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DeAnna Crosby

Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC
Licensed Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Clinical Consultant
Crystal Cove Recovery

DeAnna J. Crosby, Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC, has spent more than 27 years treating trauma, addiction, and co-occurring disorders, and much of that work has focused on supporting the clinicians who serve these clients. Her doctoral dissertation, My Time with Alice: Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue Within Clinicians Working with Human Trafficking Victims, examined the patterns and early warning signs of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in therapists who treat survivors of sex trafficking.

For 18 years, Dr. Crosby co-owned and served as Clinical Director of New Method Wellness, a dual diagnosis treatment program in Southern California. There she led clinical teams treating complex, high-acuity cases and built a clinical internship program that trained graduate students from universities including USC, Vanguard, Alliant, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Concordia, etc. Today she maintains a private practice in Dana Point, California, provides clinical supervision to developing therapists, and consults with mental health and addiction treatment facilities on program development.

Dr. Crosby holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has served as a consultant for The Dr. Phil Show and has appeared as an addiction and mental health expert on CNN and Fox News.

2027 Sessions

Preventing Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue: Thriving in the Trenches

Session Description: Clinicians who treat addiction and trauma hear their clients' hardest stories every day, and the cost builds slowly: irritability, detachment, fatigue, cynicism, and sometimes their own compulsive behaviors. Dr. Crosby's doctoral research with therapists who treat survivors of human trafficking found that providers noticed these signs but explained them away as part of the job, and that this normalization allowed symptoms to deepen. This interactive workshop helps experienced clinicians and supervisors recognize vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in themselves and their teams before it becomes burnout. Participants will complete and score the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL 5) to measure their own compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Using a guided workbook, they will identify their personal warning signs and write a prevention plan. The session also covers what organizations can do, drawing on current research on supervision, peer support, caseload balance, and workplace culture.

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Friday, June 04 12:15–1:45 PM
Faculty

DeAnna Crosby

Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC
Licensed Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Clinical Consultant
Crystal Cove Recovery

DeAnna J. Crosby, Psy.D., LMFT, LAADC, has spent more than 27 years treating trauma, addiction, and co-occurring disorders, and much of that work has focused on supporting the clinicians who serve these clients. Her doctoral dissertation, My Time with Alice: Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue Within Clinicians Working with Human Trafficking Victims, examined the patterns and early warning signs of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in therapists who treat survivors of sex trafficking.

For 18 years, Dr. Crosby co-owned and served as Clinical Director of New Method Wellness, a dual diagnosis treatment program in Southern California. There she led clinical teams treating complex, high-acuity cases and built a clinical internship program that trained graduate students from universities including USC, Vanguard, Alliant, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Concordia, etc. Today she maintains a private practice in Dana Point, California, provides clinical supervision to developing therapists, and consults with mental health and addiction treatment facilities on program development.

Dr. Crosby holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has served as a consultant for The Dr. Phil Show and has appeared as an addiction and mental health expert on CNN and Fox News.
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