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Friday, October 30 from 9:00 am to Noon
3.0 CEUs (includes 2.0 hour Ethics)

A Halloween-Inspired Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

Mental health professionals spend much of their time helping others face difficult emotions, but what happens when we become afraid to acknowledge our own exhaustion, resentment, limits, or need for care?

Self-SCARE is an experiential Halloween-inspired workshop exploring the parts of professional self-care we often avoid. Through reflection, creative activities, and meaningful conversation, participants will identify what is quietly draining them, examine the fears that keep them overextended, and develop more sustainable ways of caring for themselves within their clinical work.

Rather than offering another list of wellness strategies, this workshop invites clinicians to look beneath the surface: at perfectionism, over-responsibility, boundary guilt, compassion fatigue, and the pressure to remain endlessly available. Participants will leave with practical tools, renewed self-awareness, and a personalized plan for protecting their energy without disconnecting from the work they value.

Costumes, seasonal attire, and a little Halloween playfulness are encouraged!

Your retreat guides, Carly & Favi

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A Halloween-Inspired Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

Mental health professionals spend much of their time helping others face difficult emotionsβ€”but what happens when we become afraid to acknowledge our own exhaustion, resentment, limits, or need for care?

Self-SCARE is an experiential Halloween-inspired workshop exploring the parts of professional self-care we often avoid. Through reflection, creative activities, and meaningful conversation, participants will identify what is quietly draining them, examine the fears that keep them overextended, and develop more sustainable ways of caring for themselves within their clinical work.

Offered at Moonstone Counseling and guided by Genevieve Saenz, LMFT, Carly Bassett, LCSW-S and Favi Parrilla

  • Meet us in our NEW North Austin Office for this Frightful Workshop.

    8500 N Mopac Ste 402

    Austin TX 78759

  • Learning Objectives

    By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

    1. Identify at least three signs of compassion fatigue, burnout, or cumulative emotional strain.

    2. Examine personal and professional fears that may interfere with maintaining appropriate boundaries.

    3. Differentiate restorative self-care from avoidance, numbing, and temporary relief.

    4. Describe strategies for releasing excessive responsibility while maintaining compassion and professional engagement.

    5. Develop an individualized plan for protecting and restoring emotional capacity.

    Meets 50% Rule and 3 CEU (2 ethics)

  • Genevieve Saenz, LMFT, Carly Bassett, LCSW-S, and Favi Parrilla will guide participants through this engaging and experiential workshop centered on the ethics of self-care for mental health professionals with an emphasis on boundary setting and relationship management.

  • What to Expect

    • A two-part seasonal retreat experience honoring growth, rest, and renewal

    • A self-paced Spring Equinox reflection & meditation (March 20–22)

    • A half-day in-person mini retreat (April 19, 1–4 PM at Moonstone Westlake)

    • Guided reflective writing and intention setting

    • Collaborative altar making and symbolic ritual

    • Restorative sound healing experience

    • Planting ceremony and outdoor grounding time

    • Community connection with fellow helping professionals

    • A focus on ethical self-care and professional sustainability

  • Carly Bassett, LCSW-S, is co-founder of Moonstone Counseling and enjoys offering practical and useful workshops for helping professionals that tap into creativity and spark joy & connection. Bringing people together in-person for rich encounters and continuing education has been a passion since Moonstone opened in 2020. You can find her on Instagram @creative_socialwork

    Favi Parrilla is Reiki practitioner, Medium, and Intuitive Healer with a deep passion for holistic healing. Favi partners with Moonstone and brings her practice, Inner Heart Shine, to our offices and supports clients and clinicians with alternative medicine healing. Inner Heart Shine is the WINNER of the Austin American Statesman 2025 β€œBest of the Best” Community Awards in Alternative Medicine Category. You can find her on Instagram @inner_heart_shine

  • At the conclusion of this retreat, participants will be able to:

    1. Identify the impact of seasonal rhythms on nervous system regulation, professional sustainability, and burnout prevention in helping professionals.

    2. Apply reflective and somatic practices that support ethical self-care and long-term resilience in clinical work.

    3. Integrate seasonal and symbolic reflection tools into personal and professional wellness practices.

    4. Develop a personalized self-care intention aligned with the themes of growth, timing, rest, and renewal.

    • Date/Time: In-Person Portion: Sunday April 19, 2026

    • Location: Moonstone Counseling Center (Westlake)

    • Facilitators:

      • Carly Bassett, LCSW-S β€” Ethics, Self-Care & Creativity in Clinical Practice

      • Favi Parrilla β€” Reiki & Sound Healing, Symbolism & Ritual in Clinical Practice

    • CEUs: 3. 0 CEUs (includes 1.0 hour Ethics)

    • A virtual, self-paced offering will be provided after the Spring Equinox (or upon registering).

    • Cost: $150.00

  • Bring your journal, comfortable clothes, and be ready to get your hands a little dirty. Weather permitting, a portion of this will be held outside.

    We will also build a community altar, and will let you know know more about what might be good to bring as an offering when we get closer!