Therapist Refresh is here to resource you: to offer healing, resources, support and inspiration for healers.

Therapist Refresh was born out of our shared mission and vision to help resource psychotherapists and allied healers exposed to stress and trauma in their jobs. We are aware that those in helping professions are at increased risk for secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, exhaustion, and overwhelm.

Yet, we are also aware that helpers and healers are given incredible opportunities to witness human resilience and creative survival. We believe in the power of practice, of community, and of harnessing our innate capacities for vitality and contentment. Caring for yourself throughout your workday is truly possible and can even promote experiences of finding deep meaning and compassion satisfaction.

We hope that you will visit our page often throughout your day to take advantage of our meditations, courses, and written inspiration. Our resources teach evidence-supported practices with the human warmth and compassion necessary for true healing.

We are currently spending our energy developing resources specific to the COVID-19 crisis. Please view those resources here and share widely.

Therapist Refresh Creators

Sharon Gold-Steinberg, PhD, is a therapist who specializes in trauma and attachment loss in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Sharon Gold-Steinberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Ann Arbor. With over 30 years of clinical, teaching and supervisory experience. Sharon is passionate about supporting therapists to thrive in their work and to care for themselves in order to take care of others. She specializes in the treatment of trauma and attachment loss, and is a certified practitioner of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Carryn Lund, LMSW, RYT, is a therapist who specializes in trauma recovery. She practices in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Carryn Lund, LMSW, RYT, is a clinical social worker and yoga teacher who lives and works in Ann Arbor. Carryn uses a holistic and integrative approach in psychotherapy, emphasizing mindfulness and the mind-body connection in offering healing. She is a co-founder and co-owner of Grove Emotional Health Collaborative. Carryn is committed to sharing contemplative practices with other psychotherapists to enhance our abilities to heal and be healed.

The Therapist Refresh website was created by Kayla Steinberg.

Our Mission

Our mission is to support and resource psychotherapists in caring for themselves as they focus on providing healing for others. Through guided meditations and other contemplative practices, we aim to reduce burnout, increase resilience and self-compassion, and inspire the process of finding and sustaining joy and meaning in one’s work.

Our Vision

Our vision is to provide and inspire "healing for healers," reaching and supporting a diverse group of therapists around the globe. We aim to develop:

- A mobile app

- Video resources providing gentle movement and breathing exercises

- A selection of longer audio meditations

- Meditations written and read by a diverse group of therapists

- Blog posts and webinars offering guidance on therapist self-care

How You Can Help

We are excited to continue creating content! The best way for you to support our work is to subscribe to our mailing list. We count on subscribers to help us deliver resources efficiently, to spread the word about our resources, and eventually to help us secure funding to realize our goals. If you, and one friend, subscribe it makes a huge difference in the resources we can extend to all therapists. Thank you!