Semester Award Granted

Summer 2025

Submission Date

August 2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Hannah Bowers Parker

Abstract

Promoting counselor well-being and burnout prevention through research efforts is necessary. This study explored the findings (emerging unobserved profiles) from a latent profile analysis (LPA) examining mindfulness, mindful self-care behaviors, and perceived burnout among licensed professional counselors and supervisors in Ohio (N = 328). The study evaluated the differences in individual demographic variables across the identified latent profile memberships derived from the LPA. As a result, we found two latent profile memberships: Low Mindfulness/Mindful Self-Care and High Burnout Group (n = 146; 44.5%), and High Mindfulness/Mindful Self-Care and Low Burnout Group (n = 182; 55.5%). Based on the profiles, we identified significant differences in the types of mindfulness and mindful self-care practices and the frequency of those practices. However, there were no significant differences in demographics, except for professional training related to mindfulness and mindful self-care, types of licensures, and clinical employment settings. This study underscores the importance of investigating variables such as mindfulness and mindful self-care practices and their frequencies as potential buffers to counselor burnout, so counselors can maintain their capacity to provide counseling services, thereby sustaining the counseling profession.

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