Sustainable Practice:
Self-Care & Business Strategies for Mental Health & Wellness Professionals
January 24, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM EST
New Windsor, MD | In-Person
7.5 CEUs | Experiential | Faith-Informed | Professional Growth
Cultivate Rhythms of Health and Build a Thriving Practice
Join Empowered Wellness Initiative for a full-day continuing education workshop designed to help mental-health & wellness professionals care for themselves as intentionally as they care for others.
Led by Alena Alsruhe, LCPC and Brittany Edie, LCPC, The Sustainable Practice combines ethical self-care, evidence-based wellness strategies, and practical business tools to help you strengthen both your well-being and your work.
This training blends science, faith, and entrepreneurship—equipping you to sustain your calling, prevent burnout, and build a practice that reflects both purpose and balance.
What You’ll Learn:
Ethical Self-Care
Explore the ethical dimensions of self-care and why it’s essential to sustainable, effective clinical work.
Stress, Fatigue & Trauma
Recognize compassion fatigue and secondary trauma in yourself and clients, and practice tools that restore balance through movement, mindfulness, and nervous-system regulation.
The Complete Toolkit
Develop a personalized self-care plan that integrates mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational dimensions of health.
Business & Marketing Strategy
Demystify branding, social media, finance, and marketing so you can attract your ideal clients, maintain ethical integrity, and grow a values-driven private practice.
Mindset & Imposter Syndrome
Identify limiting beliefs, overcome self-doubt, and step confidently into leadership with practical, evidence-based mindset tools.
Hands-On Learning
Through interactive, experiential activities, participants will:
Practice evidence-based stress-management and grounding techniques
Create a personalized self-care and business plan
Engage in guided reflection and community discussion
Leave with an actionable wellness toolbox to support both personal and professional growth
Meet the Facilitators
Brittany Edie, LCPC, LPC, CCTP, RYT
President of E.W.I.
Alena Alsruhe, LCPC
Vice President of E.W.I.
Guest Experts
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Jenna Myers
Founder of Jenna Shriver Photography & Co-Founder of The Kingdom Female Entrepreneur
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Rebecca Mottie
Founder of Rebecca Kristene Agency & Co-Founder of the Inbox Academy
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Dana Andalora
Founder of The Financial Pursuit and Treasurer & Financial Officer of E.W.I.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
Recognize self-care as an ethical imperative in clinical practice.
Identify five dimensions of self-care—mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and relational—and apply strategies in each area.
Define compassion fatigue and implement interventions to mitigate its effects.
Develop a personalized, research-based self-care plan.
Apply evidence-based techniques to enhance emotional regulation and resilience.
Create a healthy business model addressing branding, marketing, and finance.
Analyze imposter-syndrome dynamics and utilize cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness tools to overcome self-doubt.
CEU Agenda (7.5 Credit Hours):
0.5 CEU Ethical Obligation to Self-Care & Compassion Fatigue
1.5 CEU Navigating Stress, Fatigue & Trauma
1.0 CEU The Power of Thoughts & Mindset in Mental Health + Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
0.5 CEU Boundaries in Relational Self-Care
0.5 CEU Self Care Practicum
1.5 CEU Business Model: Branding, Marketing & Finance Strategy
1.0 CEU Emotional Resilience & Spiritual Self-Care + Application
1.0 CEU Community Connection & Nature + Application
0.5 CEU Comprehensive Self-Care Plan Development
Total: 7.5 CE Hours
Event Details:
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM EST
Location: New Windsor, MD (venue TBA)
Credits: 7.5 CEUs (approved for MD & PA clinicians)
Cost: $327 Early Bird | $379 General
Includes: Light breakfast, lunch, materials, and certificate of completion
Who Should Attend:
Licensed mental-health professionals (LPC, LCPC, LCSW-C, LMFT, Psychologists)
Graduate students & interns in clinical training
Pastoral counselors & faith-based leaders in care roles
Wellness professionals interested in faith-informed self-care & business strategy
Why It Matters:
This CEU event advances the Empowered Wellness Initiative mission to make faith-informed, integrative wellness care sustainable—for both clients and clinicians.
Every registration helps fund the Empowered Access Fund, which provides therapy and wellness scholarships for individuals in need.
When you invest in your own growth, you help others access healing too.
Policies & CEU Information
Due to the nature of booking and planning events, no refunds will be given.
Registrations are transferable up to 1 week prior.
CEU certificates issued after full attendance & evaluation.