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Letting Go of the Work You Love


Author:
Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC |  Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD
Copyright:
2025
Publication Date:
Aug 05, 2025
Publisher:
PESI Publishing
Product Code:
PUB180015
ISBN13:
9781683738350
Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
270
Media Type:
Book


Description

What happens when it’s time for a therapist to retire?


Retiring from a career in mental health is uniquely complex. Whether you are in private practice, community care, or education, the enduring nature of the therapist-client relationship sets this profession apart from any other area of health care.

How do you leave the work you love – with compassion, clarity, and care?


In Letting Go of the Work You Love, authors and therapists Lynn Grodzski and Margaret Wehrenberg offer a groundbreaking roadmap for therapists preparing to step away from their professional roles, whether by choice, necessity, or life change. This essential guide – unlike any other for therapists – provides both practical and emotional counsel for navigating your retirement. You’ll learn how to:

  • Ease the uncertainty of knowing when and how to take the first steps in closing your practice
  • Support your clients through the process of ending therapy in a collaborative, ethical, and healing way
  • Gently detach from your professional identity and rediscover your worth beyond your role
  • Follow a ten-step retirement plan to answer all your questions about the logistics of leaving
  • Claim your legacy and translate your skills to a meaningful next life chapter
  • Redefine your sense of wholeness and fulfillment as you shape your future

Whether your retirement is years away or just around the corner, Letting Go of the Work You Love helps you leave with the same intention, grace, and compassion you’ve always given to your work.

Let this workbook be your trusted guide to ending well – and beginning again.

 

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Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC's Profile

Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC Related seminars and products


Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, is a psychotherapist in private practice, a master certified coach, and the author of Therapy with a Coaching Edge: Partnership, Action and Possibility in Every Session and Building Your Ideal Private Practice.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lynn Grodzki maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with CouchU. She receives royalties as a published author. Lynn Grodzki receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lynn Grodzki has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD's Profile

Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD Related seminars and products


Margaret Wehrenberg, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the author of nine books on the treatment of anxiety and depression, including her most recent e-book, Pandemic Anxiety: Fear, Stress, and Loss in Traumatic Times (January, 2021), bestselling book, The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques (W.W. Norton, 2018), and You Can Handle It: 10 Steps to Shift Stress from Problem to Possibility (PESI, 2017). She has also written a book for the general public, The 10 Best Anxiety Busters.

An expert on the treatment of anxiety and depression, she also has extensive training and expertise in the neurobiology of psychological disorders. In addition to clinical work, she coaches business professionals on managing anxiety and has contributed articles for the Psychotherapy Networker magazine. She has produced Relaxation for Tension and Worry, audio soundtracks for breathing, muscle relaxation and imagery to use with anxious clients. Margaret blogs on depression for Psychology Today. Noted for humor, pragmatic treatment approaches, and her interactive teaching style, Dr. Wehrenberg is a sought-after speaker for conferences and trainings, consistently getting the highest ratings for her dynamic presentation and high-quality content. She is one of PESI’s most highly rated speakers and her evaluation from the most seasoned professionals often rank her training “as among the best I have ever attended.”
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as a published author. She is an international presenter and receives compensation. Dr. Wehrenberg receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg is a member of the Anxiety Disorder Association of America.


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