Free Assessment

The Compassion
Fatigue Assessment

by Ron Huxley, LMFT · Trauma Champions

Whether you’re a therapist, teacher, nurse, pastor, parent, social worker, nonprofit leader — or anyone who gives significantly to others — let’s determine whether compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary trauma, or something else is driving your exhaustion — and whether the Compassion Fatigue Recovery Program is the right fit for you.

20 questions 5 minutes Personalized results No cost

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Answer honestly — there are no right or wrong responses.

Your Progress Question 1 of 20

Your Depletion Pattern Profile

Compassion Fatigue —

Emotional exhaustion from absorbing clients' trauma and pain over time.

Secondary Traumatic Stress —

Intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, or avoidance triggered by clients' traumatic material.

Occupational Burnout —

Systemic exhaustion from workload, organizational factors, and chronic job stress.

Meaning Erosion —

Disconnection from the original calling, purpose, or spiritual sustenance of your work.

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After you click, someone from the Trauma Champions team will follow up by email within 1–2 business days to schedule your free 20-minute discovery call with Ron at a time that works for you.

Assessment References

Figley, C. R. (1995). Compassion fatigue: Coping with secondary traumatic stress disorder in those who treat the traumatized. Brunner/Mazel.  •  Stamm, B. H. (2010). The Concise ProQOL Manual (2nd ed.). ProQOL.org.  •  Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (1997). The truth about burnout: How organizations cause personal stress and what to do about it. Jossey-Bass.  •  Porges, S. W. (2011). The polyvagal theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation. W. W. Norton.  •  Pearlman, L. A., & Saakvitne, K. W. (1995). Trauma and the therapist: Countertransference and vicarious traumatization in psychotherapy with incest survivors. W. W. Norton.  •  Frankl, V. E. (1959). Man’s search for meaning. Beacon Press. (Meaning erosion framework)  •  van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.  •  Huxley, R. (2024). The G.R.O.W. Method: A clinician’s framework for post-traumatic growth and compassion flow. Trauma Champions / TraumaToolbox.com.

This assessment is a self-report screening tool for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a clinical diagnostic instrument and does not replace evaluation by a licensed mental health professional. Results are intended to support self-awareness and program fit — not to diagnose any condition.

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