When Helping Hurts: Therapist Self-Care as a Clinical Imperative скачать в хорошем качестве

When Helping Hurts: Therapist Self-Care as a Clinical Imperative

What happens when the therapist’s own nervous system isn’t resourced enough to hold space for someone else’s pain? In this conversation, I sit down with Dr. Danielle Hiestand, PsyD, LMFT, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Consultant, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and Precision EMDR Assisting Faculty—to talk about the realities of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and burnout in the therapy field. We explore how therapist self-care isn’t just a personal wellness issue—it’s a clinical one. From small shifts in how we structure our time to the deeper work of examining boundaries, role strain, and survival strategies, this interview offers a grounded, trauma-informed look at what sustainability really means in trauma work. Whether you’re starting to feel the slow creep of depletion or are actively recalibrating how you do this work, you’ll find affirmation, insight, and practical tools in this conversation. 🎥 What we’ll cover in this video: ✔ Why therapist self-care is an ethical imperative, not a luxury ✔ How burnout shows up in the body, the room, and the work ✔ Real talk on boundaries, people-pleasing, and systemic pressures ✔ Polyvagal-informed practices for grounding and attunement ✔ The connection between clinical effectiveness and personal sustainability ✔ Why “more training” can sometimes be self-care—when it builds confidence and clarity ✔ What Danielle teaches in her 6.5 CE hour self-care training ✔ How to access her course, supervision, and consultation ⏱ Timestamps + Key Takeaways 00:00–02:00 — Introduction and why this topic matters now 02:00–07:00 — Objections to self-care: “I don’t have time” and what changed that 07:00–12:00 — The hidden burnout that creeps in when life gets full 12:00–17:00 — Boundaries, burnout, and the systemic pressure to be endlessly available 17:00–22:00 — Financial sustainability, resentment, and self-worth in clinical practice 22:00–28:00 — Polyvagal theory, glimmers, and the therapist body as a clinical tool 28:00–34:00 — When consultation leaves the therapist out of the picture 34:00–End — Where to go deeper: training, consultation, and Precision EMDR support 🖤 Learn More + Train with Danielle: Read the full blog post here: https://www.precisionemdr.com/blog/wh... On Demand Training: Improving Clinical Outcomes through Trauma-Informed Focus on Clinician & Client Self Care (6.5 EMDRIA + APA + NBCC CE Credit Hours Available): https://www.precisionemdr.com/trauma-... Danielle Hiestand, PsyD, LMFT for Therapy and Consultation focused on EMDR, Eating Disorders and/or the Self of the Therapist in Trauma Work: https://www.drdaniellehiestand.com 👉 Explore more from Precision EMDR: Precision EMDR’s Live Online Basic Training: https://www.precisionemdr.com/emdr-ba... Precision EMDR’s On-Demand Refresher Course: https://www.precisionemdr.com/emdr-re... 📩 Questions or reflections? Email Danielle at [email protected]