Stacey Steele Psychology

03/26/2026

If someone asked you to name the core tool of your clinical practice, what would you say? EMDR? CBT? Your favourite assessment measure?

Maybe it's none of the above. And maybe it’s you.

The caring self, who you are in the therapy space, is the primary therapeutic instrument. And like any instrument, it needs tending and tuning.

The Cycle of Caring is a four-phase framework that maps the rhythm we move through as the caring self with every client: empathic attachment, active involvement, felt separation, and re creation.

Have you ever closed a session, opened the door, and realized you’re still carrying the last client’s material into the next room? Has “self-care” has started to feel like another thing on the to-do list. Maybe you’ve been wondering whether the weight you’re carrying is burnout, or something more structural.

You hold space for others but where do you go when you need it held for you?

Join me at the ReLit Reset Circle™

A no cost, monthly gathering for therapists who want to stay in this work without losing themselves, while navigating burnout, moral strain, and the emotional weight of practice inside demanding systems.

Next gathering is April 14th 7pm EST where our topic will be “Being Good Enough”.

Link in bio to register.

03/25/2026

After traveling & remote work, today is a low energy day. When I got back to the Air BnB after a meeting, the last thing I wanted to do was any kind of physical activity and even breath work felt like too much.

But I took a tentative baby step onto my mat, started with one breath, and ended in Sun Saluatations with some high lunges to utkatasana 🪑 🔥iykyk!

There was a period of several years when I went through burnout, grief, traumatic events, and family crisis all while tending to chronic illness.

The only pathway out was through and those experiences
taught me to rest when I needed to rest.

But after a while when I would experience a little twinge of fatigue or the echoes of an ache it would honestly freak me out.

I would ruminate about my schedule, scramble to conserve energy, cancel plans, and worry about having enough fuel to get through the next day.

I was trying to prevent a crash by doing less and sometimes there was a crash anyway, sometimes a quick recovery, and sometimes I kept myself trapped in the confines of fear and did nothing.

But what was I afraid of? Being tired? If I was tired I could rest. It didn't make sense.

It took some soul searching and guidance but that fear was unlocked and inside that Pandora's Box was fear of failure, shame of not being good enough, guilt for what I did and didn't do, and a deep aching grief that started in my bones and radiated throughout my entire being.

I was grieving the lost parts of myself that held unrealized potential, the times when safety was denied, the support I needed that was withheld, and what was lost in the act of necessary survival.

So now, if I'm tired and feel the urge to shut down, I listen first to see if my body is telling me "I'm tired" or "I'm scared".
Whatever the answer is, I tell it "I got you".

Then keep moving forward.

🙏🏼💫

03/20/2026

What my clients share stays with me. Always.
Therapists, we don’t need to turn sessions into content to make an impact.

Our work speaks through how we show up, not what we disclose. With more and more of us showing up on social media, there can be pressure to have hot takes and viral content....and sometimes lines get crossed.

Ethical restraint is an act of care for clients, and for ourselves. Every time we choose to protect a story instead of post it, we strengthen the sacred container of therapy.

Fellow clinicians & therapists let’s normalize privacy, nuance, and professional boundaries as part of burnout prevention.

If you're craving connection in this work, join me the first Tuesday of every month for the Reset Circle, a free online gathering for therapists and helpers. You hold space for others, this is a place for space to be held for you.

Link in bio tor more information and to register

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03/12/2026

It's been over 24 hours since our first Reset Circle gathering and still surfing those vibes!

My heart is full and my brain at ease. So many of us in the helping professions have similar experiences; diverse roads to travel but one destination 💛 from new clinicians to experienced, from Australia to New Brunswick!

Last night we examined how the Cycle of Caring shows up in our relationships with this work and what parts are often missed.

I invite you to join at our next one on April 14th where we will be exploring "Being 'Good Enough'"

Link is in the bio or DM me "reset" to register!

03/09/2026

Does this resonate? I share more on my podcast, check out the link in bio to listen!

03/06/2026

Being in the company of women who are stewards for the field of psychology in Alberta (including other board members, staff, & volunteers for the Psychologists' Association of Alberta) has been inspiring and I am in gratitude for their comraderie & vision! Who are you celebrating this Women's Day?

03/04/2026

Have you been doing all the things, boundaries, self care, and even time off but it doesn't seem to help?
Maybe because the problem to be solved needs a different solution.

🔥The ReLit Practice community is for any clinicians working across public health, community agencies, and even private practice.

Join me on March 10th (7pm ESTl) for the ReLit Practice, Reset Circle, a free monthly gathering for clinicians to share in a somatic grounding practice, discussion and reflections without any expectation to be “on”.

Register at the link in bio or DM me “circle” for more information.

You deserve to have space held for you too 💛

03/04/2026

I've been reviewing the research on moral injury in healthcare for the last 2 weeks and I can tell you it's feeling heavy. A lot of what we have been told is burnout, poor boundaries, or even counter transference might be attributed to moral injury and moral distress.

I specialize in trauma and burnout recovery especially with high performing people and people who work in healthcare and human services, and today I am reflecting on the stories that have been shared in my office from clients and colleagues.

Burnout and trauma recovery remains my main focus especially with other clinicians, but we cannot have the conversation without moral injury.

If you read this and it resonates please know that you are not weak and in fact that recognition that you might have is a indicator that your values are intact and sensitivity you have is a gift to this profession and to the world.

You deserve to have healing, peace, and fulfillment in your work and in your personal life.

If you are seeking connection that meets you where you are, I invite you to join me on the first Tuesday of the month (7pm EST) for the ReLit Practice- Reset Circle.

It is a free to you, one hour reset on Zoom where we share in a somatic gounding exercise, followed by going deeper into topics that matter, personal reflection, and an opportunity to connect.

For more information and to register, go to the link in bio or DM me "reset".

03/03/2026

Stop pathologizing yourself.

Shame is one of the most profound impacts of moral injury and burnout. So consider this, maybe you're not actually broken and maybe what you're responding to is the threat to deeply held values and ethics

If this resonates, go to my link in bio to sign up for the ReLit newsletter where we continue the conversation around burnout, moral injury, and sustaining a practice that we don't need to leave of absence from.

🔥The ReLit Practice community is for any clinicians working across public health, community agencies, and even private practice.

Join me on March 10th (7pm ESTl) for the ReLit Practice, Reset Circle, a free monthly gathering for clinicians to share in a somatic grounding practice, discussion and reflections without any expectation to be “on”.

Register at the link in bio or DM me “circle” for more information.

You deserve to have space held for you too 💛

02/25/2026

The conversation about burnout recovery centres aruond time off and rest. In fact, many employers don't have policies about wellness and recovery that aren't leaves of absence. Sick leave, check. Compassionate leave, check. Wellness day, check. So why are therapists and helpers still burning out?
Because rest treats exhaustion. Burnout requires repair.

Grab the free Clinician Reset Checklist in my bio. It's not a self-care list, it's a grounded framework to help you identify what's driving your exhaustion and where to start rebuilding capacity.

02/25/2026