Licensed counselor in Southern Oregon describes using Mind-Body Bridging to address clinician burnout

Andrew Stuck, a licensed professional counselor at a community mental health agency in Southern Oregon, said he has used Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) in both his clinical practice and personally for about two and a half years and became a certified Mind-Body Bridging practice practitioner three months ago.

"My name is Andrew Stuck, and I'm a licensed professional counselor over in Southern Oregon for a community mental health agency. I've been using MBB in my practice as well as personally for the same amount of time, which is about 2 and a half years now," Stuck said. He told the meeting he recently "got certified as a certified mind body bridging practice practitioner, about 3 months ago."

Stuck said he first learned the method from a friend and mentor, Dirk Shumway, "a direct student of Dr. Block," who introduced him to the practice while Stuck was experiencing fatigue and burnout. "He just did a map with me. And I was like, what is this?" Stuck said. He added that the technique is experiential and easy to lead for clients: "It's just simply the fact that it's so simple. It's really accessible to anybody that I work with and I don't have to try and sell them on it because it's an experiential model rather than something that we're trying to think about. And so all I gotta do is lead them through the practice and they get to feel the shift for themselves. And then basically my work's done."

Stuck said the practice supports clients in moving "from a non effective system to a more effective system," and that participants often experience benefits immediately. He described using MBB both for his own self-care and as a clinical tool for colleagues and clients in community mental health settings.

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