Therapy for Carers and Support Workers

Caring for others often comes at the cost of caring for yourself.

Whether you’re an informal carer looking after a loved one or a professional support worker helping others in their daily lives, your role is deeply meaningful, but also emotionally demanding. Over time, the constant focus on others’ needs can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion, and compassion fatigue.

At Hope Prevails, I provide therapy for carers and support professionals who feel overwhelmed, depleted, or stuck in survival mode. Therapy offers a space just for you—a place to rest, reflect, and restore your sense of balance and wellbeing.

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The emotional cost of caring

Caring roles often involve high levels of empathy, responsibility, and emotional labour. Whether you’re managing behaviours of concern, responding to trauma, or simply giving your all every day, these pressures build up.

You might notice:

• Persistent fatigue or sleep disturbances

• Irritability, mood swings, or emotional numbness

• Guilt about not doing “enough”

• Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from your own life

• Loss of motivation or sense of self

• Increased anxiety, low mood, or physical tension

This state is sometimes called compassion fatigue, which refers to the emotional residue of supporting others through pain and distress. It can lead to burnout if left unaddressed, but there is a path forward.

You deserve support, too

Carers are often the last to seek help. You may feel like there’s no time or that others’ needs come first. But your well-being matters. You can only pour from a full cup.

Private therapy offers:

• A confidential space to express your struggles without judgment

• Validation and understanding of the unique challenges carers face

• Practical tools to manage stress, boundaries, and emotional reactivity

• A place to reconnect with your own needs, goals, and identity

Therapy doesn’t require a crisis. It’s a proactive form of self-care, an investment in your emotional resilience and long-term capacity to care.

Therapeutic approaches that support carers

In our work together, I offer a range of approaches that can support mental wellness in caring roles:

• Compassion-focused therapy to help reduce self-criticism and build emotional warmth toward yourself

• Mindfulness and grounding techniques to manage stress in the moment

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) if past experiences or trauma are contributing to emotional overload

• Psychoeducation to understand the signs of burnout and how to catch them early

• Values-based goal setting to help you find balance and reconnect with what matters to you

Every session is tailored to your needs, your energy, and your story. There’s no pressure to fix everything at once. It’s about creating space to breathe again.

Let therapy be a space where you are cared for

Carers and support workers are the backbone of families, services, and communities. But you were never meant to carry it all alone.

Whether you’re a parent carer, an NDIS support worker, or someone navigating a long-term caring role, I invite you to book a session. We’ll work at your pace to help restore your sense of calm, strength, and emotional well-being.

You give so much. It’s okay to receive support, too.

Ready to take the first step? Reach out here to book a confidential appointment in person or via telehealth. Let’s make space for you.