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The Cost of Playing Small: The Ethics of Fees, Worth, and Sustainable Practice

2 CE Hours
ASWB ACE Provider #1770 | NBCC ACEP #7091

DATE: Wednesday, January 13, 2027

TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET //  5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT  // 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT // 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MT

PLATFORM: Via Zoom Webinar

COST: $49

FEATURES:

  • Live & Interactive Webinar
  • Presentation Slides PDF & Additional Resources Included
  • Provides for 2 CE hours of Ethics
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The Cost of Playing Small: The Ethics of Fees, Worth, and Sustainable Practice is a 2-hour, highly interactive training designed for mental health professionals who want to set, raise, and communicate their fees in a way that reflects the true value of their work while honoring their ethical commitment to client care and access. Beginning with a brief, accessible look at why money is so often the hardest conversation in a clinical practice—and why graduate training rarely prepares us for it—participants will examine the ethical and clinical dimensions of fee-setting, including financial informed consent, transparency, and the professional codes that actually govern how we charge. We’ll explore common fee dilemmas (chronic undercharging, the guilt around wanting to earn well, raising rates without abandoning existing clients, sliding scale, and the real tension between sustainability and access) through an ethics-forward, client-centered lens that emphasizes clarity and integrity rather than pressure or apology.

Blending ethical principles with practical financial tools, this training offers concrete structures that can be immediately implemented, such as a transparent fee-setting process, financial informed-consent language, an ethical approach to sliding scale and reduced-fee slots, and a plan for raising rates that protects the therapeutic relationship. Through guided reflection, real-world examples, and group discussion, participants will practice language and frameworks they can take directly into their own practice. Infused with warmth, honesty, and a deep respect for the values that make money feel so complicated for helpers, this workshop supports clinicians in building fees that are fair, transparent, and sustainable—protecting both the clients they serve and the longevity of their own practice.

Upon completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the ethical and clinical considerations involved in setting and communicating fees
  • Identify common barriers and ethical tensions in fee-setting, including sustainability and client access
  • Apply an ethical framework for setting, raising, and adjusting fees responsibly

$49.00

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2 CE Hours of Ethics Continuing Education

NBCC #7091 & ASWB #1770 Approved Provider

Target Audience: Mental Health Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialists, Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselors, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists

Course Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 2 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Ethics continuing education credits.

Purchase Instructions

Registration Deadline: Register up until the start time!

Cost Includes: A PDF of the presentation slides and any supplemental training materials and a certificate of completion.

Evaluation / Certificate: Within 4 hours of the completion of the webinar, participants will receive an email with a link to complete an evaluation. Once completed, the participant will be able to download/print the certificate.

System Requirements: Internet and the ability to log into Zoom webinars when provided a meeting link which will be sent upon registration.

Interactive Webinar: This is a live & interactive webinar which means that participants can interact with other participants and the instructor in live time. Participants must be signed in by the webinar start time, attend the entire course, and complete the course evaluation to receive CE credit. Partial credit is not provided.

Additional information can be found in the FAQs webpage AND on the Company & Approving Boards Policies webpage.

Sarah Czopek, LCPC

Meet Your Facilitator

Sarah Czopek is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who pivoted from an undergraduate career in classical voice and music business to then pursue her Masters in Professional Counseling from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Currently an Illinois resident, Sarah is the founder of Grace & Gratitude Counseling, a niche practice of women serving women and teen girls with anxiety and trauma in the greater Chicagoland area. Dually certified in EMDR and IFS (Level 3), Sarah is passionate about blending these modalities along with creative elements into her work as a trauma-informed therapist, as well as providing interactive, experiential training and mentorship to other professionals.

Before starting her group practice, Sarah served as a family counselor in a therapeutic day school, helping families of children with special needs navigate everything from IEP meetings and in-home supports to trauma and behavioral crises. Now the parent of a “2e” kiddo herself, Sarah is an advocate for neurodiversity awareness, school choice, and regulated parenting. In her free time, Sarah can be found with her husband and two children, her church family, a delightful backyard garden, and cup-after-cup of loose leaf tea. Don’t be surprised if you spot her Sheepadoodle, Emmy, or Cornish Rex kitten, Hershey, in the background of her trainings!

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