Navigating the Impact of Trauma Exposure: Essential Insights for Therapists

Lessons from the Playroom

Original Air Date: March 28, 2023

Join Lisa for a crucial conversation addressing a topic often overlooked in the therapy community: the profound impact of trauma exposure on therapists and helpers alike.

As therapists, we find ourselves on the front lines, intimately engaging with trauma exposure day after day, session after session. Despite the ideal of remaining objective observers, the reality is that we are deeply affected by the traumas our clients share. This episode sheds light on the inevitability of experiencing secondary impacts such as compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, or secondary traumatization.

Discover:

• How every therapist inevitably experiences a secondary impact when working with clients in trauma, crisis, or challenge.
• The effects of being impacted by the same traumas as our clients.
• The occurrence of our own unresolved traumas surfacing in the therapy room.
• Strategies for reconnecting with ourselves both inside and outside the therapy session, particularly during moments of activation.

Listen and take a moment to honor your journey as a therapist. Reflect on the sacrifices you make and explore ways to mitigate the impact of trauma exposure. Embrace the wisdom of learning to be with ourselves through these challenges and cultivate a lifestyle that supports our chosen career path.

You are extraordinary! Much love on your journey 💕

Podcast Resources:

• Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
• Synergetic Play Therapy Learning Website
• FREE Resources to support you on your play therapy journey
• Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity

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