Caregiving is Heart work.
Therapy for the Caregiver by a Caregiver.
Have you lost a sense of where your role as a caregiver ends and you begin? Do you feel guilt over just feeling Done with your caregiving role?
Caregiving is a constant energy drain. It can be hard to take time for yourself to maintain your sense of Self.
As a sister of a physically disabled person (now adult) and a parent of children with mental health and neurodiversity, I get that energy suck caregivers often feel then experience guilt about feeling. Let’s work together to help you find a balance between your role as a caregiver and yourself.
Coping and adjustment support
Identifying your village and knowing when to utilize it
Finding a relaxed state as well as validating and honoring oneself
“There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.”
Rosalyn Carter
Life doesn’t have to feel this way.
Are you scheduled out? Do you feel like you can drop the ball at any moment or maybe you have already done it? Being anxious and on edge as a caregiver serves no one, especially yourself.
Whether you are caring for a child, adult or older adult, boundaries are essential. Figuring out those boundaries and learning to maintain them can be challenging for some. Let me help you figure out where to draw the line between yourself and your caregiving role and then where that line can be a bit more blurred.
Some of the keys to effective caregiving is self-care, boundaries, open communication and support. Whether you are carrying those keys and have misplaced them or you need a new set cut, let me help you.
Burnout, caregiver fatigue and emotional fatigue can all be a thing of the past with the right balance. Therapy can help you find that balance.
Caregiver therapy, support and validation can help you…
Parents of Neurodiverse children and adults
Parents of a chronically ill or disabled child including mental illness
Elder care
The sandwich generation
Hospice caregiving support
Spouse or partner of a chronically ill or disabled person
Frequently asked questions about helping the helper
FAQs
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There is always time. Whether we meet in my office or in your home I can help you carve out 50 or more minutes a week or biweekly to address your needs. Nap time? While your child is at school or a program? During physical therapy or behavioral therapy?
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That is a myth and guilt talking when we think or feel that our primary focus should be on the person we are caring for. Have you ever flown in a plane with a small child? The flight attendants come through and assure that you know, if needed, to put YOUR oxygen mask on BEFORE you put it on the child. Why? If you have no oxygen you are unable to assist anyone else.
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Take that essential first step and request a free consultation. We can talk about whether we may be a good fit and how ready you may be to commit to your own well-being.