Therapy for Doctors
Therapy for Physicians in Dallas, TX & Philadelphia, PA
Mental healthcare for doctors and their families by somebody who gets it
As a licensed marriage and family therapist and physician spouse, I’ve worked with and seen first-hand the toll that medical education, residency training, and attendinghood can have on a person, a couple, and a family.
I understand the competing demands on physician families between patient care, endless paperwork (and metrics), maintaining a healthy relationship, and caring for kids. I get the impossibility of doing it all. I see the passion physicians feel and the high price of that meaningful work.
When you work with me, you’ll work with somebody who understands the journey and the jargon.
I have provided therapy to medical students, residents, and attending physicians across fields including internal medicine, general surgery, urology, interventional radiology, pediatrics, OBGYN, cardiology, emergency medicine, cardio-thorasic surgery, psychiatry, and pediatrics. My works extends to other healthcare workers including Charge Nurses, Bedside Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Nurse Managers, and Veterinarians.
I work with physicians to address burnout, reclaim parts of themselves that were lost during medical training, and treat anxiety, depression, burnout, and PTSD. I help physician couples sort through long festering issues, postponed again and again in the name of addressing work demands.
I work with physician clients to help them build a life that works for them.
Doctors and I work together to address things like:
Burnout from medical school and residency training
Competing priorities for work and home life
Lost sense of self after training (who am I other than a doctor?)
How to manage a relationship/marriage when your spouse is a doctor
Managing the toll of caring for others
Issues around gender in medicine
The toll of metrics on physician’s ability to practice good care
Read Sarah’s articles on therapy in Psychology Today:
Dad has a temper. Everybody in the family knows that to keep a calm house; nobody can upset Dad. Mom frequently reminds the kids not to upset their father and hides potential sources of stress from him like a bad report card, a car dent, or a financial setback. The kids know how to read his moods from little details—like the pitch of his voice or how loudly the front door closes. When they sense their father’s stress increasing, the kids walk on eggshells, taking up as little space as possible.