Let’s Sit Together
PLEASE NOTE: As of August, 2022, my private practice is FULL. I am not accepting new clients at this time.
What’s getting in the way of your personal (r)evolution? How, exactly, do you become an anti-racist leader? Why does life have to feel So. Damn. Hard?
Dr. Devjani (Juni) Banerjee-Stevens offers individual therapy to people who are ready to examine how personal, intergenerational, and societal trauma has affected their ability to thrive. She is especially interested in helping the helpers (therapists, nurses, teachers, physicians, etc.) who are experiencing their own compassion fatigue and burnout due to serving people with extensive trauma histories.
Currently, I do not take insurance for individual therapy. Here are my fees:
- $150 for an Initial Intake (60 minutes)
- $150 for a 60-minute follow-up
- $125 for a 45-minute session
Is This It?
Maybe It’s Compassion Fatigue
Let’s get real. Most of us who went into a helping profession really thought we could make a difference. Very few of us thought we would end up Googling, “Do cab drivers in Tahiti make enough money to retire on?” at the end of another really hard day at work.
If you are an effective helper, your superpower is your ability to connect deeply with people. You also probably get a jolt of joy when you see the look in someone’s eyes when you really did help. But for many of us, the scale is way off balance. Bearing witness to people’s suffering takes a toll, and many of our workplaces do not invest enough in tipping that balance in order to keep you whole.
In her book, Trauma Stewardship, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky notes, “Secretly, many of us may feel that if we admit to having a hard time, we will open a door that we won’t know how to shut.” Maybe you’re staying silent with your own suffering, or maybe your shouting at the top of your lungs into the void. Either way, if you’re feeling helpless, hopeless, guilty, or cynical about your job, you might be experiencing compassion fatigue.
If you’re feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders, let’s talk. You don’t have to bear this burden alone.
