workplace stress
experiencing STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
in colorado, florida, maryland, and pennsylvania?
What’s your first thought when your alarm sounds? Are you dreading the day? Wishing it was Saturday and this was all a big mistake? Feeling like you could sleep another couple hours? If so, it might be time to re-evaluate your work situation.
If you give the situation a little thought, you’ll likely identify the main frustrations you have—difficult boss, ridiculous hours, unrealistic projects and deadlines, lack of community amongst colleagues. Online therapy sessions clarifies the problems and offers solutions.
online therapy solutions for workplace stress
Online counseling can help you identify what’s at the heart of your workplace stress. For instance, the problems may be due interpersonal dynamics in the workplace. Organizational psychologists and consultants know that everyone at work is bringing their family of origin and current family’s “stuff” with them to work. This can in turn impact interactional styles in the workplace.
With workplace dynamics, the solution may be cultivating assertiveness skills. Other times solutions may include setting boundaries, practicing greater self-care, weighing the pros and cons of keeping the job, and looking within (sorry, we’re not exempt from that part about bringing “stuff” to work—insert sad face emoji here).
If any of this sounds familiar or if you have other concerns, consider reaching out for online therapy. AROSE eTherapy offers convenient virtual counseling that you can access from home or even your office (so long as you have privacy). Online therapy is available to you in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Reach out today!
experiencing symptoms of
workplace burnout?
Burnout at work impacts people in three main ways: mentally, physically, and emotionally. This impacts not only you but your interactions with your coworkers, clients, and potentially even your family and friends. Burnout from work can seep into all aspects of your life.
Burnout is more than exhaustion, as it is possible to be tired from a big project but still like your job, for instance. The exhaustion that accompanies burnout is tied to a sentiment of not enjoying the work any longer or feeling competent in some way.
Consider the following symptoms of burnout:
exhaustion
cynicism or negative attitude
feeling inept at your job either in your skills, talents, or mistakes
low motivation, low productivity
lack of concern for work products and projects
stress and tension
Burnout from work can develop for a number of reasons—too much time in a job or career making the job stale, toxic workplaces, a stressful career field. Sometimes after spending years or even decades in a career or workplace feelings of exhaustion, cynicism, and frustration can build. Oftentimes burnout develops gradually over time but there are cases when burnout can be fast-forwarded under stressful situations (for example, healthcare workers during Covid). Toxic workplaces can also be an accelerating factor. Workers in stressful career fields, like first responders and military, can experience burnout sooner than some other careers due to high tempos, intense experiences and long hours.
WONDERING IF IT’S TIME
FOR A CAREER CHANGE?
online therapy can help
Counseling psychologists, like Dr. Rozycki, have their foundations in vocational psychology. Vocational psychology is a branch of psychology that was born in the 1940s when collaborating with the US Military in how best to assign personnel. Using psychological testing measures, counseling psychologists provided guidance with assigning military occupational specialties, such as who should be a cook, infantryman, medic, or pilot. The goal was to base assignments on interests and aptitudes.
Counseling psychologists then went on to work within the VA assisting returning veterans to transition to civilian careers. To this day, coursework centered around vocational psychology is a foundational block of counseling psychology training. There are a range of theories that are used to guide psychologists in helping you decide where you best belong.
Just know that many variables are at play in helping individuals find their best vocational match. Hopefully this trip into the history of counseling psychology lets you know you are in capable hands as you explore career options. Book a free consult today!
online counseling
can help burnout
in colorado, florida, maryland, and pennsylvania
If any of this sounds familiar, it may be time to talk about your experience of burnout and what you might like to do going forward. Although burnout is not a clinical condition, left ignored it can lead to clinical conditions like an adjustment disorder, insomnia, depression, or anxiety. If you feel you’re burned out or needing support for depression, worry, or sleeplessness, reach out today for a Free 15 Minute Consult and let’s talk about how we can get you feeling better.
