Winter Solstice Self-Care Mini Retreat

A Yule-Inspired Healing Immersion for Mental Health Professionals

Friday, December 19, 2025 • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
3.0 CEUs (includes 1.0 hour Ethics)

Step back into the Light

As the days reach their darkest point, the Winter Solstice invites us to pause, soften, and realign with what truly matters. This workshop blends creative expression, mind-body practices, and clinical reflection to help mental health professionals reconnect with themselves before the new year begins.

Together, we will explore the themes of Yule:
✨ Rest
✨ Reflection
✨ Ritual
✨ Renewal

This is a space to step out of productivity mode and step into intention, reverence, and embodied restoration.

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Return of the Light: A Winter Solstice Self-Care Mini Retreat Return of the Light: A Winter Solstice Self-Care Mini Retreat
Return of the Light: A Winter Solstice Self-Care Mini Retreat
$125.00

  • Opening Circle & Solstice Reflection

    Creative Ritual: Yuletide

    Creative interventions, symbolic representations, and the therapeutic use of ritual in clinical work.

    Mindful & Intentional Writing

    Narrative and expressive writing for clinician well-being, reflective practice as ethical care

    Reiki & Sacred Sound Bath

    Closing Ritual

  • 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 “Best of the Best” Community Awards in Alternative Medicine Category. You can find her on Instagram @inner_heart_shine

  • Participants will:

    By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

    1. Identify ethical considerations for clinician self-care and seasonal pacing under Texas BHEC & NASW standards.

    2. Demonstrate how creative ritual objects can support reflection, grounding, and therapeutic presence.

    3. Apply at least two mindful writing practices to increase self-awareness and reduce compassion fatigue.

    4. Describe how somatic and sensory practices (e.g., sound, scent, breath) support nervous system regulation for clinicians and clients.

    5. Integrate symbolic and seasonal meaning-making into therapeutic approaches with individuals or groups.

    • Date/Time: Friday, December 19, 2025 • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    • Location: Moonstone Counseling Center (Westlake)

    • Facilitators:

      • Carly Bassett, LCSW-S — Ethics, Self-Care & Creativity in Clinical Practice

      • Favi Parrilla — Reiki & Sound Healing, Symbolism & Ritual in Clinical Practice

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

    • Cost: $125.00

  • Bring your journal, something that symbolizes light in your life, and comfortable clothes. Mats, blankets, and seasonal snacks will be provided.

    Because we lean hard into a theme, come in your best Solstice or Yuletide apparel!