Sandwich Generation

Caring for the people above you and below you, with nothing left for you.

Support for adults supporting aging parents and their own kids at the same time.

Online, anywhere in California or New York

Start with a free 20-minute consultation

Two hands resting together on the arm of a leather chair, one of them older and lined

This might sound familiar

Caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue
Guilt and perfectionism in the caregiving role
Grief over changing family dynamics
Complicated emotions caring for a parent you have a hard history with
Losing yourself in everyone else's needs

Approaches we might use

CBTChallenges the guilt that says rest is selfish.mayoclinic.org → ACTClarifies what you can realistically hold, and lets you release the rest.contextualscience.org → EMDRProcesses complicated history with a parent you're now caring for.emdria.org → IFSGives the part of you that never gets a turn somewhere to be heard.psychologytoday.com →

“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.”Mother Teresa

What we'll work on

Caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue
Guilt and perfectionism
Grief and role transitions
Stress, anxiety, and emotional regulation
Communication and boundaries
Identity and self-care

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