Hairstylists Have Always Been Mental Health Caretakers. Now, They’re Being Trained for It

Jepson says rates of anxiety and burnout are high among salon workers (a 2023 survey by L’Oréal Professionnel Paris found that 65 percent of hairstylists have experienced anxiety, burnout, or depression during their professional career) — and that’s before you add the pressure of providing mental-health support to their clients. “It’s stressful bleaching hair! It’s … Read more