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DeAnna Crosby

Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC
Clinical Director
New Method Wellness

For more than 25 years, Dr. DeAnna Crosby, Psy.D., has walked alongside individuals, families, and fellow professionals navigating the challenges of addiction, trauma, mental illness, and recovery. A psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselor, she has dedicated her career to creating spaces where healing can happen—both for clients and for the clinicians who serve them. Known for her engaging, down-to-earth style, Dr. Crosby blends research-driven strategies with real-world wisdom to help mental health providers thrive in high-intensity settings. Her mission is simple: to sustain the healers so they can sustain the healing. DeAnna wrote, researched, and defended her dissertation, My Time with Alice, Vicarious Trauma, and Compassion Fatigue within Counselors Working with Human Trafficking Victims.

2026 Sessions

Thriving in the Trenches: Resilience Tools for Mental Health Providers in High-Intensity Settings

<b>Session Description</b>: Working in addiction and trauma care exposes providers to intense emotional demands that can lead to vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout. In this session, Dr. DeAnna Crosby shares evidence-informed strategies to recognize early warning signs, build resilience, and maintain clinical effectiveness in high-intensity settings.

Participants will learn practical tools and strategies they can adapt to their clinical role and setting, including structured self-check practices for early identification of stress reactions, brief between-session regulation techniques, boundary-supportive approaches that protect empathy without overextension, and supervision/team practices that strengthen support and reduce isolation. The session includes a brief case example illustrating how vicarious trauma can develop over time—and how targeted individual and organizational actions can interrupt that trajectory.

By the end of the session, attendees will be prepared to identify early indicators of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, select resilience strategies that fit their workflow, and outline a realistic prevention plan that integrates reflective supervision and workplace supports to sustain effective clinical care.

Presenter

Sunday, October 11 2:15–3:15 PM
Room Coral Ballroom
Career Development and Counseling
Faculty

DeAnna Crosby

Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC
Clinical Director
New Method Wellness

For more than 25 years, Dr. DeAnna Crosby, Psy.D., has walked alongside individuals, families, and fellow professionals navigating the challenges of addiction, trauma, mental illness, and recovery. A psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, and licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselor, she has dedicated her career to creating spaces where healing can happen—both for clients and for the clinicians who serve them. Known for her engaging, down-to-earth style, Dr. Crosby blends research-driven strategies with real-world wisdom to help mental health providers thrive in high-intensity settings. Her mission is simple: to sustain the healers so they can sustain the healing. DeAnna wrote, researched, and defended her dissertation, My Time with Alice, Vicarious Trauma, and Compassion Fatigue within Counselors Working with Human Trafficking Victims.
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