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Mental health training for people with tough jobs.

Protection and repair from high-stress positions.

Effective programs that reduce and prevent Trauamtic Stress on the job.

Taryn Hughes, Compassion Fatigue Therapist

Global Expert on:

  • Compassion Fatigue,

  • Vicarious Trauma,

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress

  • aka “Second-hand Smoke of Trauma”

Taryn Hughes, CEO,
Compassion Fatigue Therapist

  • Magnifying glass

    Examine patterns

    Learn how you and your staff respond to traumatic stress (TS) personally and professionally.

  • Hand holding a heart

    Receive training & support

    Get confidential, skilled, compassionate training and coaching support in group and one-on-one settings.

  • Gears

    Learn new tools

    Learn, practice, and implement debriefing and self-regulation tools to apply after high-stress situations and critical incidents.

  • Puzzle pieces

    Put the pieces together

    Build custom frameworks to direct your life, career, and team in a meaningful and sustainable way.

  • Scale up graphic

    Increase your capacity

    Increase your team’s capacity to serve your organization’s mission by implementing TS protocols.

Do you see people suffering at work?

If yes, you may experience:

  • Compassion Fatigue

  • Moral Injury

  • Burnout

  • PTSD

  • Vicarious Trauma

  • Empathic Strain

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress

  • COVID Traumatic Stress

  • We train & support large and small teams with in-person, live virtual, and pre-recorded online training options available globally.

    To date, we’ve worked with numerous New York City agencies, multiple U.S. states, and groups of international government employees in law enforcement, human trafficking, international peacekeeping, probation, victim services, law, education, healthcare, and human services. We are looking forward to serving you to. View programs or contact us now at Inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We coach leaders, just like you, through the emotional and psychological impact of leading others.

    We also train leaders, managers, and supervisors to apply skills that prevent and mitigate all forms of traumatic stress in their teams.

    To date, we have served leaders in government, law, healthcare, education, mental health, criminal justice, probation, victim services, peacekeeping, anti-trafficking, nonprofits, international business, and tech. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at Inquiry[at]foresthughes.com

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    Educators were the first group of professionals we chose to serve.

    To date, we’ve worked with hundreds of teachers, principals, assistant principals, school mental health professionals, social workers, counselors, community-based organizations, community and family engagement professionals, and school safety. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked on state-wide contracts for Title IV universities to support their crisis response, social work, and counseling teams. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with case managers, family advocates, child protective services, paraprofessionals, counselors, social workers, nurses, adult protective services, victim services and countless other human service professionals. We are looking forward to serving you to. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with emergency management directors, crisis response teams, EMS, and first responders in city, state government and private institutions. We are looking forward to serving you. View programs or contact us now at Inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with nurses, forensic nurses, EMS professionals, community care service providers, clinical staff, and elder care professionals. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with adult protective service professionals, nurses, forensic nurses, detectives, EMS professionals, community care service providers, and clinical staff. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with social workers in victim services, education, higher ed, community care services, clinics, domestic violence, trafficking, nonprofits, hospitals, probation, and elder care. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with probation officers, corrections officers, investigators, detectives, members of Interopol, victim services, lawyers, and community service providers for justice-involved individuals. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at Inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked with citywide managerial teams, district attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, investigators, and lawyers at private firms in sectors with high trauma exposure such as personal injury, violent crime, discrimination, hate-based crimes, and family law. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at Inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support large and small teams.

    Industry leaders or individuals call us when they identify their staff or themselves are working on real or fictional works that involve a high level of violence or human suffering, as well as sensitive topics such as sexual assault, and discrimination.

    To date, we’ve worked with professionals who have worked with VICE, the BBC, and Al Jazeera as well as independent news sources. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support individual and small groups of clergy members in coping with compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and moral injury.

    We are looking forward to serving you to. Contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com

  • We coach executive directors, just like you, to navigate the psychological and emotional toll of leading a team that is exposed to danger and/or is witnessing human suffering.

    We train & support large and small teams.

    To date, we’ve worked intensely with nonprofits and NGO staff in international peacekeeping, anti-trafficking, criminal justice, education, victim services, and child and family services. We are looking forward to serving you today. View programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

  • We train & support employees and leadership teams in small and large businesses.

    To date, we’ve worked with professionals and leaders in advertising, tech, staffing, business development, and medical consulting services. We are looking forward to serving you today. Our “co-mmunity” Circles are designed to promote psychological safety and rebuild trust amongst diverse and remote teams. View all programs or contact us now at inquiry[at]foresthughes.com.

Professionals first.

Professionals deserve protection & support for the emotional toll incurred from helping, serving, protecting, and leading others.

Taryn Hughes’ craft has been derived from 20 years of training and experience working with thousands of professionals across sectors, states, countries, and cultures. The methods are efficient and effective. We truly care about each of you and your staff’s lives and well-being.

Book our services now. Certified NYC M/WBE, NYS M/WBE, and Federal Government contractor WOSB.

  • "The response was overwhelming. People were talking for days!"

    — Social Worker, Kings County (Brooklyn) DA

  • "Wonderful! It was the most engaged audience I have ever seen at a conference....amazing work!"

    — Director, Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center

  • "This was life-changing! I was able to apply these tools in a crisis and they worked!"

    — Educator, NYC Department of Education

  • “I’ve used your Resilience Debrief method for the past two years and just applied to after the loss of a team member. Your resources have continued to make a difference. Thank you."

    — Psychologist

  • “This is the first training I’ve ever truly enjoyed. It really helped me.”

    — Social Worker

  • “I’m already a Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and have learned so much that I never knew before.”

    — First Responder and Peer Support Advocate

Reputable clients trust us.
You can too.

Contact us.