Working in the mental health field can be draining, which is why it is important for counselors to take good care of themselves. This writer often hears that you must put others needs before the needs of yourself, which is usually true. However, neglecting personal needs to meet others needs in an unhinged way has left this writer depleted, which made it hard for this writer to care family and friends, but most importantly consumers who depend on this writer. Counsellors are at constant risk of burnout from having to deal with the maladjustment of clients in an environment that is often highly emotionally charged (Walker & Matthews, 1997), because counsellors are the primary tool of counselling intervention (Feltham & Horton, 2006), they influence
