With the intensity of the current social and political climate, it is more important than ever for psychotherapists to have a burnout prevention plan. In addition to regular time off, practicing good boundaries, and having a rich and satisfying personal life, private practitioners have the additional advantage of diversifying their practice to create balance in their work.
If you are facing relentless fatigue or are realizing that you have reached a limit to your one-on-one schedule capacity, it may be time to diversify. Expanding into new areas of your work may not only provide a welcomed reprieve from the heaviness of therapy sessions, but ...