Sharmi Gowri-Kriszyk

CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR TRAUMA THERAPISTS, COUNSELLORS & PSYCHOTHERAPISTS (UK)

Are you a therapist feeling stretched, emotionally impacted or holding the weight of complex trauma work with clients? Many therapists also experience self-doubt, burnout or emotional fatigue when working with trauma, risk and high-intensity presentations.

I offer warm, relational, trauma-informed clinical supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists, counselling psychologists, trainees and qualified practitioners working with trauma, attachment difficulties and complex clinical presentations.

My aim is to help you feel more grounded, confident, reflective and supported in your clinical work.

 
WHO I SUPPORT

I provide supervision for therapists working with:

• Any therapists, as long as what they work with isn't outside my competence

Most of the supervisees who seek me, work with:

• Complex trauma (C-PTSD) and developmental trauma
• Attachment difficulties and relational trauma
• Anxiety, depression and emotional distress
  Dissociation, self-harm and risk presentations
• OCD and intrusive thoughts
• NHS and high-intensity clinical work
• Trauma within adult, child, adolescent and family work

I also offer a reflective space for therapists who want to feel less alone in their practice, more confident in decision-making and more supported emotionally in the work they hold. I offer this as two separate groups: One in-person and the other online. 

 
SUPERVISION FOR TRAINEES & EARLY CAREER THERAPISTS

If you are in training or early in your career, therapy can often feel overwhelming, especially when working with trauma or complex presentations.

Supervision with me offers a space where you can:

• Make sense of your clinical work
• Develop confidence and clarity
• Explore self-doubt without judgement
• Build reflective and ethical practice
• Feel supported rather than assessed

My approach is collaborative, containing and gently challenging where appropriate, always with your learning and wellbeing in mind.

 
NHS & HIGH-INTENSITY CLINICAL WORK

For therapists working in NHS or high-pressure services, supervision can often become task-focused, risk-driven and time-limited.

This can mean the emotional impact of the work is overlooked. I offer a space where we also attend to:

• Secondary trauma and vicarious stress
• Compassion fatigue and burnout
• Emotional impact of trauma exposure
• Professional boundaries and sustainability
• Therapist wellbeing and regulation

Supervision becomes a place where you are also held in mind, not just your caseload.

 
MY APPROACH TO SUPERVISION

My supervision is relational, trauma-informed and attachment-aware, drawing on the 7-Eyed Model as a flexible framework.

We will explore:

• Client work and clinical formulation
• The therapeutic relationship
• Your nervous system responses in sessions
• Attachment patterns activated in the work
• Emotional and somatic impact of clinical practice

The aim of this is supports you to:

• Stay regulated and grounded
• Strengthen clinical decision-making
• Work safely with trauma and complexity
• Maintain boundaries and resilience
• Develop confidence and professional identity

WHAT MAKES MY SUPERVISION DIFFERENT

Supervision with me is not just discussing clients, but would be a reflective, embodied and relational space that supports you as a therapist, including:

• Your emotional responses to clinical work
• Nervous system and somatic awareness
• Attachment dynamics in the therapeutic relationship
• The impact of trauma work on you personally
• Your wellbeing, resilience and sustainability

This deeper level of supervision helps you stay present and supported in your work over time.

 
ABOUT ME

I am a Psychologist and Senior Consultant Psychotherapist with over 20 years’ experience across NHS, community and private practice settings.

I am the Founder and Clinical Director of Stepping Stones Psychology – Integrated Mental Health & Specialist Trauma Therapy Services ®, a specialist trauma-focused practice.

My clinical experience includes work in:

• NHS adult mental health and CAMHS
• Residential youth and trauma services
• Domestic abuse and safeguarding services
• Specialist trauma and attachment services
• Private practice with adults, children, families and couples
• I specialise in complex trauma, attachment, PTSD and relational trauma, and have extensive experience working with high-risk and complex clinical presentations.

 
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

My training includes:

Supervision training and qualifications:

I have the following BPS-Accredited (Level 3) Supervision qualification, which is roughly equivalent to a post-qualifying counselling supervision certificate, such as  CPCAB Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision/ Diploma/Certificate in Clinical Supervision

• BPS Approved Clinical Supervision Certificate Level 1 – Essential Supervision Skills (February 2025)
• BPS Approved Clinical Supervision Certificate Level 2 – Accreditation in Clinical Supervision (November 2025)
•  BPS Approved Clinical Supervision Certificate Level 3 – Advanced Supervision Skills (December 2025)

Counselling and Psychotherapy training:

• Doctoral-level training in Counselling Psychology (BPS-accredited programme)
• EMDR (Levels 1–3)
• Attachment-focused and developmental trauma training
• Somatic and body-based trauma approaches
• Parts Work, incl. Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed practice
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1
• Compassionate Inquiry (Dr Gabor Maté)
• Extensive CPD in trauma, dissociation, self-harm and risk

I bring both clinical expertise and lived experience to my work, offering a compassionate, culturally sensitive, neuro-affirming and trauma-informed supervision space.

 
PRACTICAL DETAILS

• Online and in-person supervision available
• Flexible daytime sessions with limited evening availability
• Supervision for trainees, qualified therapists and experienced clinicians
   

GET IN TOUCH

If you would like to explore working together or have any questions before booking, please feel free to contact me.

I offer a supportive, collaborative supervision space where you can feel both professionally developed and personally supported.