Experience alignment.

Supervision Services

I believe that supervision is…

…a developmental process and that supervisees’ needs change over time. I will provide more structure to our supervision at the start of supervision and become more consultative as your skills increase. I believe that supervision is grounded in a strong supervisory relationship in which the you can take risks and explore new behaviors and skills. I will work to create a safe space for you to practice skills and explore challenges by being strengths-focused and building on skills you already have.

I am passionate about…

…advocacy and supporting marginalized clients and supervisees. I love learning about all the intersecting identities of my supervisees and their clients, and I work hard to understand how our differences in identity and experience affect the work we do. We will talk about things including your personal characteristics, my personal characteristics, and those of your clients. We will discuss the role of these identities from a multicultural perspective, including the way your biases, known and unknown, may affect your relationship with your clients, as well as the way these identities may influence our supervisory relationship. Additionally, we will consider the role of oppression in your clients’ experiences.

I have specific expertise in…

…working with trauma, children and youths, and parents (including supporting caregivers of LGBTQ+ kiddos). I am a registered play therapy supervisor (RPT-S), as well as an approved clinical supervisor (ACS). I am able to supervise in North Carolina and Tennessee for licensure and anywhere for RPT, however those hours would not count toward state licensure if I am not licensed in that state. I am well-versed in parent-child approaches, including child-parent relationship therapy.

I have worked with trauma in many forms over the years and have taught several classes that are focused on teaching counselors-in-training how to work with trauma. I approach trauma in a very neurobiologically-informed way. Many of the things experienced by trauma survivors are not signs of “brokenness” but signs of the brain doing what it needs to best protect your client. Even if you don’t think you want to be a trauma therapist, you will absolutely be presented with trauma in your work.

I am well-versed in attachment theory and can use this to support your work with individuals seeking increased satisfaction in relationships. An attachment lens can be applied to all sorts of relationships: romantic, sexual, familial, and friendship.

I have worked with both CMH counselors and school counselors seeking CMH licensure while practicing as a school counselor.

I can’t stop talking about…

…self-compassion. Ask my students, my clients, and my supervisees. I never stop! I will work hard with you to accept that you’re learning and to identify skills we can build on to help you grow and develop as a professional counselor. I bet you have a great starting point for all of the things you want to learn!

Our sessions will be:

  • Collaborative

    We will work together. Through identifying your strengths, we will create goals for growth.

  • Informative

    You will learn about your clients, the art of counseling, and most importantly, yourself.

  • Encouraging

    I will be honest with you about areas for growth, while not overwhelming you or forgetting that you have strengths.

  • Fun

    The work we do is hard! It’s important to have fun together as we build a connection that facilitates your learning.