Training for beauty professionals
Care in the Chair™
Turning Every Beauty Space Into a Safe Space.
Your chair is where clients open up.
Know what to do when they do.
Care in the Chair™ helps stylists and barbers learn to recognize signs of domestic violence and human and sex trafficking, and how to connect clients to resources.
A collaboration of BeautyLynk and InnoPsych
THE DEC 2025 BOSTON PILOT
17 BEAUTY PROS PARTICIPATED
17 BEAUTY PROS PARTICIPATED
2.9 → 4.4out of 5 confidence recognizing DV
27% → 77%comfortable starting a conversation
100%would recommend the training
From our Boston pilot
A simple framework for care behind the chair
Care in the Chair™ teaches a simple four-step framework for meeting these moments with compassion, taught in the workshop.
Give clients a voice. Never take control.
Why it matters
Trust is already in the room.
Beauty pros spend long, one-on-one time with clients. Sometimes, that familiar chair becomes a first place someone feels ready to speak.
- Recognize distress without making assumptions.
- Respond safely, without diagnosing or interrogating.
- Learn to recognize signs of domestic violence and human and sex trafficking, and how to connect clients to resources, while protecting client choice.
Not every conversation needs an answer. Sometimes it needs someone who knows how to listen.
Find your place
There’s a way to get involved.
Whether you work behind the chair or alongside your community, there’s a next step for you.
I’m a beauty pro
Join the next workshop and get the tools to respond with care.
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Bring trauma-aware training to beauty pros in your community.
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Training that meets the moment.
Practical learning for the pros and partners closest to their communities.
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Workshops for beauty pros
In-person learning, a certificate of completion, a resource toolkit, and discreet QR resource materials.
Save my seat, Nov 1602 / LAUNCHING 2027
Train-the-Trainer
For agencies, domestic violence organizations, schools, and cities ready to extend their reach.
Train-the-Trainer inquiry03 / COMING 2027
Training for schools
Bring practical, trauma-aware learning to beauty and barber school students.
For beauty and barber schools04 / 2027
A national moment in Washington, DC
During CBC Week 2027 in Washington, DC. Join the interest list to hear more.
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FEATURED · LIMITED SEATS
Save my seat, Nov 16 2nd Annual Care in the Chair™ Workshop
Monday, November 16, 2026 · Boston City Hall
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET · Free for licensed beauty pros, lunch included
INTEREST LIST OPEN
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The Chair Is Care
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Certificate of completion
A small recognition for meaningful work.
For beauty pros who have completed Care in the Chair™ training.
Partners & sponsors
Partner with us Make care a community practice.
Bring the training to your city, support a workshop, or help more beauty pros become trusted points of contact.
More prepared pros. More informed conversations. More ways to connect to support.
The co-creators
Built by people who know the power of this work.
Rica Elysee
Founder & CEO, BeautyLynk®
Co-creator of Care in the Chair™, building tools that help stylists and barbers notice, respond, and connect clients to support.
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Dr. Charmain F. Jackman, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO, InnoPsych
Licensed psychologist, trained as a pediatric forensic psychologist; co-creator and clinical lead.
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In the News
State requirements
At least five states require DV awareness training
The movement is growing, and that's why this work matters.
What the colors mean
- DV awareness training required
- Human trafficking prevention CE required (Texas)
For information only. Care in the Chair™'s certificate of completion does not satisfy any state's licensing, CE, or required training requirement, and Care in the Chair™ is not an approved provider in these states.
Tap a highlighted state to learn more.
DV awareness training required
- Tennessee
Public Chapter 117 (2021)
Effective: Jan 1, 2022
Read the law - Illinois
225 ILCS 410/3-7
Effective: In effect since 2016
Read the law - Maryland
HB 1547 (2025), Chapter 286
Effective: Jan 1, 2026
Read the law - New York
GBL §408-b
Effective: June 17, 2020
Read the law - Arkansas
Ark. Code §17-26-419
Read the law
Human trafficking prevention training required
- Texas
1 hr human trafficking prevention CE at barber/cosmetology renewal
Effective: Sep 1, 2025
Read the requirement
Last checked: October 16, 2026.
Partners, past and present
Current partnersInnoPsych · BeautyLynk® · Mane Hook-Up (London)
Past partnersMayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement · Boston Public Health Commission · 3 Cold Dishes
Resources & safety
Help should always be within reach.
If you are in danger, call 911.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (text START to 88788).
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 (TTY: 711). Text 233733 (text “HELP” or “BEFREE”).
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Boston Public Health Commission
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)
- Jane Doe Inc. (Massachusetts coalition)
- SafeLink, Massachusetts DV hotline
Good questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who is this for?
Care in the Chair™ is designed for stylists, barbers, nail techs, estheticians, students, and the organizations that support them.
Do I need to be licensed?
The Nov 16 workshop is free for licensed beauty pros, with lunch included. Beauty and barber school students are welcome too. We hold a small number of student seats for partner schools, so ask your instructor or email elysee@beautylynk.com.
Will I be asked to counsel or diagnose clients?
No. You learn to recognize distress, respond safely, and refer to resources. Clients choose their next steps.
Do I get a certificate?
Workshop participants can request a certificate of completion through our certificate request form.
Does this count toward licensing hours?
Not at this time. Care in the Chair™ provides a certificate of completion; it does not count toward any state's licensing hours, CE credit, or required human trafficking course.
How can my organization bring this to our community?
Tell us about your community or team through the partner inquiry form and we’ll discuss possibilities.