by DrKatieBrazaitis | Jun 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Guest Post by Adriana StetsonAs an aspiring psychologist and mentee of Dr. Brazaitis, I’ve been fortunate to receive her guidance as I begin my journey into the field. This guest post is a reflection rooted in my personal experience reading Decolonizing Therapy:...
by DrKatieBrazaitis | May 26, 2025 | Clinical Interventions, Enhancing Competency
I’m going to begin this blog a little differently than my usual posts. I’m going to share an example of how I’ve experienced today’s topic: Red Herrings. My Story My dad had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He had a lung transplant and was in...
by DrKatieBrazaitis | May 8, 2025 | Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Expanding Self-Care
Given what we are facing as a nation, where we encounter losses at every turn, celebrating the wins in our work is all the more important. We need to be able to connect with every victory, no matter how small, to find some counterbalance to the fear and unknowns. This...
by DrKatieBrazaitis | Apr 22, 2025 | Clinical Interventions, Enhancing Competency, Suicide
In a previous post, I talked about the rationale and considerations for making a safety plan. Then I went through each of the sections of a safety plan. This included warning signs and coping strategies you can do on your own, and coping strategies through community...
by DrKatieBrazaitis | Apr 2, 2025 | Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Expanding Self-Care
Earlier this year, I contributed to the Arizona Veterinary Medicine Association’s monthly newsletter to talk about moral injury in veterinary medicine. Moral injury has the potential to impact all of us in healthcare settings and beyond, particularly with the...
