Clinical supervision

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

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

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.  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
• 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:

• 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