REST AND RECHARGE: A SUPPORT GROUP FOR COUNSELORS
Are you a counselor struggling with burnout, compassion fatigue, or secondary trauma?
Join our virtual support group starting April 24th, 2025. Meet monthly with other counselors to rest, recover, and recharge.
JOIN A CHRISTIAN-BASED SUPPORT GROUP FOR COUNSELORS WITH COMPASSION FATIGUE AND SECONDARY TRAUMA
Are you tired and depleted? Do you feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or negative about your work? Does your counseling ever feel pointless or ineffective? Are you experiencing intrusive thoughts, emotional reactions, or other symptoms after being exposed to someone else’s trauma?
If you notice any of these signs, you may be experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or secondary trauma. Join licensed and biblical counselor, Esther Smith, for a support group designed to care for counselors who are feeling the impact of caring for others.
VIRTUAL SUPPORT
This group will meet once a month in a virtual setting starting on Thursday April 24th from 12PM to 1:30PM Eastern Standard Time.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
We will meet monthly on the following dates: April 24th, May 29th, June 26th, July 31st, August 28th, and September 25th from 12PM to 1:30PM EST. October 23rd will be a make-up date if needed.
AFFORDABLE COST
Each meeting is 90 minutes long and the cost of the entire group, including all six meetings, is $150. Please see the FAQ below for information on scholarships.
SMALL GROUP
To create a safe and comfortable space, this group will be limited to 10-12 people. A minimum of six registrations is needed for the group to run.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Create connection and community
- Assess if you are experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or secondary trauma
- Explore ways to rest, recover, and recharge
- Process experiences of secondary trauma
- Create a plan for sustainable patterns of work and rest
- Consider Scripture together and pray for each other
MEET OUR SUPPORT GROUP LEADER
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
To help you answer this question, we recommend taking the ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) assessment. This tool assesses levels of burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress and can help you determine how you are doing in these areas.
You can take this free assessment HERE.
This group is available for any counselor, mental health professional, or ministry leader who offers one-on-one counseling in some capacity. Licensed counselors, biblical counselors, pastoral counselors, Christian counselors, and lay counselors are all welcome. Social workers, psychologists, counseling pastors, and other mental health professionals or ministry leaders who provide some form of counseling are all invited to attend.
We recommend that you only sign up for the group if you believe you can attend at least four out of the six meetings.
Group members will not receive recordings of the meetings. We want to offer as much confidentiality as is possible in an online group setting, and recordings could compromise the privacy of group members.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are not able to offer refunds.
A limited number of scholarships are available for people who are unable to afford the full cost of the group. You can access our scholarship application HERE.
*By registering for this group you acknowledge that this is a support group, not a counseling or therapy group. Support group leaders are not available for crisis services, emergency situations, or individual counseling outside of group. If you have suicidal thoughts please call 988 for 24/7 mental health support or go to your nearest emergency room.
Please note that your email will be shared with a small group of other current group members to simplify group communication and to allow for discussion between group meetings.