Trauma-informed supervision for professionals who carry the weight of others
When the work takes its toll, you need space to process, not just perform
Whether you're a researcher working with vulnerable populations on important and emotive subjects, an organisational leader holding space for your team's challenges, or an HR professional carrying the emotional complexity of workplace issues - you need more than debriefing.
You need genuine supervision that protects your wellbeing whilst sustaining your effectiveness.
My supervision and reflective practice services provide the psychological safety and structured support you need to process the impact of your work, maintain your professional resilience, and continue showing up with clarity and humanity.
WHY SUPERVISION MATTERS
The emotional labour no one acknowledges.
Therapists have supervision. Coaches have supervision. Medical professionals have supervision. It's recognised that when your work involves holding complexity, processing difficult emotions, or supporting others through trauma, you need structured space to decompress and reflect.
Yet researchers working with sensitive topics, organisational leaders managing workplace crises, and professionals handling ethically complex situations often have nowhere to process the weight they carry.
You're expected to just 'manage it' or 'be resilient' - as if professional boundaries alone protect you from vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.
The reality? The work affects you. The stories stay with you. The ethical dilemmas keep you awake. And without proper supervision, the cumulative impact erodes your wellbeing, clouds your judgement, and compromises the quality of your work.
This isn't about ensuring you're 'doing it right' - it's about ensuring you can keep doing it at all. Supervision isn't professional policing. It's professional protection.
Clinical Supervision for Researchers
Process the impact, protect your wellbeing
If your research involves sensitive topics, vulnerable populations, or emotionally challenging data—interviews with trauma survivors, analysis of distressing content, fieldwork in difficult contexts—you're carrying more than most people realise.
My clinical supervision for researchers isn't about methodology or ensuring compliance with ethical standards. It's dedicated space to process the emotional and psychological impact of the work itself.
We explore:
• How the research is affecting you - emotionally, psychologically, physically
• Vicarious trauma responses and how to recognise them early
• Managing boundaries between immersion in difficult material and self-protection
• Processing what you're hearing, reading, or witnessing in your research
• Sustaining yourself through long-term projects with cumulative emotional load
• The ethical and emotional complexity of representing participants' experiences
This supervision is grounded in my background as a forensic psychologist who's worked with perpetrators of violence, victims of trauma, and conducted research on topics that most people can't bear to think about. I understand the unique toll this work takes - and I know what effective supervision needs to provide.
Format & Investment:
Individual supervision sessions: from £80 per hour
Sessions can be funded individually by researchers or through university departments. I work with doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, and established academics conducting emotionally demanding research.
Regular supervision is recommended - fortnightly or monthly depending on the intensity of your research. One-off sessions available for researchers at critical points in their projects.
In-house reflective practice sessions
Create space for your team to process what they carry
When your team is dealing with workplace violence, handling complaints and disclosures, managing organisational trauma, or simply holding the emotional complexity of human-centred work - debriefing isn't enough. They need structured reflective practice that recognises the psychological reality of their roles.
My in-house reflective practice sessions provide organisations with expertly facilitated space for teams to process the impact of their work, explore ethical dilemmas, and maintain their professional resilience without burning out.
This isn't training. It's not about teaching your team new skills or ensuring they follow procedures. It's about creating psychologically safe space where they can honestly explore how the work is affecting them, gain perspective on complex situations, and leave feeling lighter and clearer.
Typical applications:
• Teams handling complaints, grievances, and disciplinary matters
• Staff working with vulnerable populations or sensitive disclosures
• Leadership teams navigating organisational crisis or change
• Frontline staff experiencing compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma
• Any team where the work involves holding difficult emotions for others
Sessions are facilitated using trauma-informed approaches, somatic awareness, and psychological frameworks that help teams process collectively whilst respecting individual experiences. The focus is always on wellbeing and sustainability, not performance management.
Format & Investment:
Reflective practice sessions are priced based on your organisational needs, team size, frequency, and session format. Typical arrangements include:
• Monthly team reflective practice sessions (90-120 minutes)
• Quarterly intensive sessions following particularly challenging periods
• One-off sessions after critical incidents or organisational trauma
• Ongoing retainer arrangements for organisations prioritising staff wellbeing
I work with higher education institutions, charities, healthcare organisations, and any workplace where staff wellbeing directly impacts organisational effectiveness and ethical practice.