09/09/2026
Some days you move mountains ⛰️ and some days you move from the bed to the couch. 🛋️
Both are important. Self-care and mental health are both mountains of their own. As therapy providers, we offer tools and strategies to support our clients.
But therapy professionals are no strangers to the need to have a self care plan in place. Occupational therapists, OTAs, speech therapists, and physical therapists, PTAs, are long-time sufferers of therapy burnout.
Take a look at the caseload requirements, productivity standards, and unpaid tasks that many therapists need to balance. But add in the new challenges with serving clients with increased productivity requirements, in many cases and self care for health professionals is very much-needed now more than ever.
The thing is that as occupational therapy providers, we KNOW the need for balance. The occupational balance of work/play/rest is very much a service to ourselves and a fine line that must be honored. We recognize the need to set realistic expectations for ourselves, all while having to deal with the unrealistic expectations of the job.
Check out our resource on self care for therapy professionals: https://www.theottoolbox.com/self-care-strategies-for-therapists/
