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As a Washington State Approved Supervisor, and an AAMFT approved Clinical Supervisor (American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists), I believe the supervisory role to be critical in the mentoring, teaching, and guiding of mental health therapists. As I have had the benefit of many wonderful supervisors and mentors in my life (both as an educator and as a therapist), I have a strong desire to pass on many of the rich family systems traditions that have been shared with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that the purpose<\/em> of supervising and guiding new therapist trainees is to both protect the public, as well as provide a necessary training experience for guiding less experienced therapists in the development of their clinical skills, professional credibility, and overall self-confidence. Like in therapy, success in supervision depends upon strong relationships. Although there are many aspects that impact the supervisory relationship, none is more important than the establishment of a trusting environment. Trainees must be able to trust that supervisors will act in their best interest and supervisors must trust that trainees will be honest and forthcoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that four supervisory roles – coach, teacher, mentor, and administrator, are all roles that resonate deeply with me. Clearly, there are times when I assume more of a coaching role <\/em>with supervisees –<\/em> \u201cassisting a supervisee\u2019s direct work with his or her current caseload of clients,\u201d times when I may take on more of a teaching role<\/em> – \u201cencouraging and facilitating the acquisition of broadly applicable knowledge and information about clinical work,\u201d times when I may assume more of a mentoring role<\/em> \u2013 \u201cfocusing on the personal development of each supervisee as a growing professional,\u201d and finally, times when I may adopt more of an administrator role<\/em> \u2013 \u201cfocusing on the broad professional, ethical, legal, and other standards that guide the practice of psychotherapy (Morgan & Sprenkle, 2007).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both individual and group supervision settings can provide a diversity of benefits for trainees. Individual supervision provides personal attention and nurturing of one trainee at a time, where group supervision provides a collaborative nature that can build confidence and grow peer relationships. At this time I offer both individual and group supervision opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact me about supervision.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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