Illustration of professional ethics in therapy, with scales of justice, the Washington RCW law, and a boundary violation notice

Professional Roles and Boundaries: Consent, Power, and Practice

A self-paced, on-demand CE course for mental health professionals

Presented by Fiona O’Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S

CE Credits: 2 NBCC CE hours · 2 AASECT CE credits · Meets WA DOH Roles & Boundaries requirement

Available now · $75 · Start today and finish on your own schedule

Enroll Now, $75

Professional Roles and Boundaries: Consent, Power, and Practice

A self-paced, on-demand CE course for mental health professionals

Presented by Fiona O’Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S

Available now · $75 · Start today and finish on your own schedule

CE Credits: 2 NBCC CE hours · 2 AASECT CE credits · Meets WA DOH Roles & Boundaries requirement

Enroll Now, $75

About This Training

Boundaries are more than rules, they’re relational.

In this on-demand training, Dr. Fiona O’Farrell (they/she) guides clinicians through an experiential exploration of professional boundaries across clinical, supervisory, and organizational relationships.

Developed and facilitated by Dr. Fiona O’Farrell (they/them), Adaptive Counseling, in collaboration with Lovewell Initiatives, LLC.

Professional Roles and Boundaries: Consent, Power, and Practice continuing education training

Rooted in anti-oppressive practice and Lovewell’s trauma-informed andragogy, this workshop helps you define your role and navigate real-world boundary gray zones with more clarity. You’ll learn how identity, positionality, culture, and nervous-system responses influence clinical agreements, and how to respond ethically when navigating boundaries.

The course includes ethics-related content. For Washington licensees, it also meets the Department of Health continuing education requirement for Professional Roles and Boundaries.

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Professional Roles and Boundaries: Consent, Power, and Practice continuing education training

About the Trainer

Dr. Fiona O’Farrell, trainer for Professional Roles and Boundaries
MEET

Dr. Fiona O’Farrell

(they/she)

Relational and Sex Therapist, Educator, Supervisor, and Trainer

Fiona E. O'Farrell, PhD, LMFT, CST-S, holds a PhD in Clinical Sexology, and is a Washington State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and an AASECT Approved Sex Therapy Supervisor. Fiona is a relational and sex therapist, educator, supervisor, and trainer known for their grounded, relational, anti-oppressive approach to clinical ethics. Their work blends embodied awareness, anti-oppressive focus, consent frameworks, and trauma-informed practice to help clinicians navigate the real-world complexity of professional boundaries.

They bring warmth, nuance, humor, and depth to topics that are often taught in rigid, rule-based ways — making ethics feel alive, accessible, and grounded in relational care.

What We’ll Explore

Power, Consent & Cultural Context


  • How positionality, privilege, and culture context shape professional boundaries
  • Working with power dynamics in therapy, supervision, and leadership roles
  • Consent frameworks adapted for clinical practice

Roles & Regulation


  • How to notice nervous system influences
  • Recognizing countertransference and clinical collapse
  • Embodied practices for maintaining grounded and ethical presence

Boundaries in the Real World


  • Case-based discussions from clinical and supervisory gray zones
  • Dual relationships, role confusion, and ethical decision-making
  • Organizational dynamics that support or erode healthy boundaries

Repair, Accountability & Transparency


  • How to navigate boundary ruptures and boundary confusion
  • Strategies for transparent communication and collaborative accountability
  • Systems and policies that promote ethical, sustainable practice

Learning Objectives

Clinician weighing a boundary violation against Washington RCW law

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify legal and ethical requirements related to professional roles and boundaries under RCW 18.130.180 and WAC 246-809-630.
  • Apply consent concepts to enhance boundary clarity and consent-based practice.
  • Evaluate complex boundary scenarios using ethical decision-making frameworks.
  • Demonstrate awareness strategies for self-regulation during boundary challenges.

Who This Training Is For

Three clinicians in a consultation conversation about professional boundaries

This workshop is ideal for:

  • Mental health clinicians (LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, LASW, LMHCA, LMFTA)
  • Supervisors, leads, and clinical directors
  • Group practice clinicians and community mental-health providers
  • Early-career clinicians seeking strong ethical grounding
  • Anyone who wants more confidence and nuance navigating boundary complexity
Three clinicians in a consultation conversation about professional boundaries
Clinician with a hand at the chest beside a lock and a handshake, representing consent and power in practice

CE Information

  • 2 NBCC CE hours · 2 AASECT CE credits for this on-demand course
  • NBCC ACEP No. 7776 · AASECT Provider No. 25-0609-LI
  • Meets WA DOH requirement for Roles and Boundaries CE

A certificate of completion is issued to learners who complete the full course and the module quizzes.

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

NBCC Continuing Education

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7776. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

This training is approved for 2 NBCC continuing education hours. Learners must complete the full on-demand course and the module quizzes to receive a certificate of completion.

Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington
Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington

AASECT Continuing Education

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is an AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider, Provider No. 25-0609-LI (approval valid through June 30, 2027).

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 2 CE credits, including ethics-related content. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected].

It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if their state licensing board will accept AASECT CE credits.

