Clinical Consultation for Therapists
Sometimes the most complex clinical work doesn’t need another training. It needs another thoughtful clinician in the room.
I offer clinical consultation for independently licensed mental health professionals navigating complex trauma, attachment, relational, and adult family cases.
My approach to consultation is collaborative, curious, relational, and integrative. Rather than looking for one “right” intervention, we slow the case down and consider the client, therapeutic relationship, nervous system, attachment system, family of origin, current relationships, and larger clinical context.
The goal is not for you to practice like me.
It is to help you see the case more clearly, identify what may be keeping the work stuck, consider perspectives or interventions you may not have explored, and leave feeling more confident in your own clinical judgment.
Areas of Clinical Consultation
Complex Trauma & C-PTSD
Attachment and developmental trauma, family-of-origin experiences, nervous system dysregulation, dissociation, parts work, treatment sequencing, and complex cases where insight alone has not created meaningful change.
Trauma Processing
Case conceptualization involving EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), somatic approaches, attachment-focused interventions, preparation and stabilization, treatment targets, barriers to processing, and extended or intensive trauma treatment.
I am EMDR trained and Advanced Trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, and trauma processing is a significant part of my clinical practice.
Couples & Relationship Dynamics
Attachment injuries, recurring conflict cycles, betrayal and trust ruptures, relational trauma, family-of-origin patterns entering the relationship, mixed-agenda couples, discernment, separation, and co-parenting.
My couples work is primarily informed by attachment theory and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT).
Adult Families & Intergenerational Patterns
My family therapy specialty is working with adult children and their parents or family of origin.
Consultation may include adult child and parent relationships, sibling relationships, estrangement, reconciliation, boundaries, triangulation, intergenerational trauma, accountability and repair, and situations in which family members hold very different experiences of the same relationship.
Complex Clinical Decision-Making
Sometimes the question isn't Which intervention should I use?
It is What kind of work does this case actually need?
Consultation can provide space to think through stuck cases, treatment sequencing, countertransference, competing clinical priorities, ethical considerations, therapeutic boundaries, and determining when individual, couples, family, intensive, or adjunctive trauma work may be most appropriate.
A Both/And Approach to Complex Cases
My consultation style is trauma-informed, attachment-focused, somatic, and systemic.
I am particularly interested in the clinical spaces where multiple things can be true at once.
Intention and impact.
Trauma and accountability.
Individual experience and systemic context.
Protection and connection.
Boundaries and relationship repair.
Complex relational cases are rarely helped by reducing people to heroes and villains or assuming that one person's experience automatically explains the entire system.
Consultation gives us room to tolerate that complexity.
We can examine what happened, what it meant to each person, what patterns developed around it, what maintains those patterns today, and what possibilities exist for treatment without losing sight of safety, accountability, autonomy, or connection.
Choose the consultation format that fits your needs.
Whether you’re looking for dedicated space to unpack one complex case or an ongoing community of clinicians to think alongside you, consultation is available in both individual and small-group formats.
Individual Clinical Consultation
One clinician. Dedicated consultation time. Flexible scheduling.
Individual consultation provides focused time to explore your cases, clinical questions, treatment decisions, or professional development in greater depth.
This may be the best fit when you have a particularly complicated case, want privacy to explore countertransference or clinical uncertainty, need help conceptualizing a treatment direction, or simply prefer one-on-one consultation.
Quick Consultation
30 minutes | $110
A focused consultation for a specific clinical question, treatment decision, or follow-up from a previous consultation.
For new or particularly complex cases, I generally recommend beginning with a longer consultation.
Individual Clinical Consultation
60 minutes | $200
A traditional consultation hour for case conceptualization, treatment planning, modality integration, clinical stuck points, or thoughtful exploration of a challenge within an ongoing case.
Case Deep Dive
90 minutes | $300
For the cases where there is simply more to unpack.
This extended consultation allows us to explore client history, attachment and family-of-origin patterns, trauma experiences, relational dynamics, previous interventions, barriers to progress, and potential directions for treatment.
Particularly well suited for complex trauma, couples, adult family systems, estrangement and reconciliation work, intergenerational trauma, and cases involving multiple overlapping clinical concerns.
