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Superpowers of The Wounded Healer: Counseling Considerations

Enroll in the Online Self-Study and complete the training on your own schedule.

3 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians completing the Online Self-Study

When the wounded healer enters the therapy room, both pain and purpose have a seat at the table. As mental health professionals, we are often called to help others heal while still navigating our own experiences, and when our healing is acknowledged and integrated, it becomes an advantage rather than a barrier.

We invite you to explore how personal wounds, when mindfully tended to, can become sources of strength in clinical work. Through case studies, counseling strategies, and ethical guidance, this course offers a path forward for providers working with—or as—wounded healers.

Elizabeth Hartshorn, LPC, MAC, brings over decades of clinical and supervisory experience in mental health and addiction to this rich, engaging course. Having walked her own journey of recovery, she is uniquely positioned to guide clinicians through the complexities of treating healthcare professionals with compassion and integrity.

Elizabeth’s approach is grounded in practical wisdom and lived experience. She integrates clinical best practices, supervision insights, and narrative case examples to help clinicians recognize impairment, support recovery, and build therapeutic trust with healthcare professionals.

This course covers the dynamics of self-disclosure, countertransference, and clinical impairment; ethical considerations when treating healthcare providers; and the power of trust-building and recovery-oriented care. Case studies illuminate real-world scenarios of healthcare professionals reclaiming their purpose through healing.

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Elizabeth Hartshorn, LPC

Instructor

Elizabeth Hartshorn, LPC


Elizabeth Hartshorn, LPC, is the owner of Full Circle Counseling & Coaching, LLC, based in West Linn, Oregon. With over three decades of experience in the fields of mental health and addiction treatment. Elizabeth is an approved clinical supervisor with the Oregon Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists. Her extensive experience includes adjunct faculty for the counselor education department at Portland State University and former board member for the Oregon Board of Professional Counselors.

Driven by her own dark night of the soul, Elizabeth has honed her clinical focus on treating licensed healthcare professionals and providing professional training.

Additionally, she offers the "Empowered Healer" online coaching program, which is designed to extend her reach and impact.

Outside her professional endeavors, Elizabeth treasures the time spent engaging in outdoor activities in the Pacific Northwest and with her grandson, who she fondly believes to be the sweetest boy in the world.

Key Takeaways:

  • Use personal experience as a strength: Learn how wounded healers can channel their recovery journey into clinical insight and connection.
  • Recognize and manage countertransference: Differentiate between unconscious patterns and therapeutic opportunity.
  • Address impairment ethically and effectively: Build trust and rapport before navigating difficult conversations with impaired professionals.

Why this course?

  • Tailored to treating healthcare professionals: Learn from real case examples of working with impaired and recovering clinicians.
  • Expert instruction from lived experience: Elizabeth Hartshorn combines her clinical expertise and personal journey for a uniquely powerful perspective.
  • Ethical, relevant, and practical: Walk away with strategies you can apply immediately in supervision or therapy sessions with Healthcare Professionals clients.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify at least two examples of appropriate self-disclosure when treating Healthcare Professionals.
  • Recognize the difference between a wounded and an impaired healer.
  • Describe the difference between conscious and unconscious countertransference.
  • Differentiate the pros and cons of countertransference in the counseling relationship.
  • Recognize the importance of trust and rapport prior to addressing impairment.

This training is an invitation to deepen your insight and compassion, both for your clients and yourself. Join us to learn how vulnerability, when held with care, can transform into clinical strength.

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Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to attend: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.

This program was recorded on October 10, 2025.

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