Counselling for Medical Professionals | Albert Park
Doctors Mental Health
Doctors and health professional while highly skilled in caring for their patients, are also human. The impact of COVID-19 has brought about high levels of occupational exhaustion burnout, amongst many doctors and health professionals on the front line.
Typically doctors find it difficult to admit they are struggling with psychological concerns. Perfectionistic personality traits found in doctors such as high conscientiousness, commitment and obsessiveness works against help-seeking for themselves.
Stephanie Lagos has been working alongside with medical students and doctors since 2008, in close partnership and cooperation with the Victorian Doctors Health Program (VDHP).