What patients can expect during the first session with me is as follows: the first step is for us to gain better insight into the “What needs to be healed?” and the “How to heal?” roadmap. We will discover what we need to work towards and how we can work towards these goals. We will then create the foundations of our therapeutic relationship by gaining a sense of the therapeutic journey and the directions we need to go towards the patient’s healing journey.

Symptoms include emotional numbness, irritability, exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, reduced job satisfaction, feelings of helplessness, and physical symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, or sleep disturbances.

Professionals in caregiving or helping roles, such as healthcare workers, social workers, first responders, counselors, and teachers, are at higher risk. It can also affect anyone in a role that requires sustained emotional investment in others' well-being.

While burnout stems from prolonged workplace stress and can occur in any profession, compassion fatigue is specific to roles involving caregiving and emotional labor. It arises from the emotional toll of empathizing deeply with others' struggles or trauma.

Professionals in caregiving or helping roles, such as healthcare workers, social workers, first responders, counselors, and teachers, are at higher risk. It can also affect anyone in a role that requires sustained emotional investment in others' well-being.