Cost : $20
Date: February 2nd, 2026
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Every clinician—no matter how skilled, seasoned, or spacious—has had moments where the work feels…stuck. The client is circling the same narrative, shutting down, withdrawing, or resisting. Or maybe you notice an internal shift: frustration, over-functioning, emotional fatigue, or the quiet discomfort of working out of alignment. Sometimes the “stuckness” comes from the client. Sometimes it comes from us. And most often, it’s both.
This lunch-and-learn conversation invites mental health professionals into an honest, liberatory, and compassionate dialogue about what actually happens inside the room when movement stalls. Drawing from trauma-informed frameworks, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, and anti-oppressive clinical practice, we’ll explore the deeper forces that create shutdown, resistance, and therapeutic impasses—and what it takes to move through them. Together, we will look at the aspects of our work as that we don’t always name
What We’ll Explore
What “stuck” actually means
How shutdown, avoidance, or resistance emerges in clients—and how misattunement or clinician overwhelm can reinforce the cycle
The hidden impacts of clinician life circumstances and identifying clinician parts that show up in impasse: rescuers, fixers, defenders, over-identifiers, avoiders, performers
Tools to restore flow, safety, and connection
How to practice and and flow from Self
Learning Objectives
Identify and differentiate at least three sources of clinical “stuckness” (client-related, clinician-related, and systemic/relational) and describe how each contributes to resistance, shutdown, or therapeutic impasse.
Analyze a minimum of three clinician-side contributors to stuck points—such as compassion fatigue, countertransference, over-identification, and working out of alignment—and evaluate their impact on assessment, presence, and decision-making.
Demonstrate at least three evidence-informed interventions for resolving therapeutic impasses, including relational repair, self-attunement practices, and collaborative exploration of client resistance or shutdown.
Who This Event Is For
Licensed mental health professionals, clinical supervisors, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and therapists who want a space to reflect, learn, and reconnect to their clinical intuition and Self-led presence.
Format
A live, virtual Lunch & Learn (via Zoom) grounded in conversation, reflection, clinical wisdom, and shared humanity. Bring your food, your questions, and the parts of you that are tired, curious, or craving support.
You Will Leave With
A refreshed understanding of how and why therapeutic impasses occur
Language to name your internal experience when the work gets hard
Somatic and relational tools to regain flow and attunement
Increased confidence in navigating resistance, shutdown, or clinical ambiguity
A renewed sense of alignment and connection to your work
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F.A.Q.s
1. Will this training be recorded?
Yes, the session will be recorded; however, the recording will not be made available to participants. I will use the recording solely for my own learning and growth.
2. What if I can’t make this training?
If you are unable to attend, please subscribe to my website at tashahunterlcsw.com or follow me on Instagram (@tashahunterlcsw) where I post all future offerings.
3. What is the cancellation policy?
Due to the nature of this training, no refunds will be provided.
4. If I am a client, supervisee, or consultant, may I attend?
Yes.
5. Will CEUs be provided?
No. This course is being offered as part of the NBCC CEU requirements; however, all workshops offered after this date will be eligible for CEUs—so stay tuned.