Caregiver Stress Counseling

Caregiver Stress Information at LifePaths Counseling Center

Caring for an elderly or ill family member for an extended period brings a number of stressful issues into one’s life.

Some Signs of Caregiver Stress, Fatigue, and Burnout Include:

• Lack of Proper Sleep
• Physical strain of lifting or moving your family member
• Grief associated with the family member’s loss of capabilities or impending death
• Guilt associated with past family issues, inability to maintain continued care at home, etc.
• Lack of support from other family members
• Financial Strain
• Depression
• Uncertainty in coping with dementia or Alzheimer’s symptoms

Counseling therapy is one of the ways you can obtain support in your role as a caregiver. I can provide you with tools to cope with the issues listed above.

Additional support for caregivers at the following links may be of interest to you:

– Seniors Blue Book

– Elderlink Home Care – provides hourly and live-in caregivers