This Settlement and Release Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made between Carolina Pintos Therapy, PLLC (the “Company”) and Karla Litch (“Contractor”). The Company and Contractor are each a “Party” and together the “Parties.”

Background

A. Contractor’s engagement with the Company concluded on June 23, 2026.
B. A disagreement arose regarding the application of a training reimbursement against Contractor’s final compensation. The Parties wish to resolve that disagreement and all related matters fully, finally, and without further dispute.

In exchange for the mutual promises below, the Parties agree:

1. Payment. Within ten (10) business days after Contractor signs this Agreement, the Company will pay Contractor $1,832.17 (the “Settlement Payment”) by direct deposit. The Settlement Payment is made in full and final resolution of the matters described above.
2. Release of Claims by Contractor. Contractor fully and finally releases and discharges the Company and its owners, members, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, and liabilities of every kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that she now has or may have, arising out of or relating in any way to her engagement with the Company, the conclusion of that engagement, her compensation, or the training reimbursement. This is a general release intended to cover every claim of any nature relating to those matters, whether or not specifically identified here.
3. Covenant Not to Sue. Contractor agrees not to file, join, or pursue any lawsuit, demand, arbitration, or claim against the Company asserting any released claim. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor waives any right to receive money, damages, or individual relief of any kind in connection with the released claims, whether sought by her or on her behalf by any other person or entity.
4. Class and Collective Action Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor agrees that she will not commence, join, participate in, or seek to recover any money or relief through any class, collective, or representative action against the Company relating to her engagement or the matters released in this Agreement, and she waives any right to relief from any such action. If Contractor is included in any such action, she will take reasonable steps to opt out of or withdraw from it.
5. Acknowledgment of Amounts Paid. Contractor acknowledges that, other than the Settlement Payment, she has received all compensation, fees, and amounts owed to her for her engagement with the Company, and that she has no outstanding claim for unpaid compensation, fees, reimbursements, or expenses.
6. No Pending or Assigned Claims. Contractor represents that she has no claim, charge, or proceeding currently pending against the Company, and that she has not sold, assigned, or transferred any released claim to any other person or entity.
7. Continuing Obligations Preserved. Contractor acknowledges and reaffirms that her obligations under (a) the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Confidentiality, Non-Circumvention, and Affiliated Business Protection Agreement, and (b) the Confidentiality, Intellectual Property, Non-Disparagement, and Non-Disclosure Agreement, each signed by her on March 24, 2026 (together, the “Continuing Agreements”), remain in full force and effect and are not modified, waived, released, or superseded by this Agreement. Upon request, Contractor will return all Company property and materials in any form and retain no copies.
8. Limited Release by the Company. In exchange for Contractor’s promises, the Company releases Contractor solely from claims relating to the training reimbursement and the final compensation that are the subject of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement releases, limits, or waives the Company’s rights under the Continuing Agreements or any claim arising from a breach of them.
9. Confidentiality of this Agreement. The Parties will keep the terms of this Agreement confidential, except that either Party may disclose them to its attorney, tax or financial advisor, or immediate family, or as required by law. 
10. Mutual Non-Disparagement. Neither Party will make statements, oral or written, intended to disparage or harm the reputation of the other, including the Company’s owners, staff, services, or business. Nothing in this Section limits either Party from making truthful statements where required by law or in a legal proceeding.
11. Tax Responsibility. Contractor is responsible for any taxes that may be owed on the Settlement Payment. The Company makes no representation regarding the tax treatment of the payment, and Contractor will be solely responsible for any such amounts.
12. No Admission of Liability. This Agreement is a compromise of disputed matters entered into to avoid the cost and distraction of further dispute. It is not, and shall not be construed as, an admission of liability, fault, or wrongdoing by either Party.
13. Full and Final Settlement. The Parties intend this Agreement to be a complete and final resolution of all matters between them relating to the training reimbursement and Contractor’s final compensation. Following the Settlement Payment, neither Party owes the other any further amount as to those matters.
14. Enforcement; Attorney’s Fees. If either Party breaches this Agreement — including by pursuing a released claim or breaching Sections 9 or 10 — the non-breaching Party may recover its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in enforcing this Agreement, in addition to any other available remedy. This is in addition to the remedies available under the Continuing Agreements.
15. Voluntary Agreement. Contractor acknowledges that she has read and understands this Agreement, has had the opportunity to review it with an advisor or attorney of her own choosing, is not relying on any representation outside this Agreement, and signs it knowingly and voluntarily.
16. Governing Law; Venue; Jury Waiver. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, with exclusive venue in Harris County, Texas. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Parties waive any right to a trial by jury in any dispute relating to this Agreement.
17. Severability and Reformation. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the extent necessary to be enforceable, with reformation preferred over invalidation, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
18. Entire Agreement; Execution. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the settlement of the matters described above and supersedes all prior discussions on that subject. It does not modify, supersede, or affect the Continuing Agreements, which remain in full force. This Agreement may be amended only in writing and may be executed and delivered electronically. The Company’s agreement to these terms is evidenced by its delivery of this Agreement to Contractor and its payment of the Settlement Payment; Contractor’s agreement is evidenced by her signature below.

Acknowledged and agreed:

By signing below, Contractor accepts and agrees to all terms of this Agreement.