What Is Clinical Supervision?
Supervision is a required mechanism of training to become a licensed therapist. This is a professional relationship between a seasoned licensed professional and a pre-licensed therapist accruing hours. In supervision, cases are reviewed, guidance is provided, and skills are learned! The goal is to develop. One can expect healthy confrontation, case conceptualization, risk/safety education, as well as guidance re: psychological theories based on your specific supervisor’s skillset.
What’s My Style of Supervision?
My theory of supervision is Culturally Responsive, Intersectionality Affirming and Interdevelopmental in nature. As a supervisor, my goal is to assist you in developing your own therapeutic voice that is confident, grounded in theory and affirming for the diverse population of today. In supporting clients, I practice from a Psychodynamic foundation utilizing additional theories & processes such as Attachment theory, Narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems & Mindfulness practices.
Educationally, we work together to help you feel ready to conquer the beast that is the CA State exam! From Law & Ethics to diagnosing & case conceptualization, the goal is to get you to licensure with minimal anxiety.
Currently, I am only contracted with Heal the Hurt Counseling to provide Clinical Supervision. While I do have space for 2 more associates, any associates I work with must first be employed with them.
Am I Taking on New Associates?
What is Professional Consultation? How is it different?
This is NOT supervision. Professional consultation is a non-contractual agreement between two clinicians concerning specific case development concerns (with a signed release). An example of this is consulting with a therapist regarding topics of my specialty: depression & anxiety in Black women, navigating treatment with an intersectional lens, supporting biracial teenagers in identity development, etc.
Professional consultation also includes topics of broader curiosity (no signed release necessary): business creation/marketing/networking, finding your niche, private practice vs community mental health, insurance vs private pay structures, how to find the right placement in graduate school, etc.
Who Would Benefit from Consultation?
Frankly, any clinician should be open to consultation, licensed or otherwise. Personally, I remember being a Graduate student and feeling absolutely lost. You learn the theories, get the degree, and then…now what?
Figuring out life beyond your Master’s degree can feel tricky. Questions come up like:
Where should I work? How do I know it’s the right fit for me? Is my supervisor right for me? Do I want to do private practice/HOW do I do private practice? How do I market myself? What does networking even mean? What’s my niche/brand?