Healing the Healers: The Role of Contemplative Practice in Mitigating Counselor Burnout and Empathy Fatigue
Journal of Mental Health Counseling July 1, 2025 Clarissa Cigrand, Jordan T. Quaglia, Sean Lawlor et al.
Abstract Empathy fatigue and burnout are at an all-time high within the mental health professions, and there remains a need to understand protective factors that can address these conditions. The current qualitative study investigated how contemplative practice, such as mindfulness meditation and movement-based practices, can support the remediation of empathy fatigue and burnout. Eleven mental...