Biographical Information:

Jillian Guthrie, LCSW is a mental health therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Founder of the organization Healers in Balance (HiB), which was created to identify and address the challenges faced by those in the helping professions. She has worked in the Human Services field for the past 20 years, ranging through child welfare, juvenile delinquency, family services, homeless persons, chronically mentally ill, private counseling centers, and teaching at Community College. In addition to providing presentations/workshops, consultation, and literature through her organization, she currently provides Clinical Supervision to staff and individual/ group therapy to people of all ages and challenges at a mental health center. Participants have described Jillian's speaking style as; open, insightful, interactive, challenging, humorous, genuine, and real-world experienced.

Presentations/Workshops:

To actualize her Mission, Jillian offers presentations and workshops specifically for the helping professional to receive insight, information, support, and encouragement in order to become aware and recognize any imbalances, and address them in healthy ways. All workshops are geared toward issues specific to Healer experiences, in order to foster healthy, effective processing and responses, thus avoiding negative effects as a result of helping others. Read Comments from actual participants.

Presentations currently offered:

• On the Humanness of Healers: the malady Forget Thyself in professional helpers
  
  
• Inside the Jaws of an Eating Disorder: A Healer's struggle and recovery
  
  
• In the Aftermath of Client Suicide/Homicide: How to deal and heal
  
  
• Colleague Suicide : processing as a fellow healer, and as a clinic
  


• Resources for Healers: material and information for the health of Healers
  
  
• The Therapeutic Labyrinth : daily benefits & through challenging times
  
  

2009 Calendar

03/15/09	Women Be Wise Retreat, Eureka Springs, AR  [Info]
04/03/09	Fire Om Earth Retreat Center, Eureka Springs, AR  [Info]
04/08/09 - 04/10/09	National Association of Social Worker's (NASW) Annual Conference, North Little Rock, AR  [Info]
05/26/09 - 05/28/09	8th Annual Conference on Addictive Disorders; Florida Addictions Institute, Fort Myers, FL  [Info]
08/10/09-08/14/09	(Tentative) Annual Behavioral Health Institute, Hot Springs, AR  [Info]

Contact:

Interested parties are invited to contact via e-mail (preferable) or telephone: info@healersinbalance.com /Office phone (479) 244-5181. Contact for purposes of: interest in a presentation offered, participation in a private confidential interview, Individual or Team Consultation, or have general questions or personal comments. You will receive a personal reply in a timely manner. Jillian seeks and gains - through such contact with other Healers - insight, input, and suggestions for change directly from those involved in the helping professions. Offers for interviews are most welcome as a precious invaluable resource, and will be conducted at interviewee's convenience. Jillian explains, "I conduct and record the interview, then type up the salient points myself. The interview erased, I generalize that information, and put it back out there in presentations and literature, for the benefit of all Healers." Having found this process most beneficial and applicable, she professes the insight and general understanding gained from interviews is necessary, in order to facilitate recognition and change in the helping professions. Interviews are welcome from all areas and levels of practice. Jillian strives to access all factions: direct-service, mid management, and administrative positions, which has served well in her effort to "get the big picture" and facilitate understanding and communication within organizations and professions.

Written publications:

There are many items and services in differing stages of development. Jillian is currently in the process of writing articles for pertinent publications, in order to reach as many Healers as possible in their homes and organizations. She is developing brochures and interventions specifically designed to assist the Healer in various venues and times of need. A book is also in process; date of release unknown at this time.