Work Related Stress

You spend hours at work, have pride in your work, and sacrifice personal and family time for your work. Work may even be part of how you define yourself to the world. Then, something unexpected happens at work. Perhaps it is a change in management, a mistake that was made, or an interpersonal conflict with management or colleagues. Whatever the trigger, work is no longer a place of enjoyment for you. Work has become stressful and aggravating. You may find that you are more anxious, losing sleep, more irritable, less focused, and feel hopeless. Your family relationships may begin to have more conflict and you may find that you no longer enjoy previous pleasurable activities.

Over the last decade, stress and burn out at the workplace has significantly increased. A survey conducted by the American Psychological Association found that "money and family and workplace responsibilities are the three major sources of stress" for American adults. Please click this link to read more https://www.statista.com/topics/2099/stress-and-burnout/

Work related stress can lead to health and psychological illness including: hypertension, heart attack, stroke, obesity, depression, generalized anxiety, panic attacks and/or insomnia. Work related stress can have a negative impact on your relationships and self-care habits.

Erika has extensive experience in working with individuals who are currently experiencing work related stress and work related psychological issues. During her time at Kaiser Permanente, she developed an intensive outpatient group program designed specifically to assist adults who were experiencing work related stress. Erika brings this experience to an individual setting, to help individuals address work related stressors.