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HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE AT RISK FOR PTSD

Healthcare workers and post-traumatic stress disorder is not exactly a new thing. Healthcare can be a highly stressful and often unpredictable work environment where workers are exposed to death, illness, violence, and any number of physically and emotionally volatile situations.


Let’s face it, being a healthcare worker right now means that there are significantly increased demands for your brain and nervous system to handle. As the stress from this experience builds, your system will respond in a number of ways to handle that stress. For many healthcare workers, symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder will begin to manifest.


Symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder include increased anxiety, sleep disturbances, irritability, difficulty concentrating, dissociation, intrusive memories or thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance (compartmentalizing one’s feelings and thoughts about what is happening), feeling numb or unable to experience positive emotions. Left untreated and with many healthcare workers remaining on the frontlines, this can quickly turn into a PTSD diagnosis.


It is important to understand that not everyone’s response will look the same and each person is processing their stress differently. This is also why people struggling with Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD can be overlooked, and sadly, why some cases result in suicide.


We know that healthcare workers often take care of themselves last. We also know that seeking treatment from a mental health professional for whatever symptoms you are experiencing can improve your coping skills, help keep your nervous system regulated, and either prevent or help you recover from PTSD.


Join our ongoing Healthcare Worker Support Group.

For more information contact Shannon at 720-926-6766.

It is covered by most insurance plans.




Therapy And Support Services at Insight for healthcare and wellness providers

Access Therapy Now.  Insight Therapists are ready to assist you.

Our highly trained therapists can help in a variety of ways!

  • Individual and couple therapy
  • Coping Skills – CBT and DBT Skills to build your toolbox of coping tools
  • Mind/Body Approaches – working with your breath and body to help regulate your nervous system, self-soothe, and stay grounded.
  • EMDR Therapy – a gold standard therapy for treatment of trauma and PTSD.
  • Ongoing support groups
  • Yoga Therapy Groups to support you in unwinding the physical body and provide space to connect with peers



We know there is a reason you sought out the healthcare profession. Maybe you are a natural helper, healer, or people-lover. You might have followed in the footsteps of other family members and proudly share a lineage of nurses or doctors. Or perhaps you are merely fascinated by the human body, biology, and science overall.


Regardless of what brought you to the healthcare profession, the global pandemic of COVID-19 brought new challenges to the lives of you and your fellow healthcare workers. You may be feeling like the dust is settling has many are able to access the vaccine and reduce their risk of serious illness from COVID-19.  You may be starting to truly feel the aftermath emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.  You may be thinking of leaving the field all together or at least switching roles to something less intense. We know, we keep hearing the stories from the healthcare providers we are currently working with.

You may be experiencing:

  • Shorter attention span
  • no frustration tolerance
  • making careless mistakes at work or misplacing things at home
  • crying or feeling the urge to cry for no specific reason
  • day dreaming when you should be paying attention
  • frequent anger outbursts at co-workers or family members
  • sleep difficulties

Insight has been working with healthcare workers from Denver Health, UC Health, St Joe and other medical facilities.  Through providing excellent care and support, with specialty areas in both women’s mental health and trauma, we are a group of people that we are highly committed to supporting you. We know how important your work is! We want you to start feeling satisfied and engaged again.


We are available for in person and telehealth appointments.

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