Debra Alvis, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and workplace wellness consultant whose trainings to address compassion fatigue have helped healthcare and mental health professionals around the world, including the medical staff at a flagship state university health center.Over the last 20 years Dr. Alvis has designed individualized and group programs to promote stress hardiness, work-life balance, and resiliency for nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, and others working in jobs with high demands on their empathy. Her work in a range of medical and mental health settings provides her with a keen understanding of these demands and the potential impact on professionals across disciplines.Dr. Alvis also developed and led the Mind/Body Program at the University of Georgia that specialized in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression in individuals with physical health concerns and co-morbid mental health issues.She lectures, leads retreats around the world, and maintains a private practice in Georgia where she treats clients with anxiety, trauma, shame, depression and relational concerns. She served as a professor at the University of Georgia where she supervised the clinical work of doctoral students, taught health psychology, and co-led a research team.