Counselling for burnout and emotional overwhelm for helpers—in person therapy, Bendigo & Kangaroo Flat
Welcome
"Relief from psychological pain begins with being heard—telling your story in your words."
Frederikke Jensen, Narrative Therapist and Master’s qualified counsellor, University of Melbourne & Grad. Dip. in Psychology, Charles Sturt University.
Therapy for helpers and helping professionals who feel overwhelmed or emotionally stretched
Throughline Counselling offers narrative therapy for helpers and helping professionals experiencing burnout, overwhelm, and emotional fatigue. Based in Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, I provide a reflective and supportive counselling space in person from my Kangaroo Flat practice and online, making counselling accessible across Bendigo and surrounding areas.
When helping others Starts to take a Toll
Work stress, burnout, moral injury, compassion fatigue or emotional exhaustion is often inherent in helping work. Resources in health care, mental health and community services are scarce.
As helpers, we are human and not exempt from our own experiences of grief and loss, the impact of traumatic events, childhood trauma, depression, loneliness, anxiety or interpersonal problems.
Needing support for burnout and feeling you have to carry it all might look like:
Pushing through, trying to ignore exhaustion.
Difficulty saying no to unreasonable workloads.
Feeling emotionally responsible for others.
Anxiety about making mistakes.
Problems with sleep.
Feeling guilt or shame about feeling stressed when others have it worse.
A reflective, trauma sensitive approach to counselling helpers
Symptoms such as not sleeping, feeling anxious, feeling numb or not wanting to go to work tell us something is wrong. But symptoms like burnout and work stress do not tell the full story of what is happening.
If you have tried taking time off work, self-help courses, coaching or low-intensity therapy and nothing works, I am here to help you try to understand the underlying reasons for your psychological distress.
I use trauma-sensitive ways of working, which means considering how you cope when feeling overwhelmed.
I help people address the root cause of emotional and psychological suffering, inviting reflection upon the stories you carry with you.
An intention of curiosity in our work together invites understanding of yourself and others, making it possible for you to relate to work, interpersonal difficulties and life challenges differently.
I offer a calm space—a refuge to explore from, but also a place to do deep work—therapy is committed work that both client and therapist do together.
If this resonates, you’re welcome to get in touch to explore how counselling might support you.
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