Dr Martha Ferrito

Chartered Psychologist | Clinical Consultant | EMDR Consultant | BABCP-Accredited CBT Supervisor | Trainer | Founder, C.A.R.E.S. Model™

Warm, reflective and clinically grounded consultation, supervision and training for clinicians, teams and organisations working with complexity.

My work is grounded in the belief that clinicians, helping professionals and teams need spaces where they can think deeply, feel supported, be appropriately challenged, and remain connected to themselves and the work they hold.

I bring a relational, trauma-informed and integrative approach to consultation, supervision and training. My style is warm, thoughtful and collaborative, while also offering clear clinical thinking, ethical reflection and attention to complexity.

Whether I am supervising, training or consulting, I aim to create spaces that feel safe enough for honesty, reflective enough for learning, and robust enough to support high-quality clinical practice.

How I Work

I pay close attention not only to the clinical material being discussed, but also to the clinician’s experience of holding that work and the wider context in which the work takes place.

This means making space for formulation, treatment planning and clinical decision-making, while also noticing confidence, emotional responses, professional identity, boundaries, team dynamics and the capacity to remain present with complexity.

My work is shaped by EMDR, CBT, trauma-informed practice, forensic experience, attachment theory, parts-informed thinking and reflective practice. I am particularly interested in helping clinicians feel more anchored, attuned and clinically clear when working with trauma, risk, shame, dissociation, emotional intensity and complex presentations.

A Relational and Reflective Approach

I see supervision, training and consultation as more than the transfer of knowledge. They are spaces where clinicians and teams can develop confidence, deepen their thinking, and strengthen the way they respond to complex work.

My approach is compassionate and non-shaming. I aim to offer a balance of support and challenge, helping people feel understood while also encouraging growth, curiosity and ethical reflection.

I value warmth, clarity, honesty, humility and professional integrity. I believe clinicians and teams learn best in environments where they feel respected, engaged and able to reflect openly.

Consultancy

I provide clinical consultation and reflective support for teams and organisations working with complexity, trauma and emotionally demanding care.

This may include reflective practice, support for clinicians and teams, clinical consultation, supervision structures, training, and psychologically informed input into services, teams or health-related products.

My aim is to help organisations create practical, thoughtful and clinically grounded ways of working that support both the people receiving care and the professionals delivering it.

Further information is available on the Consultancy page.

Supervision

I offer individual and group supervision for therapists and clinicians seeking support with EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused work, complex clinical presentations, risk, dissociation, therapist blocks and reflective practice.

Further information about supervision is available on the Supervision page.

Training

I provide training and CPD for therapists, supervisors, clinical teams and organisations interested in trauma-informed practice, EMDR-informed thinking, CBT, therapist resourcing, reflective practice and sustainable professional presence.

Further information about training is available on the Training page.

The C.A.R.E.S. Model™

C.A.R.E.S. grew out of something I kept noticing in my own clinical work and in supervision: we can know what to do clinically and still find it difficult to stay grounded, connected and clear when the work becomes emotionally demanding.

Connect · Attune · Resource · Establish Boundaries · Settle

These five movements bring attention back to the clinician, not instead of the client or the intervention, but as part of what makes thoughtful clinical work possible.

C.A.R.E.S. reflects a central thread running through my work: supporting clinicians to remain present, relationally attuned, appropriately boundaried and professionally resourced when working with complexity.

The model now informs aspects of my supervision, reflective practice, training and consultancy.

Areas of Focus

• EMDR supervision and consultation
• CBT supervision
• Trauma-informed clinical practice
• Complex trauma and PTSD
• Forensic and risk-related work
• Dissociation and parts-informed practice
• Therapist resourcing and reflective practice
• Reflective practice for teams
• Workforce support and clinician development
• Clinical consultation
• Psychologically informed input into services and products
• Training for therapists, teams and organisations

Consultancy, Supervision and Training Enquiries

I currently offer clinical consultation, reflective practice, supervision and training for clinicians, teams and organisations.

For further information, please visit the Consultancy, Supervision or Training page, or contact me directly to discuss your enquiry.

My work is guided by warmth, curiosity, clinical clarity and respect for the complexity of both people and systems.