Therapy in San Luis Obispo, California

You’ve had a difficult day at work - that soul crushing case from last month keeps flashing in your mind. The sounds and smells of your workplace keep transporting you to the past. As you sit alone in the office you notice that your heart is racing, your hands are shaky, and you feel on edge. Or perhaps you notice you feel nothing at all- robotic and detached. Just like you did when you lost that patient. Or when you heard the horrible details of that child’s living conditions before CPS got involved. Or when you helped that patient who looked remarkably similar to your loved one, and you felt yourself either panic or completely shut-down.

Is it burn out, compassion fatigue, or secondary trauma?

You became a medical professional because at one point you really believed you could make a difference and help people but nowadays you’re wondering what the cost of this job will be to your health, well-being, and relationships. Are the costs of this job too much?

When you look around, you see a lot of people at work just like you: burned out and constantly putting aside their own needs. It is hard to imagine how to do it differently when you work in a system that repeatedly demands more of you.

You’re Ready for Change

You want to find someone to work with who really gets it, who understands the responsibilities of the job, the impact of being exposed to other people’s traumatic and most vulnerable moments. But someone who will also hold you accountable in making the necessary changes for a more balanced life. The life you imagined when you first dreamed of being a doctor, nurse, or physician assistant.

My name is Rachel, and I Can Help

I’m a marriage and family therapist and I have experience working with healthcare workers in all professional stages (schooling, post-graduate training, and beyond). In our work together I utilize empirically supported trauma approaches and values-based therapy to ensure we are making progress toward the goals that matter most to you. My warm and authentic approach will safely stretch you beyond intellectualizing problems to facing them emotionally. My medical professional clients make progress as they further understand their personal mind-body connection, implement the mindfulness and coping skills that we practice and develop in sessions together, and create more peace and contentment in their professional and personal life.

Contact Me for a Free Consultation

It can feel vulnerable to take that first step into beginning therapy, but it can be one of the best investments you can make for your future. You’ve put years into learning how to take care of others, now it is time to take care of you.

Contact me for a free 15-minute consultation to see how therapy and a plan with the right therapist can make a difference for you. Call or text (805)956-8555 or click the link below!