Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Neuropsychology, General, Psychotherapy, TA & NLP 

Therapist burnout is a pressing issue and self-care is possible only when therapist actively seek help themselves. Taking a frank assessment of the risk involved in psychotherapy, such as compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, Help for the Helper challenges current thinking about the ways in which therapist are affected by their clients. The result is a new outlook upon therapeutic process that yields concrete strategies for mental health professionals who want to maintain their own mental health and overall well-being while maximizing their competency with clients.
Base on the latest neurobiological research and drawing from the literature in social psychology and folk psychology, Rothschild identifies three major processes that can, when left, unchecked, pose enormous risk to a professional’s well-being. The most unexplored of these processes is empathy- a if not the major tool of the helping professions. Bridging the psychological and neurophysiological gap, Rothschild expands the concept of empathy by illuminating its heretofore neglected body component. The second process is the regulation of arousal in the profession. Rothschild reviews the relevant theories on stress and relaxation, applying them to the therapist in the helping situation. Third, drawing again on neuroscience, Rothschild promotes processes that maintain the ability to think clearly, even in the most stressful of helping situations. Throughout each chapter, case illustrations, supervisions. Throughout each chapter, case illustrations, supervisions transcripts, and easy-to-follow exercises equip readers with the tools necessary to identify and mediate their own fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and burnout.