Coping with Burnout for Educators

Are you feeling overwhelmed, struggling to keep up with the demands of teaching, and wondering how to get back to your best self?

Join a 4-session group therapy program designed for educators facing burnout. Together, we’ll:

• Connect with others who understand and can offer support
• Learn effective strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout
• Build self-compassion and practice skills to restore your well-being

Let’s work together to help you feel recharged and resilient.

Burnout can happen for many reasons, but the result is often the same: persistent stress in the body, leaving us feeling numb, overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected.

Together, we will work to identify the stressors that contribute to burnout and practice evidence-based strategies for completing the stress cycle – without taking a long, expensive vacation or adding more self-care to your plate!

Burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s systemic. That’s why healing works best in a community. Group therapy provides a supportive space where connection itself becomes a key part of recovery by helping to complete the stress response cycle and reduce burnout symptoms.
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This group is tailored to suit educators or educational staff seeking support with their burnout.

Program Outline

Week 1:
Jan 14, 2025, 7 pm – Differentiating between stressors and stress and completing the stress response cycle.

Week 2:
Jan 21, 2025, 7 pm – Meaning-making: Identifying your “something larger”.

Week 3:
Jan 28, 2025, 7 pm – Growing Mighty: self-compassion for the Inner Critic.

Week 4:
Feb 4, 2025, 7 pm – Closure – bringing the work to the real world.

This four-session group therapy will begin and end each week with grounding exercises. There will be space made in the agenda for a check-in, some psychoeducation, discussion/exploration, and practicing skills.

The fee for this group is $100/session and may be covered by extended health benefits plans that cover the services of a social worker or psychotherapist.

If you require sliding scale assistance, please contact nicole@transformingemotions.ca to speak about your situation.