This interactive ChairCare+ certification training is designed to bridge the gap between beauty and mental health. Created specifically for stylists, barbers, estheticians, makeup artists, and beauty educators, this course equips professionals with the awareness, language, and confidence to recognize emotional distress, respond with empathy, and protect their own mental well-being. Through a trauma-informed and liberation-focused lens, participants will learn practical tools to create safer, more supportive environments, for both their clients and themselves.
Meet Your Facilitator
Ashley Palmer, LCPC, CCTP Founder of ChairCare+ |Licensed Therapist | Former Hairstylist
‘Mental health care that travels from the salon chair to the board room’
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Before becoming a therapist, Ashley spent over a decade behind the chair as an Afro-textured hairstylist and educator. Her work in the salon deeply influenced her understanding of emotional wellness, self-image, and the power of safe, affirming spaces. Listening to clients share their stories sparked her passion for helping others heal, particularly those navigating identity, beauty, and belonging.
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That experience became the foundation for her transition into mental health. Today, Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and advocate for liberation-centered care. Through ChairCare+, she bridges her two worlds—beauty and mental health—by equipping stylists, barbers, estheticians, makeup artists, and beauty educators with the knowledge and confidence to support both their clients’ and their own well-being.
Ashley’s work is rooted in a trauma-informed, liberation-focused framework that honors community care, authenticity, and healing in all spaces, especially those where transformation begins, from the salon chair to the boardroom.
In This Course, You’ll Learn How To:
Understanding Mental Health
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Recognize and respond to common mental health concerns
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Differentiate between emotional distress and everyday venting
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Notice the unspoken cues—what they say and what they don’t say
How to listen without fixing
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Practice active listening and learn how to truly ‘hold space’ for others
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Communicate through body language and tone
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Stay present and engaged without overstepping or taking on others’ emotions
Navigating Crisis
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Identify signs of crisis and severe distress
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Respond effectively to clients in crisis while maintaining professionalism
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Know what to say, what to do, and which credible resources to offer
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Encourage professional help in a compassionate, culturally aware way
Protecting Your Own Mental Health
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Prevent emotional burnout and compassion fatigue
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Set and maintain healthy boundaries with clients
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Redefine true self-care for beauty professionals— beyond candles and spa days
What Beauty Professionals Are Saying
Jamaya Moore
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Permanent Makeup Artist
Studio Suites Owner
It’s time to care for the person behind the chair.
Learn how to protect your peace, and your clients’.
