Preventing Institutional Retraumatization in Legal, Medical, and Mental Health Systems.
Our Approach
We provide consulting, training, and program development to help institutions recognize, prevent, and respond to retraumatization, often called the “second assault,” within legal, medical, and mental health systems.
Services and Areas of Support
I provide consulting, training, and strategic guidance to organizations seeking to better understand and respond to trauma within institutional settings.
Services are tailored to address specific challenges in legal, medical, and mental health systems.
Training and Workshops
Interactive trainings designed to help professionals recognize, prevent, and respond to retraumatization within institutional settings.
Trauma-informed care in practice (beyond theory)
Recognizing dissociation and complex trauma
Preventing retraumatization during reporting, hospitalization, and assessment
Understanding misdiagnosis in trauma survivors
Institutional Consulting
We work with organizations to identify gaps in policies, practices, and systems that contribute to retraumatization.
Policy and protocol review
Program evaluation and redesign
Trauma-informed implementation strategies
Case-based consultation for complex situations
Forensic & Clinical Insight
Specialized guidance at the intersection of trauma, mental health, and legal systems.
Understanding trauma in legal contexts (e.g., reporting, testimony)
Dissociation and memory in forensic settings
Mental health considerations in institutional decision-making