Counselor educators function in the context of higher education where fatigue is often high among faculty. We have a unique role in the counseling profession – from educator, supervisor and mentor to evaluator of students and gatekeeper of the profession. This mixed methods sequential explanatory design identified the prevalence of compassion fatigue among counselor educators and what protects or increases the counselor educators’ likelihood of developing compassion fatigue. Results of study and implications for practice will be explained.
