Megan S. Carney - Trauma, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue

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Megan S. Carney - Trauma, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue

Creating calm and confidence for late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults. Message for more info!

If you are interested in working with me I recommend checking out my website first, to see if I might be the right fit for you.

05/09/2025

My office won't really be in the trees, but dang it's close in beautiful Traverse City! Get more therapy done in a day than you have in months - reserve your date now and make it a weekend getaway for yourself 😉

04/04/2025

Ever feel like therapy isn't getting anywhere because you can't get deep enough when you know you have to get right back to work? Therapy intensives are the solution you've been looking for. A full day (or more!) where we focus just on you. Schedule your free consultation today at https://meganscarney.clientsecure.me so you can reserve your spot now!

For clients in Idaho or Michigan only.

03/19/2025

11/08/2024

Hey therapist friends who follow me, I've got something just for you! If you're struggling to market your practice consistently and want to book more clients DM me for a link to the free webinar I'm hosting this Thursday! (edited due to link not working)

10/04/2024

We learn from an early age that we go to school to get a job to make money - money being the goal. But when do we ever pause and consider what the money is for, and when? https://youtu.be/JKQgVzBmnyU?si=a3BL1Bl4j6qf2c_z

09/27/2024

Fear of success seems like a silly thing, but honestly people who have financial success are often portrayed as bad people. There are even more feelings that come up when the financial success feels undeserved or unearned. https://youtu.be/DekjM9xLhlA?si=Py5aQEew7YjwPOwN

09/20/2024

Do you ever feel like there is never enough money? This is a great one to listen to if you find yourself in disbelief or denial when a professional tells you that objectively that you have enough money. https://youtu.be/JKXGCSuEL_M?si=Z6U6eBz8riqC2lvf

09/19/2024

I've had a waitlist for a bit as a lot of life happened in the past month or so. I'm settling in again and have room for 4 online therapy clients! Serving Idaho only, online.

09/13/2024

Picking up where we left off, I completely believe that money and our relationship to it, is connected to exhaustion and burnout. Start moving past burnout with Beth and I in this episode of Money Healing! https://youtu.be/ZULSXVIstC0?si=T313pk4erZ1puisV

07/15/2024

If you've ever though "I can barely plan farther than I week out, how could I possibly plan so far out for finances?!" this episode is for you. Beth and I dig into the feelings (of course!) and Beth gives us super helpful perspective about the four phases of life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmzQHZ4lnxM&list=PLAHPUUyMAiuwXleqkAlSHGWwy2mW2wcj2&index=18

07/08/2024

"I'll never be able to retire." When that belief lives in us we also often feel feel, hopelessness, anger, resentment. Beth and I dive into what retirement really means here and the importance of getting an accurate view of what your situation really is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YXazjgiL6I&list=PLAHPUUyMAiuwXleqkAlSHGWwy2mW2wcj2&index=17

07/01/2024

Feeling embarrassed or ashamed of your financial situation? Listen to this episode of Money Healing so you can start moving beyond those emotions and start getting help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_zn6bUmoG0&list=PLAHPUUyMAiuwXleqkAlSHGWwy2mW2wcj2&index=16

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Traverse City, MI

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+12088433149

Website

http://www.meganscarney.com/

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A snippet of my story

Hi, I’m Megan and I have been helping people who’ve experienced trauma and other sh*tty things in their life for a long time. Eventually, life and family led me to Idaho and I started doing Parenting Time Evaluations. If you don’t know, those are evaluations of families that are in a highly contentious custody situation. It was 2018 and I was doing these evaluations, making good money, but I was stressed the f**k out (btw, if you aren’t okay with swearing this might not be the group for you, sorry!). I was falling asleep (or at least trying to fall asleep) agonizing over cases I was working on and writing reports in my head. I wanted to keep doing good work, helping people, and making a difference in the world. And I needed to contribute financially to my family. But I also still needed and wanted to be present for my family as more than a lump on the couch. I wanted to have the energy to be a good mom and supportive partner. For that to happen I needed confidence in my work, more time in my day, and more flexibility with that time.

I was exhausted, emotionally drained, and kinda numb. I didn’t want to quit, burn bridges, or let others down. I didn’t want to be struggling financially as I hadn’t focused on the clinical side of my psychology business. I definitely was afraid I was failing. I felt ashamed, guilty, and inadequate. But something snapped and I found the pain of that work was no longer worth what I was gaining from it. It happened when I got a call about a potentially high dollar case and I dreaded the idea of actually getting it. Can you imagine that - being in private practice and dreading getting a new client and making bank?! You see money was a factor for me but not in the sense that I needed to get rich, I just needed to have enough to live relatively comfortably and get out of some unexpected debt. The money was not worth everything else I was sacrificing.

At that moment I took a step back and figured out why these cases were so draining for me. There were a few factors. I was compromising boundaries on my time to get things done appropriately. Although I had good supervision and training, I doubted my abilities to do the work. Some people that I was working with were quite challenging. And in the end it lacked enough meaning for me to continue sacrificing myself and family. I also did a few things to get myself back on track, I returned to the business coaching program I was a student in and really spent time thinking about who I love working with and what my dream schedule would be, I considered my passions and values, and I even got some counseling myself.

I didn’t realize it immediately because I thought I was just burnt out, but I had some vicarious trauma happening. I didn’t trust my decisions anymore and was starting to feel like the world was a pretty sh*tty places with a lot of sh*tty people. As I figured out what was going on, I realized nobody was really teaching people how to recover from vicarious or secondary trauma, at least nobody I could find at the time. I needed more than just a book. I needed a community. And I needed it to not be all about spirituality.