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# Wheel of Wellness
Professional Check

You support others every day — check in on yourself

As a therapist, counselor, coach, or educator, you carry the weight of your clients' stories. This quick check helps you see where you are thriving and where compassion fatigue may be taking a toll. Based on the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-5), a widely used tool for measuring compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress in helping professionals.

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Adapted from Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-5; Stamm, 2010) and literature on burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction
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💪 Physical💗 Emotional🤝 Social📋 Daily Life⭐ Purpose🌱 Growth
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💪 Physical Wellness
How often do you feel physically drained after your workday?
Almost every day
Several days a week
Once in a while
Rarely
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💗 Emotional Wellness
I find my work as a helper to be deeply satisfying.
Not true at all
Sometimes true
Often true
Very true
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🤝 Social Wellness
Do you have colleagues or peers you can talk with honestly about difficult cases?
No, I process alone
Rarely, and not deeply
Yes, occasionally
Yes, regularly
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📋 Daily Life Wellness
How well do you maintain a boundary between your work and your personal life?
I struggle with this
Sometimes okay
Usually good
Very clear boundary
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⭐ Purpose Wellness
I believe I can make a difference through my work.
Not true at all
Sometimes true
Often true
Very true
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🌱 Growth Wellness
Are you the person you always wanted to be in this work?
Not at all
Getting there
Mostly
Yes, I am
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## Your Professional Wellness Snapshot

Here is a look at how you are doing across six parts of professional and personal wellness. Lower scores may point to areas where burnout or compassion fatigue is showing up — and where support can help.

Overall Professional Wellness Score
46 / 100
You give deeply to this work. Your compassion satisfaction is a strength, but some areas of depletion need attention.
💪 Physical
Depleted
Score: 25/100
Your body is carrying the cost. Physical depletion is a warning sign of burnout.
💗 Emotional
Some Fatigue
Score: 40/100
Your compassion satisfaction is present but competing with emotional fatigue.
🤝 Social
Isolated
Score: 20/100
Processing alone increases secondary trauma risk. Peer connection is protective.
📋 Daily Life
Solid Boundaries
Score: 70/100
You maintain some work-life boundaries. This is a protective factor worth protecting.
⭐ Purpose
Connected
Score: 55/100
You find meaning in this work — that fuel matters. Guard it carefully.
🌱 Growth
Stalled
Score: 20/100
Cease doing all, achieve nothing. Your own learning may need to come back onto the calendar.
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### 🤝 Professional Support Resources

Your Social score suggests you process difficult client experiences alone. Isolation is a known risk factor for secondary traumatic stress — connecting with peers is one of the strongest protective steps you can take.

→ Regular peer consultation and clinical supervision are not luxuries — they are ethical imperatives for sustainable practice.
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Clinical Supervision Directory
Find qualified clinical supervisors in your area who specialize in trauma-informed care, burnout prevention, and specific modalities.
Directory Learn More →
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Peer Consultation Groups
Join or start a peer consultation group with other helping professionals. Regular case review reduces isolation and sharpens clinical skills.
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Clinician Self-Care Retreats
Structured retreats designed specifically for helping professionals to recharge, reflect, and reconnect with the meaning in their work.
Retreats Learn More →
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CE & Professional Development
Find continuing education focused on vicarious trauma, resilience, ethical self-care, and sustainable clinical practice.
Learning Learn More →
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#### Find a Professional Mentor

Connect with an experienced clinician who can offer guidance, perspective, and support for navigating the challenges of this work — at no cost.

Get Connected →
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