Leading Voice on Professional Burnout & Moral Injury
Navigate the weight of your work—and reconnect with the meaning behind it.
Licensed Psychologist
Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant
National Speaker
Trusted Media Contributor
Meet Dr. Jenny Shields
Dr. Jenny Shields is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified healthcare ethics consultant, and a leading voice on issues high performers face, like:
Burnout
Moral Injury
Psychological sustainability
With over a decade at the intersection of ethics and mental health, she’s reshaping how we understand—and recover from—the emotional and ethical toll of modern professional life.
As Featured In:
A Note From Dr. Jenny
I’ve always believed that doing good work and doing the right thing should be the same.
For years, I built what looked like a perfect career in academic medicine and healthcare ethics. I chased the grants, presented at international conferences, and became a regional ethics director at a young age. From the outside, I was a success story.
On the inside, I spent late nights Googling “how to work in healthcare without losing your soul,” desperate to find anyone who understood the brilliant, caring professionals I saw being crushed by impossible demands.
That search became deeply personal when I was asked to compromise my professional judgment in a high-stakes case. I faced a choice: stay quiet or speak up. Choosing integrity had swift, life-changing consequences, and the experience confirmed what I’d long suspected: the system itself is often designed to break the very people holding it together.
That’s why my work isn’t just about individual therapy. It’s about changing the toxic narrative that relentless self-sacrifice is the price of success.
We don’t need more wellness initiatives. We need to name the real problem.
If you’ve found your way here, wondering if there’s another way forward—one that honors both your ambition and your integrity—you’re in the right place.
How I Approach Therapy
I understand high-functioning anxiety
and perfectionism.
I’ve worked shoulder-to-shoulder with people who manage impossible demands while making it look easy. You won’t have to explain why your work is different. Or why “just take a vacation” isn’t helpful advice. When you’re the one everyone turns to, admitting you’re struggling takes a different kind of courage. I get that.
Your secrets are safe here, mistakes, doubts, and all.
My practice was built to serve leaders, physicians, and executives—people who can’t afford to have their mental health become a professional liability. We do things differently: paper charting, no insurance billing, no diagnostic labels. You can be real about your mistakes, your doubts, and your ambitious goals without judgment.
We’ll do real work, with real feedback—both ways.
My clients aren’t looking for someone to nod along for an hour while they vent. They want someone sharp enough to call out their blind spots. I’ll validate your struggles, but I’ll also challenge you. If something we’re doing isn’t helpful, I want you to tell me. This is honest, flexible work where we both show up (real).
Peer & Colleague Endorsements
“As a fellow clinician, I can say: Dr. Shields is the therapist I’d want for the people I care about most. She blends deep clinical knowledge with kindness, humility, and ethical clarity.”
Fellow Clinician
“Her reputation among colleagues is one of trustworthiness, professionalism, and sound judgment.”
Colleague
“She navigates challenging ethical dilemmas with integrity, clarity, and professional courage, even under instances involving considerable institutional pressure.”
Department Head
Licensure & Certification
Dr. Shields is a licensed psychologist and nationally certified healthcare ethics consultant, with credentials that reflect both clinical depth and a strong ethical foundation.
Her qualifications span state licensure, national board certifications, and specialized credentials that allow her to work with clients across 40+ states—securely, legally, and confidentially.
Licensed Psychologist - Texas
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (#40268)
Licensed Health Service Psychologist - Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (#1359)
These nationally recognized designations reflect advanced training, ethical leadership, and a commitment to the highest standards in healthcare:
Health Service Psychologist (HSP)
National Register of Health Service Psychologists (#71104)
Certified Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C)
Healthcare Ethics Consultant–Certification Commission (#129889)
To serve clients across jurisdictions, Dr. Shields holds a suite of credentials that support legal, secure, cross-state care:
PSYPACT Telepsychology Authority, PSYPACT Commission
APIT® – Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (#10309)
TAP® – Temporary Authorization to Practice (#10309)
E.Passport, IPC, and CPQ — Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)
E.Passport – Telepsychology Authorization
IPC – Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate
CPQ – Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology
Featured Media
Kevinmd
“The medical board doesn’t know I exist. That’s the point.”
An exploration of why truly confidential, off-the-record support is essential for physicians navigating burnout and mental health challenges.
TIME Magazine
“How to Reconnect With People
You Care About”
Dr. Shields shares insights with TIME on rebuilding the personal relationships that are often the first casualty of a high-pressure career.
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