( HS Wehrenberg & Grodzki 150334 2025) Self-Study Access |Letting Go of the Work You Love: How to Retire and Close Your Pract

Course overview

Retirement isnt as simple as walking away it requires careful planning, precise timing, and transparent communication. You may be asking yourself: When is the right time to close my practice? How can I prepare my clients for this inevitable transition? Will ending their therapy mid-process cause harm? And how do I cope with my own anxiety, guilt, and overwhelming concerns about letting go? Whether your ending is planned or unplanned, therapists are bound by strict ethical codes that prohibit abandoning clients. For therapists in leadership roles managing group practices, clinics, or agencies the complexity deepens with the added responsibility of those they lead. To close their caseloads, therapists must be prepared to navigate the full range of client emotions and understand the impact of loosening the vital attachment bonds that underpin successful therapy both for themselves and their clients. This is a complex clinical challenge, requiring an advanced comprehension of the attachment issues that get triggered during a forced ending, and one that most therapists are unprepared for. Until now, the clinical steps and skills for letting go of an entire caseload have been largely unexplored and rarely discussed. This unique workshop equips therapists with the knowledge, case examples, and support necessary to plan for the end of their work with compassion, care, and integrity.