“Medice, cura te ipsum”
~Proverb, 6th Century BC
Physician, heal thyself.
People who care for other living beings are stewards of hard stories. Many work in high-trauma work environments, public service roles, non-profit leadership positions, and research labs tirelessly advocating for the plight of the invisible, marginalized, unwell and undervalued. Many of them are unsure how to manage the empathic strain that is the cost of caring.
O₂ Consulting is committed to supporting evidence-informed approaches to grow, develop, and sustain us for the long haul. We must care for ourselves well in order to care for others.
secondary traumatic stress
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STS Training
O₂ Consulting provides Secondary Traumatic Stress training and consultation to agencies doing high-trauma work. Training and assessment is an important first step in identifying comprehensive agency needs and protocols for management of STS. Being a Trauma Informed agency requires being Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed as well. Let us help you reach that goal!
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STS Consultation
Empathic Strain (formally called Compassion Fatigue) impacts work productivity, leads to burnout, and costs agencies millions of dollars a year in turnover. O₂ Consulting specializes in helping individuals and teams implement manageable strategies that lead to enhanced performance, team cohesion, and improvements in workplace health.
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STS & Trauma Informed Strategic Planning
Non-profit agencies struggle to help their board be actively involved in trauma informed and secondary traumatic stress informed transformation efforts. O₂ Consulting partners with agency strategic planning initiatives to embed these principles across all aspects of the agency strategic plan.
