Supervision

Supervision is a method of training in which clinicians-in-training learn by doing, reflecting, and discussing. Clinicians-in-training will utilize multiple modalities during their training in order to gain experience in counseling clients including reviewing recorded client sessions, reviewing progress notes and other documentation, engaging in role play, and observing new techniques modeled by the supervisor.

My theoretical orientation as a counselor can be described as integrative, as I utilize conceptual frameworks from several different perspectives as they are appropriate for clients (including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and interpersonal process therapy).  My supervisory style is developmental and tailored to each individual student’s strengths and areas for growth.  We will assess these strengths and areas for growth at the beginning of our work together based on self-report and evaluations from other educators in the student’s training world. We will jointly set measurable and observable goals for growth as a clinician and evaluate those goals at regular intervals. I enjoy working with counselors who utilize different theoretical orientations in their therapy work, as it can enrich the supervision experience.

I meet with students, clinicians, and supervisors for 60 minutes per week on an individual or group basis. I offer clinical supervision on psychotherapy or psychological assessment.  Topics we will explore include maintaining ethical boundaries, establishing a treatment frame, crafting your therapy sessions, discussing theory’s place in guiding treatment, exploring multicultural identities and how to use this information in sessions, and helping you with practice building. I provide supervisees with a professional disclosure form that we discuss at length and will develop a joint educational plan to target skills you would like to develop.

Being a supervisor is one of my favorite roles as a psychologist. I love helping clinicians take their ability to help others to a deeper level. And I enjoy watching the growth that can happen when you have the space to reflect on your clinical skills, strengths, and areas for growth.

I also enjoy supervising emerging supervisors. I enjoy researching and writing about the process of supervision and its impact on the development of clinical skills. I try to help my supervisees understand the overlapping identities that they have to navigate including their personal identity, their counselor identity, and their supervisor identity.