiana?
We want to make finding treatment for burnout in Cincinnati and Indianapolis easy.
To get started with a relationship therapist, just follow these three steps:
- Find a therapist on our Team page.
- Call 833-914-4688 to make an appointment.
- Start making progress on your goals!
More ThrivePointe Counseling Services Near Cincinnati and Indianapolis
As a practice, we value treating the whole family’s needs. So, at our various ThrivePointe locations in Indianapolis, Greenwood, Blue Ash and Liberty Township, we can serve you. We provide adult counseling, couples counseling, child counseling and play therapy, teen counseling, family counseling and Christian counseling. Our team cares about you and wants to be a part of your thriving life. Learn more and call us today!