Clinical supervision

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As a supervisor, I believe in a collaborative approach to supervision.

Honesty is the cornerstone of any relationship and as a supervisor I seek to foster a relationship built on trust and mutual understanding.  If a supervisee "messes up", this is expected and 99% of mistakes are fixable or redeemable.  

Because I am credentialed as a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S), my hours of supervision can count towards both LCSW supervision and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) supervision if our supervision content covers both areas.

For more information on becoming a Registered Play Therapist, visit www.a4pt.org

Prior to starting supervision, every supervisee will receive and review my informed consent document and sign it.  This document lays out examples of my expectations as a clinical supervisor as well as the "1%" of things that cannot be tolerated.  Life is a learning experience and as a social worker you need to be present, not perfect.

For more information on my experience and time in mental health, visit the "Our Providers" section of the website.  

The vast majority of my experience is with kids age 3-18.  I have seen a comfortable amount of young adults during my time in practice (18-25), as well as teenagers transitioning into adulthood.  While I am confident with most issues, these are some of my areas of greatest competency:

• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Depression
• Attachment
• Foster-care specific issues
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Play therapy
• Grief and bereavement
• School specific issues
• School based therapy
• Autism spectrum
• Mental health issues caused or exacerbated by physical and health problems

These are some areas in which I do not have much experience and have minimal competency:

• Mild Substance abuse treatment
• Major psychosis
• Personality disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Adults (25+)

I have no experience with these areas:

• Marriage Counseling
• Religious Counseling
• Geriatric populations and needs
• Intensive substance abuse treatment

Supervision is about creating a collaborative and trusting relationship between supervisor and supervisee.  As a supervisor I strive to foster an alliance with my supervisees to work towards mutual benefit of clients and their continue growth as professional social workers.  I provide constructive feedback as well as identification of strengths in order to help my supervisees to engage and provide the most evidence based and effective practice.

Because I am credentialed as a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S), my hours of supervision can count towards both LCSW supervision and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) supervision if our supervision content covers both areas.

For more information on becoming a Registered Play Therapist, visit www.a4pt.org

Prior to starting supervision, every supervisee will receive and review my informed consent document and sign it.  This document lays out examples of my expectations as a clinical supervisor.

For more information on my experience and time in mental health, visit the "Our Providers" section of the website.  

Most of my experience is with kids age 3-12 and working with teenager's transitioning into adulthood.  I am confident working with a variety of clinical issues and concerns, these are some of my areas of greatest competency:

• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Depression
• Attachment
• Foster-care specific issues
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Play therapy
• School specific issues
• School based therapy
• Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
• Autism spectrum
• Mental health issues caused or exacerbated by physical and health problems

These are some areas in which I do not have much experience and have minimal competency:

• Mild Substance abuse treatment
• Major psychosis
• Personality disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Adults (25+)
• Grief and bereavement

I have no experience with these areas:

• Marriage Counseling
• Religious Counseling
• Geriatric populations and needs
• Intensive substance abuse treatment