Who’s Taking Care of Your Therapist?

In the year since the pandemic began, many have struggled emotionally with depression or anxiety. Therapists, psychologists and substance abuse counselors are the busiests they’ve ever been, with back-to-back telehealth appointments and an increasing number of clients. How are mental health care workers doing, though? Who is taking care of them as we navigate a global pandemic for the first time?

Guests:

Tara Powell, Social work professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Dr. Gregory Sarlo, Clinical Director, Psychological Consultations 

Margaret Grau, LCSW, Therapist in Park Ridge

Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi

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