​RESOURCES FOR THERAPIST SELF-CARE


This is a supplementary resource to Treatment of Complex Trauma: A Sequenced, Relationship-Based Approach by Christine A. Courtois and Julian D. Ford. Copyright 2013 by The Guilford Press. Please Click here for access to their web page. 
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In the spirit of delivering sustainable care and keeping you, as the therapist vessel, full and well, please see this list of resources for therapist self Care provided by Guillford Press: 
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  • Baker, E. K. (2003). Caring for ourselves: A therapist's guide to personal and professional well­ being. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Barnett, J. E., Baker, E. K., Elman, N. S., & Schoener, G. R. (2007). In pursuit of wellness: The self-care imperative. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 603–612.
  • Brende, J. O. (1991). When post traumatic stress rubs off. Voices, 27 (1–2), 139–143.
  • Bridgeman, D. L. (2009). Balance, boundaries and benevolence: The complexities of psychologists’ self-care, coping and wellness: An informal self-assessment. Sacramento: California Psychological Association.
  • Chessick, R. D. (1978). The sad soul of the psychiatrist. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 42, 1– 9.
  • Collins, S., & Long, A. (2003). Working with the psychological effects of trauma: Consequences for mental health-care workers: A literature review. Journal of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 10, 417–424.
  • Coster, J. S., & Schwebel, M. (1997). Well-functioning in professional psychologists.​ Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 28, 5–13.
  • Danieli, Y. (1996). Who takes care of the caretakers: The emotional consequences of working with children traumatized by war and communal violence. In R. J. Apfel & B. Simon (Eds.), Minefields in their hearts (pp. 189–205). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
  • DeAngelis, T. (2002). Normalizing practitioners' stress. Monitor on Psychology, 33(7), 62–64.
  • Fawcett, J. (2000). Managing staff stress and trauma. In M. Janz & J. Stead (Eds.), Complex humanitarian emergencies: Lessons from practitioners (pp. 92–125). Monrovia, CA: World Vision.
  • Figley, C. R. (Ed.). (1995). Compassion fatigue: Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
  • Ford, E. S. C. (1963). Being and becoming a psychotherapist: The search for identity. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 17, 474–482.
  • Groesbeck, C. J. (1975). The archetypal image of the wounded healer. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 20, 122–145.
  • Guy, J. D. (2000). Holding the holding environment together: Self-psychology and psychotherapist care. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31(3), 351–352.
  • Guy, J. D., & Norcross, J. C. (1998). Therapist self-care checklist. In G. P. Koocher, J. C. Norcross, & S. Hill III (Eds.), Psychologist's desk reference (pp. 387–392). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Heath, S. (1991). Dealing with the therapist's vulnerability to depression. Northvale, NJ: Aronson.
  • Kahill, S. (1988). Interventions for burnout in the helping professions: A review of the empirical evidence. Canadian Journal of Counseling Review, 22(3), 310–342.
  • Kramen-Kahn, B., & Hansen, N. D. (1998). Rafting the rapids: Occupational hazards, rewards, and coping strategies of psychotherapists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 130–134.
  • Kramer, G. (1999). Traumatized women working with traumatized women: Reflections upon life and work in a war zone. Women and Therapy, 22(1), 107–120.
  • Laliotis, D. A., & Grayson, F. H. (1985). Psychologist heal thyself: What is available for the impaired psychologist. American Psychologist, 40, 84–96.
  • Layman, E., & Guyden, J. A. (1997). Reducing your risk of burnout. Health Care Supervisor, 15(3), 57–69.
  • Leiter, M. P., & Maslach, C. (2000). Preventing burnout and building engagement: A complete program for organizational renewal. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • McCann, I., & Pearlman, L. (1990). Vicarious traumatization: A framework for understanding the psychological effects of working with victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3(1), 131– 149.
  • Norcross, J. C. (2000). Psychotherapist self-care: Practitioner-tested, research-informed strategies. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 710–713.
  • Norcross, J. C., & Guy, J. D. (2007). Leaving it at the office: A guide to psychotherapist self-care.  New York: Guilford Press.
  • Pearlman, L. A., & Saakvitne, K. W. (1995). Trauma and the therapist: Countertransference and vicarious traumatization in psychotherapy with incest survivors. New York: Norton.
  • Saakvitne, K. W., & Pearlman, L. A. (1996). Transforming the pain: A workbook on vicarious traumatization. New York: Norton.
  • Scott, C. D., & Hawk, J. (1986). Heal thyself: The health of health care professionals. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
  • Skovholt, T. M. (2001). The resilient practitioner: Burnout prevention and self-care strategies for counselors, therapists, teachers, and health professionals. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Skovholt, T. M., Grier, T. L., & Hanson, M. R. (2001). Career counseling for longevity: Self-care and burnout prevention strategies for counselor resilience. Journal of Career Development, 27(3), 167–176.
  • Stamm, B. H. (1999). Secondary traumatic stress: Self-care issues for clinicians, researchers and educators. Baltimore: Sidran Press.
  • Stevanovic, P., & Rupert, P. (2004). Career-sustaining behaviors: Satisfactions, and stresses of professional psychologists. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 41, 301–309.
  • Werdell, M., & Wicks, R. J. (2012). Primer on posttraumatic growth: An introduction and guide. New York: Wiley.
  • Wicks, R. J. (2007). The resilient clinician. London: Oxford University Press.