Healthcare Professionals

Confidential support for medical and helping professionals

You’ve spent your entire life wanting to help people. You’ve taken on years of education, endured countless training programs, and you’ve finally landed your dream job. Yet, something doesn’t feel right. Rather than being focused on helping people, you find yourself being placed on the corporate healthcare grind. Your manager is focused on production. How many clients can you work with in a day to maximize profit? Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad, but after each encounter, you have to write a note. You’re drowning in a sea of notes, with no time for yourself. You are feeling more and more burned out. You feel it. Your family notices. And, your patients and co-workers are starting to notice. You’ve taken so much time and energy to obtain this speciality and now you don’t know what to do. You feel stuck.

What is burnout?

  • Feeling exhausted no matter how much you rest

  • Dreading work that used to feel manageable or meaningful

  • Feeling numb, detached, or irritable

  • Going through the motions on autopilot

  • Losing empathy or patience (especially common in caregivers & healthcare workers)

  • Thinking, “I can’t keep doing this,” but feeling trapped

  • Cynicism or bitterness

  • Guilt for not “doing enough”

  • Hopelessness or feeling ineffective

  • Anxiety before work or on days off

  • Reduced sense of accomplishment

Healthcare workers often experience high rates of burnout. The job itself is hard. You are asked to work long hours, with an often erratic schedule (e.g., nights and weekends). You encounter an immense amount of suffering on a daily basis. The corporate healthcare setting often encourages you to place profit over self care, such as allowing same day appointments, encouraging you to work outside your scope of practice, and reducing administrative time. Your employer will likely not encourage you to set boundaries to protect your mental health, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Working with a licensed therapist can help you identify ways to reduce burnout and improve overall mental health.

How can I reduce burnout?

  • Identify ways to reduce workload (e.g., delegating work, finding ways to do things “less perfectly”, and pause taking on new tasks).

  • Exercising - going for a walk to a high intensity exercise class can be helpful

  • Eating more of a plant-based diet

  • Being around people who don’t need anything from you

  • Get regular sleep

  • Take a vacation

  • Setting gentle boundaries at your workplace

  • Talk to a licensed therapist who understands healthcare

Who should I talk to about my burnout?

You should talk to a licensed therapist who understands the demands of healthcare. For over seven years, I worked in an integrated healthcare setting, providing mental health in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. During that time, I often provided emotional support to health providers who consulted me on difficult cases. By working in a multidisciplinary healthcare team, I’m familiar with the workplace demands of various specialities. I’ve also personally experienced the ongoing stress of working in a hospital setting, with the ongoing pressure to work with more clients, feeling behind on notes, and no time for fun outside of work. Working with someone who understands these challenges can make it easier to process.

In my clinical work, I’ve worked with the following healthcare workers:

  • Doctors, including medical students, residents, fellows, and attendants

  • Physician Assistants (PA)

  • Nurse Practitioners (NP)

  • Registered Nurses (RN)

  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

  • Respiratory Therapist

  • Researchers

  • Pharmacist

  • Dieticians

  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

What is Evidence Based Treatment for Burnout?

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Coaching/Stress Management Therapy

  • Solution Focused Therapy

Will our conversation be confidential?

As a healthcare worker, you’re familiar with all aspects of healthcare, including the good, bad, and ugly. Many large health systems share healthcare notes, resulting in all healthcare workers being aware of your concerns (thank you 21st Century Cures Act). That’s the beauty of working with someone in private practice. 

I maintain the following process for record keeping:

  • All of my notes are stored on a HIPPA Compliant EMR

  • No one but myself has access to these notes

  • I am not a W-2 worker for big online insurance or mental health groups, meaning only I can access my notes

  • Your information is safe with me

Online Therapy for Healthcare Professionals

As a result of working within a multidisciplinary medical team in both the inpatient and outpatient setting, I am familiar with the stressors of many healthcare workers' experience. I can help you navigate your job, find practical ways to reduce workplace stressors, and provide an outlet to process hard clinical cases. You don’t have to face these feelings alone. 

As a psychologist with over a decade of experience, I’m licensed to provide therapy in the state of North Carolina and work to make mental healthcare more accessible to healthcare workers by:

  • Offering fast access to therapy - all emails will be responded to within 24-hours

  • Flexible scheduling - Let’s schedule around your work schedule

  • Evening Appointments - I offer after hours appointments

If you are tired of walking alone on this journey, reach out today to work with a seasoned provider who understands the demands of healthcare and can help you find real symptom relief.


Reach out today to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward feeling less overwhelmed and more like yourself again.

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