Therapy for Nurses & Healthcare Workers
Support for the people who care for everyone else. Online therapy for nurses and healthcare workers
Available across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Florida.
You take care of everyone all day. Someone should be taking care of you too.
You went into this work to help people, and you do, every single shift. What no one prepared you for was the cost of absorbing that much, that often, for that long. The short-staffing. The impossible pace. The patients you could not save and still think about. The expectation that you will hold it together no matter what you witness, then clock in and do it again tomorrow. You are good at compartmentalizing, because you have had to be. The trouble is that the box does not stay closed forever.
Maybe you feel numb where you used to feel compassion, and then guilty for feeling numb. Maybe you are running on empty and calling it normal, because everyone around you is running on empty too. Maybe you carry moments from work that replay when you are trying to sleep. Maybe the job has quietly followed you home and started affecting your relationships, your health, and the person you are when you are not in scrubs.
This is not a lack of resilience. You are among the most resilient people there are. This is what happens when strong people carry unsustainable weight without anywhere to set it down. I want to offer you that place.
What you might be experiencing
Burnout that rest and days off do not touch
Compassion fatigue, or feeling numb toward patients
Trauma from things you have witnessed on the job
Anxiety, dread, or a sense of depletion before shifts
Guilt over outcomes, or over not feeling the way you think you should
Trouble sleeping, or moments from work replaying at night
Difficulty switching off and being present outside of work
Using work, exhaustion, or numbness to avoid what you feel
Why people seek this support
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Burnout and chronic exhaustion
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Compassion fatigue and emotional numbness
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Trauma and distressing events witnessed at work
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Anxiety and dread around shifts
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Guilt, moral distress, and difficult outcomes
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Sleep problems and intrusive memories
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Difficulty being present outside of work
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Feeling unseen in a system that expects endless output
You might benefit from therapy if…
Days off no longer refill you. When the exhaustion is bone-deep and rest stops working, that is burnout, not weakness, and it responds to real support. I help you address it at the root rather than just white-knuckling through to your next stretch of leave.
You have gone numb. Compassion fatigue is a recognized occupational reality for healthcare workers, not a sign that you have stopped caring. I help you understand it and reconnect with yourself, so the numbness does not become permanent.
The job is following you home. When what you carry at work starts showing up in your sleep, your relationships, and your health, therapy gives you a place to process it, so it stops leaking into the rest of your life.
How I help
I have deep respect for the work you do and a clear understanding of what it takes out of you. My goal is to give you a space that asks nothing of you, where you do not have to be strong, composed, or okay, and where you can finally process what you carry rather than compartmentalize it one more time.
We start with the burnout and depletion, because those are usually the most pressing. I help you recognize the early signals your body and mind send before a crash, and we build realistic ways to protect your energy in a genuinely demanding job. This is not about telling you to do more self-care on top of an impossible schedule. It is about finding what actually helps within the reality you work in.
For the trauma and the moments that stay with you, I offer a place to process them safely and at your own pace. Distressing events do not have to be carried alone or buried indefinitely. Working through them, with support, is what keeps them from quietly shaping your sleep, your mood, and your relationships for years.
We also work on the guilt and moral distress that are so common in this field, and on rebuilding a life outside of work that feels like yours. You deserve to be a full person, not only a caregiver, and part of our work is reconnecting you with the parts of your life the job has crowded out.
Because I work entirely online and offer early-morning, evening, and weekend availability, therapy can fit the realities of shift work rather than adding one more impossible thing to your schedule.
You spend your career showing up for people on their hardest days. Let me show up for you.
What to expect after you reach out
You book your free 15-minute consultation.
Choose a time that fits your life, or send us a note and we will happily find one together. This part is easy, and we make it that way on purpose.
We connect.
This is a warm, unhurried conversation about what has been weighing on you and how we might help. There is nothing to prepare and nothing you need to have figured out first. You can simply show up as you are.
You decide what feels right.
If we are a good fit, we will get you settled and scheduled. If not, we’ll connect you with someone in our network!
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About Brianna Paruolo, LMHC
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I provide virtual therapy for women in New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Massachusetts and Florida.
CLINICAL EXPERTISE & CREDENTIALS
As founder and Clinical Director of On Par Therapy NYC, I bring elite training and specialized certification to your therapeutic journey:
Advanced Education
Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, St. John's University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, St. John's University
President of Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society
Specialized Certifications
Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC)
SBIRT Certified
Psychological First Aid (PFA) Certified
Clinical Experience
Former Primary Therapist at one of the nation's leading eating disorder residential treatment centers
Clinical training in integrative psychotherapy, incorporating innovative approaches including play therapy, biofeedback, and neurofeedback
Featured mental health expert in major media publications and news outlets
On Par Therapy exists because I needed it myself. Before becoming a therapist, I managed social media strategy for health and wellness brands, then transitioned to a People & Culture role at a unicorn startup while pursuing my master's degree.
I understand perfectionism, burnout, and self-doubt not just clinically, but personally. This unique perspective has led major news outlets and publications to tap me as a mental health specialist, providing insights on everything from workplace stress and impostor syndrome to dating dynamics and narcissism.
My practice focuses on the challenges high-achieving women face most: the anxiety that never fully quiets, the perfectionism that both drives and exhausts you, disruptive life transitions, and relationship patterns that feel frustratingly familiar. I integrate CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and relational therapy with a real-world understanding of what it takes to excel without self-destructing.
Therapy with me feels grounded and intelligent, and I like speaking with someone who genuinely gets it because I've sat on both sides of the conversation.
Book your FREE 15-minute consultation today.
Reach out through my contact form
Meet with me for support that understands the job.
Start setting down some of what you have been carrying.
I am licensed to work in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, and South Carolina.
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