“The experience was rejuvenating for me, not to mention relaxing too. Thanks a million.”

Caring for the Caregivers

Each year, Caring for the Caregivers at Crossings Healingworks offers agencies and organizations in our community the chance to receive complementary health care. Clinicians, healers and caregivers absorb trauma's effects in seen and unseen ways. If you work with those who have been traumatized by war, violence, abuse or neglect, we want to help you.

We offer a tailor-made program in confidential consultation with the needs and desires of the agency or individual. Caring for the Caregivers provides the opportunity for caregivers to "fill their tank" after giving so much of themselves to the wounded, battered and needy in our community.

Ways we've worked with local agencies in the past:

• key staff members receive acupuncture for a year of rejuvenating, restoring care;
• therapeutic bodywork sessions are given to staff as gifts, incentives or bonuses;
• staff receive a six-hour training retreat called SEVA Acupressure, a stress reduction technique they can use on themselves or patients.

Your agencies' and organizations' staff will notice significant benefit from this treatment. Better sleep, less mood-disturbance, fewer aches and pains and increased vitality will translate into improved quality of services delivered as well as the following administrative benefits:

• an increase in staff retention;
• a reduction in the number of sick or “mental health” days required by staff;
• enhanced communication, cooperation and coordination within the staff.

If you are an agency or organization that wants to learn more about our custom Caring for the Caregivers Program, email us at or call 301 565 4924 ext. 335.