Clinical Supervision Individual or Group

Clinical supervision is an important part of continuing professional development for counsellors and therapists and is often required by professional organisations and licensing boards. It helps therapists stay updated with the latest research and developments in the field and provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on their work, receive constructive feedback, and grow as a professional.

Karen is a seasoned supervisor of counsellors dealing with domestic and family violence issues. She brings over two decades of experience in the field and offers supervision to help practitioners process and reflect on their work. This includes counsellors working with abuse victims, children impacted by domestic violence and those learning how to engage and support individuals who use family violence by promoting safe and responsible practices.

Karen offers self-reflective supervision that involves debriefing, addressing vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout, and incorporating elements such as theory, ethics, self-care and transference. Vicarious Traumatisation, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout are related concepts that can result from working with clients who have experienced abuse. Vicarious Traumatization refers to the negative impact on a counsellor's sense of self from empathetic engagement with clients. Compassion Fatigue refers to emotional stress from prolonged exposure to clients' traumatic experiences. Burnout is characterised by physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion from prolonged involvement in emotionally challenging situations.