by DrKatieBrazaitis | Dec 9, 2025 | Clinical Interventions
TRIGGER WARNING: This post uses explicit language to discuss rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse of children and adults. If you have lived through these experiences, please read with caution and be gentle with yourself. Some Caveats I have intentionally avoided...
by DrKatieBrazaitis | Jun 30, 2025 | Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Expanding Self-Care
Just about this time last year, I wrote a post on compassion fatigue. In that post, I discussed how there is no standardized definition of compassion fatigue. The definition has evolved over time and is often used in conjunction with burnout and secondary stress. This...
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...
