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Money conversations are some of the most emotionally charged moments in clinical work. They often bring up anxiety, guilt, fear of rupture, and complex questions about worth, privilege, responsibility, and care — for both clinicians and clients.
This 90-minute experiential and reflective workshop invites clinicians to slow down and build greater capacity for values-aligned financial conversations. Participants will explore why talking about money can feel so difficult, how personal histories and systemic realities shape these interactions, and how to communicate rates and boundaries with clarity, confidence, and care.
Clinicians will leave with practical scripts, increased emotional tolerance for money-related discomfort, and a grounded framework for making financial decisions that support ethical practice and long-term sustainability.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify common emotional and relational dynamics that arise during money conversations in therapy.
Describe how clinicians’ personal histories, professional identities, and systemic factors influence fee-related decision-making.
Evaluate how ethical fee practices, transparency, and boundary management in financial transactions support and protect the therapeutic relationship in accordance with ethical codes and BHEC regulations.
Apply values-aligned frameworks to evaluate ethical financial decisions in clinical practice.
Demonstrate clear, compassionate language for communicating rates, policies, and boundaries with clients.
Increase emotional tolerance and self-regulation when navigating money-related discomfort or potential rupture.
This workshop is offered using an equity-based pricing model to support accessibility, sustainability, and shared community care.
Participants are invited to select the rate that best aligns with their current financial capacity and professional context:
$30 – Access Rate (limited availability)
For clinicians with significant financial constraints
$50 – Community Rate (limited availability)
For clinicians with limited financial flexibility
$100 – Sustaining Rate
Reflects the true cost of the workshop
$150 – Pay-It-Forward Rate
Helps expand access for others and supports future Collective programming
No explanation is required. We trust clinicians to choose their rate with integrity.
Bernadette C. Pinon, BBA, MA, LPC, SEP brings over fifteen years of experience in counseling and nearly a decade of running her own solo private practice. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Edward’s University and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University—a combination that uniquely positions her at the intersection of clinical care, ethics, and the real-world realities of sustaining a practice.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, EMDR-trained clinician, and meditation teacher, Bernadette’s work is deeply trauma-informed, body-based, and grounded in culturally responsive practice. Her relationship with money conversations in therapy is not just professional—it’s personal.
After years of navigating fee-setting, financial boundaries, and the quiet weight of making every decision alone, Bernadette understands both the freedom and the isolation of independent practice. She knows what it’s like to love the clinical work while feeling conflicted, anxious, or uncertain when money enters the room. These lived experiences are a central reason she is passionate about helping clinicians develop language and frameworks that feel ethical, compassionate, and sustainable—without defaulting to hustle culture, perfectionism, or self-sacrifice disguised as “balance.”
As Community Director of the Healgood Collective and co-facilitator of its bi-weekly consultation groups, Bernadette is known for creating spaces where clinicians feel safe being honest about what they don’t know and what feels hard. Her facilitation style balances structure with spaciousness, depth with warmth, and clarity with care. She also curates community offerings—workshops, book clubs, meditation breaks, and gatherings—that foster genuine connection and support nervous-system regulation.
What ultimately drives Bernadette is a commitment to ensuring no clinician has to navigate private practice feeling as alone as she sometimes did—and a belief that our most ethical, sustainable, and meaningful clinical work happens in community, not isolation.
Continuing Education (CE/CEU) Disclaimer
This event is offered for continuing education purposes. Any CE event hosted by Healgood Holistic Counseling Center is endorsed by its founder and owner, Chelsea Fielder-Jenks, LPC-S, and is structured to meet applicable continuing education requirements for Texas LPCs and LMFTs, including the ‘50% rule’ when relevant.
Acceptance of CE/CEU credit is determined solely by each participant’s individual licensing board, credentialing body, or employer. Requirements may vary for LCSWs, psychologists, and professionals licensed outside the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). Healgood Holistic Counseling Center does not guarantee approval or acceptance of continuing education credit for all license types or jurisdictions.
Participants are responsible for verifying CE eligibility and applicability with their respective licensing board prior to registration.
