Toxic Workplace and How to Facilitate Recovery

A live, real-time, interactive virtual workshop
​for mental health clinicians​​

​Presented by Andrea Mathews, MA, LPC

Friday, April 10, 2026
​9 am - 2 pm​ CST

Providing 4 NBCC and 4 ABSWE contact hours

Register before 4/8/26.
$125 Professional 
$60 Student 
Carl Jung tells us, in Modern Man in Search of a Soul, that the beginning of the cure for the patient (or client) occurs when he encounters something strange arising from his own psyche to face him, something which cannot be understood as his ego or his identity and, therefore, cannot be controlled (p. 248). This will prove to be his first encounter with the Self. 
One of the most common of mental health issues facing our clients are those that result from the toxic workplace. Clients may not, at first, recognize that their symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, self-loathing or deprecation, cognitive issues such as difficulty concentrating and reduced performance, are sourced in their work environment.  Typically, they come in thinking “there’s something wrong with me.”  Actually, they are commonly being emotionally abused, sometimes even bullied or harassed, and perhaps seeing others in the workplace receive the same treatment This kind of maltreatment is too easily normalized, as in “that’s why they call it w-o-r-k.” How can we facilitate recovery from the abuse found in the toxic workplace? This workshop is meant to help clinicians learn how to help their clients with this important issue.  

​OBJECTIVES
  1.  ​Participants will learn how to help clients identify and recognize as abuse the treatment they receive  in their work environment. 
  2. Participants will learn some ways to gather information through ongoing assessments that allow the client to feel safe while learning to recognize the maltreatment.  
  3. Participants will be able to explain how the client might utilize emotions as messages for empowerment.  
  4. Participants will be able to explain some effective interventions.  
Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6031. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC, is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
Andrea Mathews, LPC, NCC  is also an approved provider for the Alabama Board of Examiners in Social Work, #0528.