Clinical Supervision
Katie specializes in the intersection of trauma and eating disorders, and addressing the root causes beneath their symptoms. Her clinical specialty includes trauma and its manifestation in eating and body-related concerns, offering a compassionate, evidence-informed approach to recovery.
Workshops & Speaking
Katie is a facilitator and speaker who brings warmth, humour, and grounded expertise to professional development spaces with custom workshops, trainings, and conference facilitation for clinicians, educators, and organizations wanting to deepen their understanding of trauma, embodiment, and relational care.
Philosophy & Approach
I believe that learning and growth happen best in spaces that honor curiosity, reflection, and relational depth. Whether in supervision or professional workshops, my work is rooted in an ongoing commitment to decolonizing practice and challenging the systems that shape mental health care.
I invite honest conversations about identity, privilege, and the collective context of healing, with the belief that personal and professional growth must include awareness of the social and cultural systems we’re part of.
It is my goal to create environments where your experiences are seen and valued, where reflection and skill-building happen side by side, and where growth is supported not just in your work, but in your sense of self as a clinician or professional.
CLINICAL SUPERVISION FOR THERAPISTS
I support therapists in building trauma-informed practices with relational depth and social consciousness.
As therapists, we bring our full selves into the room. Supervision is a space where this truth is not only acknowledged but embraced.
My core values as a supervisor:
Relational Safety – Supervision that feels secure, supportive, and attuned to your growth
Embodiment – Bringing awareness to how trauma, body, and mind interact in clinical work
Curiosity & Reflection – A focus on understanding client dynamics and your own responses
Social Consciousness – Integrating awareness and conscious action of systemic factors and justice into practice
Together, we explore how trauma impacts clients, how your own story shapes your clinical presence, and how you can honour both.
What it’s like to work with me.
A relational, reflective space that supports both your clinical growth and your personal development as a practitioner.
Trauma and Eating Disorders
Deepen your understanding of trauma’s impact and its manifestation in eating and body-related concerns.
Body Shame and Relational Trauma
Learn to address complex emotional and relational dynamics with compassion and clarity.
Trauma-Informed Practice
Build a practice rooted in safety, nervous system awareness, and social consciousness.
Compassion, Curiosity, and Justice
Experience supervision that honours your full self.
Group Supervision
Optional monthly group sessions that foster connection, shared learning, and confidence in your clinical voice.
Peer Collaboration
Occasional guest speakers at group supervision sessions with professionals that offer complementary perspectives.
What’s included:
Every supervision relationship is tailored to your needs, but you can expect a grounded, supportive blend of clinical guidance, reflective practice, and embodied learning.
Personalized 1:1 secondary supervision
Case consultation and treatment planning
Trauma, eating disorder, and body-shame specialty
Reflective work
Ethics and professional growth
Optional monthly group supervision
Free 30-Minute Consultation
A no-pressure call to explore your needs, ask questions, and ensure the fit feels right.
Flexible Scheduling
In the format, frequency, and focus that supports you best.
Clarity in the Process
A clear contract that outlines expectations, boundaries, and requirements on both sides.
WORKSHOPS, SPEAKING, AND FACILITATION
Custom workshops, multi-day trainings, and conference facilitation for clinicians, educators, and organizations wanting to deepen their understanding of trauma, embodiment, and relational care.
My goal as a facilitator and speaker is to bring warmth, humour, and grounded expertise to professional development spaces.
I blend evidence-based theory with embodied practice, creating space for reflection, not just information.
Reconnect to your why and return to the heart of your work with greater clarity, confidence, and care.
Bringing warmth, humour, and evidence-informed insight to organizations and professional communities.
Popular topics:
Trauma-informed care and practice integration
Supporting clients with eating disorders and body shame
Parts work and nervous system regulation
Compassion fatigue and clinician burnout
Working with survivors of sexual violence
Reflective practice and relational safety
Organizations and groups I’ve worked with:
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE)
MacEwan University
University of Alberta
Edmonton Catholic Schools
Pine Integrated Health Centre
Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA)
Multiple local to Edmonton and area counselling practices and community organizations
KATIE POIRIER
Registered Psychologist & Eating Disorder Specialist
I approach supervision and teaching through a lens that honours the inner world of the clinician. When we turn inward toward the subtle emotions, protective patterns, and inherited responses that arise in the therapeutic space we create more capacity to hold our clients with attuned presence.
Together, we create space for your system to soften, integrate, and reconnect so you can show up with greater agency, authenticity, and resilience in your practice.
Book Your Complimentary
30-Minute Consult
Let’s explore what support, supervision, or collaboration could look like for you.