Learners must complete the full on-demand course and the module quizzes to receive AASECT CE credit.

For Washington Licensees

This training meets the Washington State Department of Health continuing education requirement for Professional Roles and Boundaries, in accordance with RCW 18.130.180 and WAC 246-809-630. Washington requires these hours to be taken separately from the professional ethics and law requirement.

Working out what else you owe this cycle? See our Washington CE requirements guide, with the current hour counts, the rules they come from, and which trainings meet each one.

Certificate & Attendance Requirements

  • Learners must complete the entire on-demand course, the module quizzes, and the course evaluation to receive CE credit.
  • Partial credit is not available.
  • Kajabi emails you a link to your certificate as soon as you complete every lesson, the module quizzes, and the course evaluation.

Questions, Accommodations, and Grievances

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC
PO Box 6841, Tacoma, WA 98417
(253) 470-8246
[email protected]
www.livelovewell.co

Full refund, cancellation, grievance, and non-discrimination policies are published on our CE Information and Policies page. Programs carrying both NBCC and AASECT credit are covered by both grievance routes, and you may use either.

Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington

NBCC Continuing Education

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7776. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

This training is approved for 2 NBCC continuing education hours. Learners must complete the full on-demand course and the module quizzes to receive a certificate of completion.

Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington

AASECT Continuing Education

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is an AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider, Provider No. 25-0609-LI (approval valid through June 30, 2027).

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 2 CE credits, including ethics-related content. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected].

It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if their state licensing board will accept AASECT CE credits.

Learners must complete the full on-demand course and the module quizzes to receive AASECT CE credit.

Professional Roles and Boundaries continuing education training for Washington mental health clinicians, Lovewell Initiatives, Tacoma, Washington

For Washington Licensees

This training meets the Washington State Department of Health continuing education requirement for Professional Roles and Boundaries, in accordance with RCW 18.130.180 and WAC 246-809-630. Washington requires these hours to be taken separately from the professional ethics and law requirement.

Working out what else you owe this cycle? See our Washington CE requirements guide, with the current hour counts, the rules they come from, and which trainings meet each one.

Certificate & Attendance Requirements

  • Learners must complete the entire on-demand course, the module quizzes, and the course evaluation to receive CE credit.
  • Partial credit is not available.
  • Kajabi emails you a link to your certificate as soon as you complete every lesson, the module quizzes, and the course evaluation.

Questions, Accommodations, and Grievances

Lovewell Initiatives, LLC
PO Box 6841, Tacoma, WA 98417
(253) 470-8246
[email protected]
www.livelovewell.co

Full refund, cancellation, grievance, and non-discrimination policies are published on our CE Information and Policies page. Programs carrying both NBCC and AASECT credit are covered by both grievance routes, and you may use either.

What participants say

Professional Roles and Boundaries

“

I have taken many trainings with Fiona over the years and I always find that [they] deliver information that is relevant to my clinical work as a therapist, with engaging energy, wisdom, and kindness.

Mary-lynn Ballew, LMFT, Balance & Being Counseling

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This training provides useful information to novice therapist and a great reminder to more seasoned providers on the nuances of providing ethical and empowering care within the context of the relationships we share with our clients.

Sean Orpen, LMFT-S, CST-S, WA

“

I felt both appropriately challenged and encouraged in my training with Lovewell. Run by therapists who approach therapy and learning from a systemic lens, I finally have a training that I could use right away to improve my work with clients.

Elizabeth Lemon, LMFT, WA & CO

“

Fiona is a personable teacher who isn't afraid to discuss their own missteps to help you learn. They are such a wise and calming presence that helps you feel normal in the things you might be struggling with!

Bailey DS Cheshire, LMFT, WA

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This training challenged me to think deeply about how power and consent show up in my role as a therapist.

Kiana Lowe, LMHCA, WA

Registration & Pricing

Equity Pricing:

A limited number of equity-based or hardship-rate seats are available for the on-demand course.

Email us at [email protected] to request one — no documentation needed.

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Self-paced continuing education you can start today and finish on your own schedule.

For Washington licensees, it completes the Professional Roles and Boundaries requirement.

The course includes:

  • A little over two hours of captioned video from the live training, in short lessons
  • Slides and case discussions
  • A short quiz at the end of each module
  • Reflection prompts and a full reference list

It is approved for 2 NBCC continuing education hours (ACEP No. 7776) and 2 AASECT continuing education credits (Provider No. 25-0609-LI).

For Washington licensees, it meets the Professional Roles & Boundaries continuing education requirement (RCW 18.130.180; WAC 246-809-630), which Washington sets at two hours.

Pricing

$75 for the full on-demand course

  • Your login details arrive by email right after checkout
  • Work through the lessons at your own pace
  • Kajabi emails you a link to your certificate as soon as you finish
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Important Notes

  • To earn your certificate, complete every lesson, pass each module quiz, and submit the course evaluation
  • Refund, cancellation, and grievance policies are on our CE Information and Policies page

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Continuing Education Compliance
Lovewell Initiatives is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ (ACEP No. 7776) and an AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider (Provider No. 25-0609-LI, approval valid through June 30, 2027). Lovewell Initiatives, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7776. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.