Light Up The Couch Developing Clinical Resilience: Nurturing Self of Therapist Beyond ‘Self Care’, Ep. 182
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Jul 20, 2023 Megan VanMeter, a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on therapy resilience, joins Elizabeth Irias for an illuminating discussion. They delve into the critical differences between life enrichment and self-care, tackling burnout and compassion fatigue head-on. Megan emphasizes how personal experiences shape therapeutic effectiveness and the need for creativity in navigating mental health crises, especially post-COVID. She offers practical strategies to nurture well-being, urging therapists to rediscover their passion through purposeful engagement.
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Experiential Art Therapy Training
- Megan VanMeter's art therapy training was highly experiential and focused on the person behind the therapist before clinical work.
- Her early practice experience showed mainstream mental health often overlooked internal resilience of therapists.
Person of Therapist Crucial
- Research shows the therapist's personal qualities influence therapy outcomes more than techniques.
- Yet, training and research rarely address therapist individuality and internal dynamics.
Burnout vs. Companion Syndromes
- Burnout involves mood and motivation 'going dark' and is influenced by work settings.
- Companion syndromes involve compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and secondary traumatic stress from empathy work.