Extended Case Consultation
120 minutes | $375
Designed for highly complex cases, significant treatment transitions, or situations where several interconnected clinical questions need to be considered together.
This format gives us time to comprehensively conceptualize the case and develop a clearer clinical direction without rushing the process.
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Description text goes hClinical consultation is a collaborative space for independently licensed therapists to think through complex cases, strengthen case conceptualization, explore treatment options, and gain another clinical perspective. Consultation may focus on trauma, attachment, couples and relationship dynamics, adult family systems, treatment sequencing, countertransference, or other clinical situations where another experienced perspective may be helpful.
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Clinical consultation is a professional relationship between independently licensed clinicians and is educational and consultative in nature. Unlike clinical supervision, consultation does not establish a supervisory relationship, fulfill requirements for licensure or board-mandated supervision, or transfer responsibility for client care. You remain responsible for your clinical decisions, documentation, risk assessment, and adherence to the laws and professional standards applicable to your practice.
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Absolutely. You do not need to commit to ongoing consultation. Individual consultation is available in several formats depending on the complexity of the case, including 30-minute focused consultations, 60-minute clinical consultations, 90-minute Case Deep Dives, and 120-minute Extended Case Consultations. Clinicians who prefer ongoing support may also choose recurring individual consultation or the Cycle Breaker Clinical Consultation Group.
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Yes. I am EMDR trained and Advanced Trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and trauma processing is a significant part of my clinical practice. Consultation can include case conceptualization, treatment sequencing, potential targets, preparation and stabilization, barriers to processing, integration, and considering how trauma-processing approaches fit within the client's broader treatment.
Consultation is based on my clinical experience and training and should not be confused with consultation provided toward EMDRIA certification, ART training requirements, or another organization's credentialing process.
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Not necessarily. Professional consultation is different from providing psychotherapy to a client. Clinicians outside the states where I maintain clinical licensure may inquire about consultation. Each clinician remains responsible for ensuring that consultation is appropriate within their professional role, jurisdiction, licensing requirements, and applicable ethical standards.
Cycle Breaker Clinical Consultation Group
Advanced Trauma, Attachment & Relational Case Consultation
For clinicians who want ongoing consultation and value learning through both their own cases and the clinical work of their peers, the Cycle Breaker Clinical Consultation Group offers an intentionally small consultation community.
With a maximum of six independently licensed clinicians, the group provides space for case presentations, collaborative conceptualization, clinical discussion, resource sharing, and ongoing professional development.
Cases may involve complex trauma and C-PTSD, attachment and developmental trauma, EMDR or ART treatment planning, couples and relational dynamics, adult family systems, estrangement and reconciliation, intergenerational patterns, countertransference, treatment sequencing, and other complex clinical decisions.
Because the group is intentionally small, each clinician has opportunities to bring their own cases while also benefiting from the perspectives and clinical experiences of other group members.
Virtual
90 minutes, twice monthly
Maximum of 6 clinicians
$150/month
Initial 3-month commitment
Who Can Participate?
Clinical consultation is designed for independently licensed mental health professionals, including clinical social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and other independently licensed behavioral health clinicians.
You do not need to specialize exclusively in trauma, couples, or family therapy.
What matters more is curiosity, openness to multiple perspectives, and a willingness to think beyond simple “right versus wrong” formulations when conceptualizing complex cases.
Clinical Consultation vs. Supervision
Clinical consultation with me is educational and consultative in nature.
It does not constitute clinical supervision, does not fulfill requirements for licensure or board-mandated supervision, and does not establish a formal supervisory relationship.
The treating clinician remains responsible for clinical decision-making, documentation, risk assessment, adherence to applicable laws and professional standards, and all aspects of client care.
Clinicians should protect client confidentiality and avoid sharing unnecessary identifying information when presenting cases for consultation.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Whether you’re interested in individual consultation, the Cycle Breaker Clinical Consultation Group, or simply aren’t sure which format would best support you, we can start with a brief conversation.
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute Clinical Consultation Inquiry to share what you’re looking for, ask questions, and explore whether working together feels like the right fit.