Shani Gardner, LCSW

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About

Shani Gardner, LCSW, is a burnout prevention and resilience expert who helps organizations create sustainable, healthier ways of working. She delivers engaging, practical workshops for leaders, teams, and ERGs on reducing stress, strengthening well-being, and fostering balance. Drawing on evidence-based tools like mindfulness, stress regulation techniques, and values-driven decision-making, Shani offers clear practices that people can use immediately. Known for her warm, grounded delivery, she makes well-being accessible and relevant to real workplace challenges.

Services

  • Workplace Resilience Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Stress Management | Virtual Workshop

    This skills-based workshop focuses on helping employees manage day-to-day stress and stay grounded, focused, and effective in high-pressure environments. Rather than centering on burnout education or empowerment themes, it equips participants with practical, in-the-moment tools and simple routines they can use to regulate their nervous system, protect their energy, and sustain performance over time. This Instant Book option is for a 60-minute workshop. A 90-minute extended session is available for $3,000 and allows for deeper practice, reflection, and personalization. Please contact us to book a longer format. Participants will learn how to: - Use practical tools to calm the nervous system and regain grounding during high-stress moments - Build simple, sustainable habits that support emotional balance and consistent productivity - Increase adaptability when navigating workload spikes, change, and ongoing demands - Create a personalized resilience toolkit for use at work and in everyday life

  • Burnout 101: Know It Before You Feel It | Virtual Workshop

    A practical, educational session that helps employees understand how burnout develops, how the nervous system responds to chronic stress, and how to recognize early warning signs across emotional, cognitive, and physical domains before it escalates into exhaustion or disengagement. This Instant Book option is for a 60-minute workshop. A 90-minute extended session is available for $3000 and allows for deeper discussion, reflection, and application. Please contact us to book a longer format. Participants will learn how to: - Recognize early signs and symptoms of burnout across emotional, cognitive, and physical domains - Understand how the nervous system responds to chronic stress and why burnout is a protective response, not a personal failure - Apply simple, preventative strategies to stay regulated and reduce burnout risk in high-stress environments

  • Reclaiming Your Power: Building Confidence & Empowerment at Work | Virtual Workshop

    A reflective, skills-building session that helps employees understand how chronic stress and workplace barriers can create a sense of powerlessness, and teaches practical tools to rebuild agency, confidence, and self-advocacy while navigating real workplace constraints. This Instant Book option is for a 60-minute workshop. A 90-minute extended session is available for $3,000 and allows for deeper discussion, reflection, and application. Please contact us to book a longer format. Participants will explore: - Understanding learned helplessness: How chronic stress, workplace barriers, and systemic factors can create a sense of powerlessness, and how to recognize when it’s happening - Empowerment and agency tools: How to shift from reactive to proactive in career growth and well-being while balancing workplace realities with self-advocacy - Mindset shifts versus changing circumstances: How to determine whether to reframe your perspective, adjust your actions, or advocate for external change in your work environment Best for: Employees feeling stuck, overworked, or uncertain about their next steps at work.