CONSULTATION

We offer consultation and brief therapy services for physicians, fellows, residents, and medical students. Issues may include family dynamics, personal life concerns, challenging relationships with patients or colleagues, difficulty supervising medical trainees, compassion fatigue or burnout, or  mental health. We are available to meet in our office, your clinical work site or other mutually determined locations. In cooler weather, we are available for walking meetings. We respond for emergencies or other urgent matters 24/7.

DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT

We work closely with departments to enhance collegiality, communication, and general wellbeing.

TEAMBUILDING. We offer interactive workshops and seminars that can be used in educational or retreat formats.
SUPPORT GROUPS. We are available for support group facilitation in departments or clinical settings.
DEBRIEFING. We offer debriefing after difficult patient situations, disasters, or other negative events.

EDUCATION

We are available as guest lecturers for grand rounds, workshops, retreats, faculty development, and program didactics. Possible topics include:

  • Practical Strategies to Build Resilience and Mitigate Burnout
  • Managing Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue
  • Addressing Spiritual Issues in Clinical Settings
  • How to Conduct Successful Family Conferences
  • Family Dynamics Around Illness and Hospitalization
  • Physician Depression and Suicide
  • Coping with the Personal Impact of Litigation
  • Enhancing Collegial Communication and Collaboration
  • Ambiguous Loss: Uncertainty in Prolonged Illness, Injury and Patient Care
  • Mindfulness and Meditation
  • Gender, Race, and Social Location in Medicine
  • Partner Violence in the Lives of Physicians
  • Negotiating Relationships Between Parents and At-Risk Adolescents
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Navigating Death and Loss Experience in Medicine
  • Co-occurring Disorders and Recovery
  • *Other topics available by request

GROUP WORK

  • Medical Simulation on Breaking Bad News
  • Balint Group Facilitation
  • Finding Meaning in Medicine Group Facilitation

PHYSICIAN COACHING

Physician coaching is a collaborative process that supports residents and physicians to meet professional goals. This process is not therapy, but is a forward-looking and active process that aims to help physicians meet their personal and professional goals.

REFERRALS

If you or a family member would like to know how to navigate mental health services, we are happy to provide you with referrals and assist you to connect with providers and resources.

SCHOLARSHIP

Our research agendas include diversity, equity, and sociocultural issues, physician relationships, spirituality, and experiential medical education. We also administer and manage faculty physician and medical student wellbeing surveys.