Specialist Clinical Supervision and Case Consultation

For Therapists Working with Trauma, EMDR, Addiction and Complex Relational Presentations

Helping therapists think more deeply, work more confidently, and create meaningful change with their clients.

Some cases demand more than a generalist supervisor can offer. If you're working with complex trauma, betrayal trauma, addiction, psychodynamic psychotherapy, or EMDR, you need supervision and consultation from someone who understands both the complexity of the clinical work and the realities of sitting with it day after day.

I'm Rebecca Higgins

I offer specialist clinical supervision through a trauma informed, attachment-focused lens for practitioners who want to deepen their thinking, strengthen their confidence, and continue growing as therapists. Whether you're navigating challenging presentations, refining your clinical approach, or looking for greater depth in your work, supervision provides a space to pause, reflect, and think alongside an experienced clinician.

I believe good supervision is about more than problem-solving or meeting professional requirements. At its best, supervision helps us develop as practitioners. It strengthens our capacity to think clearly under pressure, make sense of complex therapeutic dynamics, and remain grounded when the work feels uncertain.

My approach is relational, reflective, and clinically rigorous.

Drawing on psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma theory, attachment-informed practice, and EMDR, I help practitioners develop greater clarity in their case conceptualisation, confidence in their decision-making, and a deeper understanding of the therapeutic relationship. Over time, supervision becomes a place where theoretical understanding deepens, clinical identity strengthens, and a more authentic therapeutic voice emerges.

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Who Supervision Is For

Supervision with me is for practitioners who are serious about their clinical development. You might be:

Building a reflective practice that keeps you sharp, grounded and professionally accountable.

Sitting with clinical self-doubt, uncertainty or the early signs of burnout.

Working with complex, high-risk or multi-layered presentations that need specialist support.

Deepening your psychotherapeutic skills and theoretical grounding.

Finding your feet in private practice and wanting experienced guidance alongside you.

Stepping into leadership or supervision yourself and wanting a strong model to draw from.

I work with practitioners from diverse therapeutic orientations and professional backgrounds.

Areas of Focus

  • Reflective, rigorous supervision for practitioners at every stage of their career, grounded in evidence-based practice and genuine clinical depth.

  • Specialist supervision for EMDR-trained practitioners, whether you're consolidating your skills, working toward accreditation, or navigating complex trauma presentations.

  • Supervision that goes beneath the surface, exploring the relational, developmental and unconscious dynamics that shape the therapeutic relationship.

  • Specialist supervision for practitioners supporting clients through infidelity, partner betrayal and the profound relational wounding that follows.

  • Trauma-informed supervision held within an attachment framework for practitioners working with PTSD, complex trauma and trauma-related presentations.

  • Clinical supervision for practitioners working with addiction, integrating trauma-informed, attachment-based and evidence-based approaches to complex addictive presentations.

  • Supervision and consultation for practitioners delivering or developing intensive EMDR programs; including planning, case selection, pacing and safety protocols.

Clinical Insights

Clinical Insights
Recognition in the Room: Subjectivity, Rupture and Repair
Recognition in the Room: Subjectivity, Rupture and Repair

Most clinicians know the moment. A client who has been working well suddenly says, "You don't understand," or goes quiet, or begins to comply a little too smoothly. Our training pulls us toward technique — reflect, validate, check the formulation. But something else may be happening. The client may be testing whether we are actually here, as a separate person, capable of surviving them.

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The Development of 'Self' Through the Conversational Model
The Development of 'Self' Through the Conversational Model

Most of us were trained to think of the self as something a person has: a structure, an internal object that can be strengthened, repaired or, in the language of much of our field, "rebuilt." The Conversational Model asks us to hold that assumption more loosely. It proposes that the self is not a thing at all but a process, one that emerges moment by moment in the space between people and can only be understood within a relationship.

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From Symptom Reduction to Self-Organisation: The Evolution of Modern Trauma Therapy
From Symptom Reduction to Self-Organisation: The Evolution of Modern Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy has changed dramatically over the past century. What began as an attempt to understand psychological symptoms has evolved into a far more sophisticated appreciation of how trauma shapes the brain, the body, relationships and the development of the self.

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  • Rebecca has a remarkable ability to help make sense of complex clinical presentations.

    Her supervision has strengthened both my confidence and my capacity to think more deeply about the therapeutic process, particularly when working with trauma.

    Registered Counsellor | NSW

  • She gave me greater confidence in my clinical decision-making.

    When I first came to supervision, I felt stuck and uncertain in my EMDR work. Rebecca's guidance helped me develop a clearer framework for case conceptualisation.

    Psychotherapist | VIC

  • Rebecca creates a supervisory space that is both supportive and intellectually challenging.

    She holds complexity with warmth, curiosity, and clinical precision, helping me grow as both a therapist and a person.

    Clinical Counsellor | QLD

  • Finding a supervisor with genuine expertise in betrayal trauma is rare.

    Rebecca brings a depth of knowledge, compassion, and practical experience that has been invaluable in supporting my work with clients.

    Counsellor | WA

  • Rebecca's understanding of EMDR extends far beyond protocol.

    Her ability to integrate trauma theory, attachment, and relational dynamics has transformed the way I approach complex trauma cases.

    EMDR Practitioner | NSW

  • I leave every session with greater clarity and a renewed sense of direction.

    Supervision with Rebecca has deepened my theoretical understanding, strengthened my clinical confidence, and supported my transition into private practice.

    Psychotherapist | NSW

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