Presenter Bio
Dr. Mai is the founder of Centering Wholeness LLC, where she combines her expertise as a resilience researcher, licensed EMDR trauma therapist, and entrepreneur to design culturally responsive, evidence-based solutions for trauma-exposed professionals and systems. Her groundbreaking doctoral research on vicarious resilience revealed measurable links between witnessing client resilience, self-care, and overall wellness—findings that shape her signature frameworks, TIR (Trauma-Informed Resilience) and ERF (Ecological Resilience Framework).
Session:
Beyond Vicarious Trauma: Harnessing Vicarious Resilience to Sustain Clinician Wellness
Her session, “Beyond Vicarious Trauma: Harnessing Vicarious Resilience to Sustain Clinician Wellness,” will introduce the evidence-based concept of vicarious resilience and its power to strengthen professional wellness. Attendees will explore research-backed strategies, case examples, and experiential practices to transform how they approach clinician self-care, supervision, and organizational wellness.