Last updated: September 8, 2026
Beyond the Surface™ (this website, "BTS") is operated by Empowered Way of Life Therapy, LLC ("EWOL," "we," "us," or "our"), a private counseling practice founded by Shanita Wade, MA, LPC. Beyond the Surface™ is a therapist-facing Clinical Tools Suite: interactive tools, frameworks, and resources that clinicians purchase or subscribe to for use in their own practices. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect information on this website.
Website and technical data. Like most websites, this site's hosting provider may automatically log basic technical information when you visit, such as your general browser type, device type, referring page, and pages viewed. This information is used to keep the site running correctly and securely.
Analytics data. We use Google Analytics (measurement ID G-T5JE0Z3FK6) to understand how visitors use this site. Google Analytics is off by default and only loads after you affirmatively accept optional cookies through this site's cookie consent banner or Cookie Settings control. If you reject or have not yet made a choice, no Analytics script loads and no Analytics cookies are set. See our Cookie Policy for details.
Email sign-up data. If you intentionally open and submit one of this site's MailerLite sign-up forms (the Somatic Reset Guide opt-in or the general newsletter), MailerLite collects the email address you provide, on our behalf, to deliver the resource or updates you requested. MailerLite forms do not load automatically; they load only after you click their specific "Open Sign-Up" control.
Purchase data. Purchases of Beyond the Surface™ tools, subscriptions, and bundles are processed entirely by our third-party payment processors, Payhip and, for select products, Etsy. We do not collect or store your payment card information; it is handled directly by those processors under their own privacy policies.
This website relies on the following verified third-party services, each governed by its own privacy practices:
This site uses a small amount of local storage to remember your cookie preference, and, only after consent, Google Analytics cookies. Full details, including cookie names, purposes, and durations, are in our Cookie Policy.
We use the information described above to operate and maintain this website, understand aggregate site usage (only with consent), deliver the specific free resource or newsletter content you request, and fulfill purchases through our payment processors.
We retain website and analytics data only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by law. If you unsubscribe from an email list, we, or MailerLite on our behalf, may retain a limited record, such as your email address and unsubscribe status, in order to honor your request, prevent unwanted resubscription, keep appropriate records, and meet legal obligations. We do not promise automatic, complete deletion of every record upon unsubscribe.
Empowered Way of Life Therapy, LLC does not sell personal information collected through this website.
You can accept, reject, or change your Analytics cookie preference at any time using the "Cookie Settings" control in the footer of every page. You can unsubscribe from any email list at any time using the unsubscribe link in that email. To ask about accessing, correcting, or deleting information we hold about you, contact us using the information below.
We take reasonable steps to protect information handled through this website, but no method of transmission or storage over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
This website is intended for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this website.
Visiting this website, purchasing a product, or subscribing to a membership does not create a therapist-client relationship with Shanita Wade, LPC, or Empowered Way of Life Therapy, LLC. Beyond the Surface™ resources are educational and clinical-support materials for licensed professionals; they do not replace clinical judgment, individualized assessment, diagnosis, treatment, supervision, or crisis care.
Please do not submit protected health information or identifying client information through this website's ordinary email forms or public sign-up forms. This public marketing website is not represented as a HIPAA-compliant system. If you or someone you know is experiencing an emergency, please contact 911, your local emergency services, or, in the United States, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
This Privacy Policy covers the public Beyond the Surface™ marketing website only. It does not describe the internal data handling of the separate, downloadable, or browser-based clinical tools themselves, some of which are designed to store information locally on a clinician's or client's own device rather than transmit it anywhere. Please refer to the documentation included with each individual tool for how that specific tool handles information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Questions about this Privacy Policy can be sent to info@ewoltherapy.com.