Therapists often enter the field due to their own personal experiences of trauma, embracing the role of 'wounded healers'. However, unhealed traumas can predispose them to burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Burnout manifests in three ways: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished achievement. Contributing factors include high caseloads and inadequate support structures. To combat this phenomenon, therapists need to consider their personal limits and the impact of overburdened work environments on their overall well-being, as they navigate the complexities of aiding trauma survivors while caring for themselves.
"Burnout and secondary traumatic stress often occur at the intersection of institutional and personal factors, urging therapists to examine their capacity to work in overburdened institutions."
"Wounds that have not been healed make us more vulnerable to various risk factors in their work, most notably burnout and secondary traumatic stress."
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