Grounded to Heal & Lead: A Culturally Responsive Framework for Burnout Recovery and Relational Wellness

Black mental health professionals and community healers often carry the weight of cultural expectations, generational trauma, and invisible labor—while also supporting others through their own burnout and attachment wounds.

This 60-minute training introduces The GRACE Method™, a culturally responsive, trauma-informed framework designed to help clients (and clinicians themselves) break cycles of overwhelm, reconnect to their internal resources, and support sustainable emotional wellness.

Rooted in attachment theory, narrative reframing, and culturally grounded coping strategies, The GRACE Method™ guides participants through five core practices: Grounding, Rescripting internal narratives, Adjusting life rhythms to support nervous system regulation, Connecting to safe and supportive relationships, and Enforcing boundaries that protect long-term wellness.

Through case examples, reflection prompts, and real-world clinical applications, attendees will learn how attachment wounds—including “mommy issues,” “daddy issues,” and culturally specific scripts about strength—shape emotional responses and relational patterns among Black clients. The session will highlight the intersections of identity, culture, and lived experience, offering strategies that clinicians can immediately integrate into therapy sessions, group work, psychoeducation, and community programming.

This training is ideal for mental health professionals, social workers, counselors, and community advocates seeking practical, culturally aligned tools to support burnout recovery, emotional regulation, and healthier relational functioning in Black communities.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Identify how attachment wounds, cultural expectations, and systemic pressures contribute to burnout and emotional overwhelm in Black individuals and communities.

2. Explain the five components of The GRACE Method™ (Ground, Rescript, Adjust, Connect, Enforce) and how each step supports culturally aligned healing and sustainable mental health practices.

3. Apply at least two practical interventions from The GRACE Method™ to enhance client resilience, reduce stress responses, and support relationship repair in clinical or community settings.

This training is designed for clinicians, mental health professionals, mental health advocates.

This training provides 1 CE Hour