Care for the people who give care.
Healthcare work asks you to absorb suffering, suppress reactions, and keep performing. The toll is real — burnout, moral injury, vicarious trauma, exhaustion that no weekend fixes. Sanare Counseling Group works with Maryland nurses, doctors, residents, social workers, EMS, hospice staff, and mental health professionals who need a place to put it all down.
What healthcare workers carry.
The empathy isn’t gone — it’s just exhausted. Recovery requires more than a vacation.
Knowing what should be done and being unable to do it. Systemic failures landing on individual conscience.
Repeated exposure to others’ trauma changes nervous systems over time. Signs include intrusive thoughts about patients, emotional numbing, hypervigilance.
Rotating shifts wreck circadian rhythms. We work with both the sleep impact and the relational fallout of unpredictable schedules.
Maryland’s healthcare systems.
We work with staff from across Maryland’s major hospital systems and community providers.
Hopkins Medicine. Hopkins Hospital, Bayview, Suburban, Sibley, plus Hopkins community clinics.
University of Maryland Medical System. UMMC, Shock Trauma, all 13 UMMS-affiliated hospitals.
MedStar Health. Union Memorial, Good Samaritan, Franklin Square, Harbor, Southern Maryland, plus ambulatory and primary care.
Community and field. Anne Arundel Medical, LifeBridge, Adventist HealthCare, Holy Cross, Frederick Health, plus EMS and hospice across the state.
Insurance for healthcare workers
In-network with the major plans Maryland health systems offer.
What healthcare workers ask.
Will my license be affected if I do therapy?
No. Voluntarily seeking therapy does not appear on your license or affect renewal. Boards typically only review mental health history when it directly impairs practice — and even then the response is usually supportive, not punitive.
Can I schedule around shift work?
Yes. We offer early-morning, late-evening, and post-shift slots. Some clients book biweekly to accommodate rotating schedules.
Will my employer find out?
HIPAA protects your records absolutely from your employer. Insurance claims contain coded diagnostic info that goes only to your insurance carrier, not your hospital.
What if I’m a therapist or psychiatrist seeking therapy?
Several of our clinicians work specifically with mental health professionals. We understand the particular need for a deeper, less explanatory relationship.
Do you accept EAP referrals?
Yes, for major Maryland EAP providers. We also accept Hopkins, UMMS, and MedStar internal EAP authorizations.