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GXC 2025 Online Virtual Conference - Mental Health Without Borders

The Wounded Healer in Recovery Coaching

Cini Shaw, MS, CMHC, LADC 🇺🇸
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Description

In this presentation, “The Wounded Healer in Recovery Coaching,” we will take a deep look into the archetype of the wounded healer—tracing its roots from ancient mythology all the way to its relevance in modern helping professions. Together, we’ll explore how personal experiences with struggle, transformation, and healing can deepen a recovery coach’s empathy, insight, and ability to support others on their journeys. At the same time, we’ll examine the essential ethical responsibilities that come with this role, emphasizing the importance of ongoing self-care, professional supervision, and continuing education. By understanding both the power and the boundaries of the wounded healer archetype, we can strengthen our practice and ensure that the support we provide is compassionate, grounded, and sustainable for both ourselves and those we serve.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe how personal experiences of struggle and healing can positively influence empathy, insight, and connection in recovery-oriented work.

  • Identify the ethical responsibilities of recovery coaches who resonate with the wounded healer role—including healthy boundaries, professional supervision, and the importance of ongoing training.

  • Reflect on the needs of recovery coaches and create strategies for ongoing self-care that support emotional resilience, prevent burnout, and ensure that they can offer compassionate, grounded, and sustainable support to others.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to gain a deeper understanding of how personal recovery and self-awareness enhance ethical and effective coaching practice. The session promotes professional growth by encouraging practitioners to integrate self-care and reflective healing into their ongoing work with clients

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Cini Shaw, MS, CMHC, LADC 🇺🇸
Cynthia (Cini) Shaw's MS, LADC, CMHC, RCPF compassionate influence and support pervades every aspect of client care. Daily, she meets individually and in groups to assist those with substance use and mental health disorders, helping to explore acceptance, empowerment, emotional regulation, core belief systems and self-compassion. Cini facilities group sessions for individuals and families on a range of topics, promoting understanding, compassion and self-care. As a woman in long term recovery and in addition to her work at The Lighthouse, Cini is committed to raising awareness about substance use disorders, reducing stigma and bringing multiple pathways of recovery to our communities. She is affiliated with several highly regarded organizations working to do the same. She is a member of the ADPC Recovery and Health Management Subcommittee as well as the DMHAS CT Peer Certification Advisory Council. She serves as a Board member of Liberation Programs, The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery and the Connecticut Certification Board. Cini was named 2022’s Addiction Professional of the Year by Caron Treatment Centers. Cini is a mother of 5, with her 7th grandchild on the way! She cherishes time with her family and time in meditative practices.

Financially Sponsored By

  • GXC Events - The Global Exchange Conference