A client suicide. A surprise subpoena. A colleague’s betrayal.
These aren’t just ethical dilemmas. They’re career-defining moments that shake your confidence, challenge your identity, and leave you questioning whether you can keep going.
As mental health professionals, we’re trained to hold space for others in crisis, but not for ourselves.
Career trauma is real. And whether it’s already happened or not, you need to be ready.
In this powerful, one-of-a-kind training, clinician wellness experts Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, ACS, and Khara Croswaite Brindle, LPC, ACS, CFT walk you through the six most common forms of career trauma clinicians face.
From burnout and betrayal to legal threats and loss, you’ll learn how to stay grounded, respond ethically, and protect both your license and your well-being.
You’ll walk away with:
Earn up to 6 ethics CEs and gain the tools you need to continue this work ethically, sustainably, and with your integrity intact.
This is the training every clinician needs.
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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.
Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC, is the founder of Enso Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor with deep expertise in treating trauma, substance use, and problematic sexual behavior. Since launching her private practice in 2016, Ashley has specialized in individual therapy for adolescents and adults navigating abusive relationships, trauma histories, and complex sexual behaviors. Her clinical work is grounded in a commitment to both survivor healing and offender accountability, and she brings a restorative justice lens to her practice.
Ashley has extensive experience working with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system, including both victims of abuse and individuals who have committed various offenses. She believes that creating a world without future victims requires informed, courageous conversations across systems – incorporating the perspectives of survivors, offenders, and clinicians alike.
She has served as an SOMB Treatment Provider, Evaluator, and Clinical Supervisor since 2014, and is an Approved Clinical Supervisor supporting clinicians in providing ethical, trauma-informed care. Ashley is currently pursuing her PhD in social work and remains deeply committed to advancing the field through both practice and mentorship.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ashley Charbonneau maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Nova Counseling, the Metropolitan State University, and KNU For Kids Foundation. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ashely Charbonneau is a member of the CO Chapter NASW, Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work, and EMDRIA.
Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT, is a TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, and self-proclaimed “Perfectioneur” (Perfectionist Entrepreneur) dedicated to transforming the hidden pain points of mental health professionals into pathways for growth, integrity, and resilience. As a financial therapist, clinical supervisor, professor and consultant, Khara brings firsthand insight into the ethical and emotional toll of professional trauma – including suicide, subpoenas, burnout, and betrayal.
She’s the co-founder of Supervisionary, LLC and co-creator of The Empowerment Model of Clinical Supervision, initiatives committed to redefining how clinicians are supported through career-defining challenges. In 2018, Khara developed the CACS Suicide Risk App for mental health and school professionals to engage in compassionate suicide assessment and safety planning with adolescents and adults.
Known for her candid storytelling and actionable tools, Khara offers a grounded and empowering perspective on what it means to survive, and thrive, after the six big traumas clinicians often face but rarely talk about.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle maintains a private practice and is the co-owner of Supervisionary, LLC. She has employment relationships with the University of Denver and Financial Therapy Clinical Institute. Khara Croswaite Brindle receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Khara Croswaite Brindle is a member of the Colorado Counseling Association and Financial Therapy Association.
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