Clinical Consultation
/Clinical Consultation For Licensed Mental Health Professionals
We all know that our chosen lines of work have extremely high burn out rates and that private practice life can often lead to isolation. Therefore, as professionals in the field that are wanting to remain in the field for years to come, we have to be hyper aware of ourselves and the ways to effectively combat the high rates of burn out and loneliness.
If you are in the Louisville, KY area and are a licensed mental health professional come out and join our clinical consultation group. Learn more here.
We’ve got to be vigilant about our own self-care.
Yes, I am talking about the yoga, the massages, and taking a legitimate lunch break (not shoving your face at your desk while typing notes). But I am also talking about building your own like-minded community to support you as a person and as a human helper.
There are lots of different ways this can be done, but one of the best ways to do this is to increase your involvement with your clinical community and join a clinical consultation group.
Clinical consultation groups for licensed mental health professionals are designed to:
- Improve or refine your clinical skills
- Develop new therapeutic techniques and perspectives
- Getting and giving suggestions on how to handle difficult therapeutic cases
- Receive feedback on ethical issues
- Receive emotional support from colleagues
- Enhance your referral network by building relationships with other professionals
- Keep you up-to-date with local mental health resources
We all seek supervision and consultation during our required supervision period, but it seems like once we receive our full licenses and aren’t required to consult, we don’t. We need to do better at this. For ourselves, for our clients, and for each other.
We need to integrate consultations into our weekly schedules and make it a priority to surround ourselves with like-minded individuals.
We all know how stressful our chosen careers can be and because we can’t go home and process our days with our friends, families and partners, we need to have a safe space to share and process these moments with trusted colleagues. Remember that this is your community of support.
So find a consultation group that fits your needs!
We hear hard things, we sit with people that are in tough situations, we hold all their stories and keep them safe when they might not know how to do that for themselves yet.
b.mindful Louisville believes that community is at the root of everything good!
Written by: Shannon Gonter, LPCC and founder of b.mindful Louisville
If you are in the Louisville, KY area and are needing a furnished office space for your mental health or wellness private practice, reach out to Shannon at 502-528-1363 to schedule your your today!