Vicarious Trauma – Informed Clinical Supervision

A vicarious trauma-informed approach to supervision emphasizes emotional containment, relational validation, and reflective processing for advocates and professionals in fields such as victim services, emergency medical services, and law enforcement. It recognizes that the effects of vicarious trauma can appear across psychological, physiological, and occupational domains, posing significant personal and professional challenges. Clinical supervision and professional support are crucial in preventing and alleviating secondary trauma. Regular, trauma-informed clinical supervision sessions—focused explicitly on emotional self-awareness, reflective processing of client work, relational safety, and emotional containment—offer essential spaces for therapists to safely process secondary exposure, reduce emotional isolation, and foster ongoing resilience and professional development.

Clinical supervision services are available to offer support, guidance, and professional development for therapists working with trauma survivors in New York. These services help therapists enhance their skills, navigate complex cases, and deepen their understanding of therapeutic practices. They are available to both early career and experienced therapists, with a focus on developing a psychodynamic conceptualization of clients and fostering a unique therapeutic voice in a vicarious trauma-informed manner. Supervision sessions are carried out online via a telehealth platform. The frequency of these sessions can be adjusted to suit your schedule and preferences. Sessions are usually scheduled once a week or every other week, depending on your schedule and specific needs. All discussions and case consultations within the supervision sessions are treated with the utmost discretion and adhere to professional ethical standards. Dr. McCue is SIFI certified and has served as a clinical supervisor for social work interns, LMSWs, and LCSWs at the professional level. Contact Dr. McCue for more information about rates.