I Haven’t Burned Out Despite 1000s of Trauma Clients

There’s power in being a supporting actor

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Temperamentally and statistically speaking, I’m a prime candidate for burnout even at the best of times. A serious child in a family that dealt with various mental illnesses and addictions, I was reading This Stranger My Son in the fourth grade. I was not unique among future therapists. A woman I once…