The Well Life| Practice Well Q1 Series
Live, NBCC -approved continuing education for counselor who want to practice with clarity, confidence, and care.
February
Hope to Action: Translating Insight into Sustainable Client Change
📅 Thu, Feb 12, 2026 | 12 PM CT | $25
1 NBBC Credit Hour
Live Interactive Webinar
Description: A practical Lunch & Learn focused on helping counselors support clients in moving from insight to sustainable action. Participants will learn a structured, goal-focused tool, explore barriers to follow-through, and integrate strategies that honor readiness, pacing, and ethical clinical judgment.
Documentation That Supports Medical Necessity: Clear, Ethical Notes Without Overwriting
📅 Thu, Feb 12, 2026 | 12 PM CT | $25
1 NBBC Credit Hour
Live Interactive Webinar
Description: A foundational Lunch & Learn on writing clear, concise documentation that supports medical necessity. Participants will review essential note components, distinguish sufficiency from overdocumentation, and learn practical strategies for improving clarity, alignment with treatment goals, and ethical documentation practices.
March
Integrating Spirituality in Counseling
Clinical integration, ethical boundaries, and cultural sensitivity
📅 Friday, March 13, 2026| 12 PM CT | $60
2 NBBC Credit Hours
Live Interactive Webinar
Description:
Spirituality is a meaningful component of many clients’ identities, values, and coping systems—yet clinicians often feel uncertain about when, how, or whether to address it in the counseling space.
This Practice Well Deep Dive provides a clinically sound, ethically grounded approach to integrating spirituality into counseling without crossing boundaries, imposing beliefs, or stepping outside scope of practice.
Designed for counselors, supervisors, and helping professionals, this training focuses on practical application, ethical decision-making, and cultural humility, equipping clinicians to respond confidently when spiritual themes emerge in session.
This is a 2-hour deep dive offering space for reflection, case examples, and clear clinical guidance.
Conceptualization with Confidence: Clinical Clarity for Complex Clients
📅 Fri, Mar 19, 2026 | 12 PM CT | $25
1 NBBC Credit Hour
Live Interactive Webinar
Description:
A clinician-centered Lunch & Learn on strengthening case conceptualization skills. Participants will learn key formulation elements, organize complex client presentations, and link conceptualization to intentional intervention selection, supporting clearer treatment planning and ethical decision-making.
What to Expect
Format: Live online via Zoom
Length: 1 hour (unless specifically indicated as otherwise)
CE Credit: Live attendance is required for NBCC credit
Handouts: Provided to registered attendees
Presenter Info
Dorothy McDermott, MS, LPC-S, NCC
Dorothy McDermott, owner of A Fresh Start Counseling and The Well Life, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Alabama (LPC-S #3559), a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia (LPC #010741), and a National Certified Counselor. She holds a Master of Science in Counselor Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Jacksonville State University. Dorothy has served diverse client populations in the mental health field since 2007 and is the author of Get Well: A Fresh Perspective on Mental Wellness.
She is also a wife and mother of three.
Dorothy is committed to helping counselors practice with clarity, confidence, and ethical grounding through accessible, real-world continuing education.
Please Note
The Well Life has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7942. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Well Life is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NBCC continuing education hours are awarded for live attendance only.
Replays may be offered for select trainings later for learning purposes but do not include CE credit.