Lynn Grodzki, Margaret Wehrenberg

Letting Go of the Work You Love

A Workbook for Therapists to Prepare for Retirement, Close a Practice, and End a Career with Integrity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What happens when it's time for a therapist to retire? Retiring from a career in mental health is uniquely complex. Whether you are in private practice, community care, or education, the enduring nature of the therapist-client relationship sets this profession apart from any other area of health care. How do you leave the work you love - with compassion, clarity, and care? In Letting Go of the Work You Love, authors and therapists Lynn Grodzski and Margaret Wehrenberg offer a groundbreaking roadmap for therapists preparing to step away from their professional roles, whether by choice, necessity, or life change. This essential guide - unlike any other for therapists - provides both practical and emotional counsel for navigating your retirement. You'll learn how to: - Ease the uncertainty of knowing when and how to take the first steps in closing your practice - Support your clients through the process of ending therapy in a collaborative, ethical, and healing way - Gently detach from your professional identity and rediscover your worth beyond your role - Follow a ten-step retirement plan to answer all your questions about the logistics of leaving - Claim your legacy and translate your skills to a meaningful next life chapter - Redefine your sense of wholeness and fulfillment as you shape your future Whether your retirement is years away or just around the corner, Letting Go of the Work You Love helps you leave with the same intention, grace, and compassion you've always given to your work. Let this workbook be your trusted guide to ending well - and beginning again.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PESI Publishing, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781683738350
• ISBN-10: 1683738357
• Artikelnr.: 73874783

Autorenporträt

Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and Master Certified Coach (MCC) who has been in private practice since 1990. A pioneer in the field of practice development, she is the author of six books, including Building Your Ideal Private Practice and Therapy with a Coaching Edge. Her articles have appeared in publications such as the Psychotherapy Networker magazine and Social Work Today. She is a popular presenter at conferences and offers workshops and webinars to continuing education providers. Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist with fifty years of experience in the mental health field. She's the author of thirteen books, including the bestselling 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques. Margaret has contributed numerous articles to the Psychotherapy Networker magazine and has blogged for Psychology Today. In addition to her private psychotherapy practice, she trained mental health professionals across the United States and internationally over the past thirty years for many continuing education providers. She is currently enjoying an active and happy retirement.