Clinical Consultation

Group Consultation

Group Consultation is offered on a fixed schedule once a month. These groups provide a safe and highly informed environment in which to learn, get support on your cases, and expand your clinical skills. The groups focus on creating a culture of emotional safety, open curiosity, and mutual support as therapists.

The groups encourage questions and new learning about ourselves as therapists and our clients. Members consult on cases and practice trauma-informed interventions on each other for practice and facilitation of mastery. The groups provide an opportunity to gain experience side by side with other professionals, while under the guidance of an experienced trauma-informed consultant.

Fees

Each online group meeting costs $80 and lasts for 90 minutes. Individual consultation is also available for $260 per 60 minute session. All consult groups are closed groups. This means that members commit to the group for as long as it remains helpful to them. While you hold a place in a group, you agree to pay the fee for that group, regardless of whether you can be present for every meeting. Once you have decided to leave a group, your financial commitment ends.

Participation

Members may choose to present a case, or simply to observe and participate while others discuss cases. There is no requirement to present a case during a group session -- this is entirely up to you.

Schedule

I aim for a predictable meeting schedule of once-a-month. Occasionally, because of holidays or vacation, changes in the schedule do occur. When schedule changes need to be made, I announce the change as far ahead as possible.

How to Prepare for Group Consultation

There is a great deal to learn from listening to others discuss challenging cases, and there is a great deal to learn from bringing your own difficult cases forward. If you decide to present a case, here are some general guidelines:

• Have the case you want to work on picked out ahead of time
• Include the client's age, gender and/or gender identification, race/ethnicity, current living situation, current job, and how long you have been seeing them
• Include the client's primary complaint (their reason for seeking therapy)
• Include a basic outline of the client's family history and trauma history
• What interventions have you tried? What has worked well? What has not?
• Include your primary question about the case (e.g., How do I make sense of the presentation? I am stuck -- what do I do now?)
• If newly trained in EMDR, include your client's Top 10 Best & Top 10 Worst Experiences lists (with ages and SUDS levels)

Leaving a Group

You have the right to withdraw from a group at any time. It is usually best to notify me at least one week in advance, and then to attend a final group before leaving. Following your final group meeting, you are no longer responsible for paying the group fee.