Being a caregiver can be deeply meaningful, but it can also be exhausting, isolating, overwhelming, and complicated. Sometimes caregiving comes from love and choice. Sometimes it comes from necessity, obligation, or circumstances you never expected to find yourself in.
Many caregivers are carrying an incredible amount of responsibility with very little support. Some are balancing jobs, finances, medical appointments, medications, and constant decision-making while also living with the quiet fear of: “If I don’t do this, what happens to my person?”
That’s a heavy thing to carry.
Virtual therapy isn’t new. It wasn’t even new when the pandemic hit six years ago. But it was new to me.
At the time, I was working in a hospital outpatient program, running both group and individual therapy five days a week for multiple hours a day. I had a strong, supportive team and a routine that felt effective and grounded. I didn’t see the shift to fully virtual care coming—and when it did, I had a lot of feelings about it.