Money conversations are some of the most emotionally charged moments in clinical work. They often bring up anxiety, guilt, fear of rupture, and complex questions about worth, privilege, responsibility, and care — for both clinicians and clients.
This 90-minute experiential and reflective workshop invites clinicians to slow down and build greater capacity for values-aligned financial conversations. Participants will explore why talking about money can feel so difficult, how personal histories and systemic realities shape these interactions, and how to communicate rates and boundaries with clarity, confidence, and care.
Clinicians will leave with practical scripts, increased emotional tolerance for money-related discomfort, and a grounded framework for making financial decisions that support ethical practice and long-term sustainability.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Identify common emotional and relational dynamics that arise during money conversations in therapy.
Describe how clinicians’ personal histories, professional identities, and systemic factors influence fee-related decision-making.
Evaluate how ethical fee practices, transparency, and boundary management in financial transactions support and protect the therapeutic relationship in accordance with ethical codes and BHEC regulations.
Apply values-aligned frameworks to evaluate ethical financial decisions in clinical practice.
Demonstrate clear, compassionate language for communicating rates, policies, and boundaries with clients.
Increase emotional tolerance and self-regulation when navigating money-related discomfort or potential rupture.
This workshop is offered using an equity-based pricing model to support accessibility, sustainability, and shared community care.
Participants are invited to select the rate that best aligns with their current financial capacity and professional context:
$30 – Access Rate (limited availability)
For clinicians with significant financial constraints
$50 – Community Rate (limited availability)
For clinicians with limited financial flexibility
$100 – Sustaining Rate
Reflects the true cost of the workshop
$150 – Pay-It-Forward Rate
Helps expand access for others and supports future Collective programming
No explanation is required. We trust clinicians to choose their rate with integrity.
Bernadette C. Pinon, BBA, MA, LPC, SEP brings over fifteen years of experience in counseling and nearly a decade of running her own solo private practice. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Edward’s University and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas State University—a combination that uniquely positions her at the intersection of clinical care, ethics, and the real-world realities of sustaining a practice.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, EMDR-trained clinician, and meditation teacher, Bernadette’s work is deeply trauma-informed, body-based, and grounded in culturally responsive practice. Her relationship with money conversations in therapy is not just professional—it’s personal.
After years of navigating fee-setting, financial boundaries, and the quiet weight of making every decision alone, Bernadette understands both the freedom and the isolation of independent practice. She knows what it’s like to love the clinical work while feeling conflicted, anxious, or uncertain when money enters the room. These lived experiences are a central reason she is passionate about helping clinicians develop language and frameworks that feel ethical, compassionate, and sustainable—without defaulting to hustle culture, perfectionism, or self-sacrifice disguised as “balance.”
As Community Director of the Healgood Collective and co-facilitator of its bi-weekly consultation groups, Bernadette is known for creating spaces where clinicians feel safe being honest about what they don’t know and what feels hard. Her facilitation style balances structure with spaciousness, depth with warmth, and clarity with care. She also curates community offerings—workshops, book clubs, meditation breaks, and gatherings—that foster genuine connection and support nervous-system regulation.
What ultimately drives Bernadette is a commitment to ensuring no clinician has to navigate private practice feeling as alone as she sometimes did—and a belief that our most ethical, sustainable, and meaningful clinical work happens in community, not isolation.
Continuing Education (CE/CEU) Disclaimer
This event is offered for continuing education purposes. Any CE event hosted by Healgood Holistic Counseling Center is endorsed by its founder and owner, Chelsea Fielder-Jenks, LPC-S, and is structured to meet applicable continuing education requirements for Texas LPCs and LMFTs, including the ‘50% rule’ when relevant.
Acceptance of CE/CEU credit is determined solely by each participant’s individual licensing board, credentialing body, or employer. Requirements may vary for LCSWs, psychologists, and professionals licensed outside the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). Healgood Holistic Counseling Center does not guarantee approval or acceptance of continuing education credit for all license types or jurisdictions.
Participants are responsible for verifying CE eligibility and applicability with their respective licensing board prior to registration.
