Angela & Sarah offer individual counselling as well as interactive half and full day workshops in the area of Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue Management and Building Resilience. Workshops are tailored to your organisation’s specific needs.

Through awareness and a system of self-care, professionals can improve their own resiliency, and maintain wellness through the inevitable stressors of working in the “high-touch” professions and trauma fields.

The list is not all-inclusive, however some relevant professionals include social workers, psychologists, medical professionals (including doctors & nurses), child protection workers, victim advocates, police office officers, fire fighters, court staff, teachers, naturopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors, trauma responders, ambulance workers, journalists, veterinarians, animal rescue workers and volunteers responding in these areas.

Most people who are exposed to traumatic information in their work will experience some symptoms of vicarious trauma or compassion fatigue at some point in time as it is an inevitable occupational hazard working in these fields. The most important thing is to be able to be able to recognise the warning signs so the potential of these impacts in the workplace can be minimized and overcome.

Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue management is a specialised area of work involving specific knowledge, assessments, tools and strategies that will assist you to recognise exactly how you are being impacted by your work. Once you are able to do this, you can start to create your own intentional self-care plan; for reducing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue symptoms and experience while at the same time starting to build your resilience and vicarious resilience to preventing future episodes.

Angela is an Internationally Certified Compassion Fatigue Therapist and Educator and an active member of the International Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. Angela and Sarah possess Certificate IV in Training & Assessment Qualifications, are specifically trained and are experienced in “helping the helper” to overcome the potential occupational hazards of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.   They have over a combined 30 years of experience as trauma practitioners and have provided extensive counselling and training in the trauma field both nationally and internationally.

Angela and Sarah have provided several workshops and training to professional groups in this highly specialised area, and are available for half and full days. “Low Impact Debriefing within organisations” is also another workshop offered for workers in the trauma and human service fields.

The types of issues covered in workshops and individual counselling include:

Interactive Workshops

For organisations considering booking an interactive workshop.  The benefits of reducing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in the workplace are numerous –  including reduced absenteeism, enhanced quality of work with clients, increased work/life balance of staff, improved mental and physical wellness of staff, reduced staff turnover, improved staff morale, decreased stress and anxiety, more motivation and energy and improved relationships overall – both personal and professional.