Clinical Supervision & Consultation
WORKING TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN CLINICAL PRACTICE
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I AM AN APPROVED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR WITH THE BCACC
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I HAVE TRAINING IN AEDP, EMDR AND ADVANCED TRAINING IN SOMATIC ATTACHMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY (SAP)
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CLINICAL ORIENTATION: TRAUMA INFORMED, RELATIONAL, ATTACHMENT FOCUSED, SOMATIC
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EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WORKING WITH ADOLESCENTS, ADULTS, COUPLES
Both counselling supervision and consultation are collaborative processes that serves several purposes, including the evaluation of skills, the promotion of the supervisee’s professional identity and competency, the supervisor’s monitoring of the welfare of clients seen by the supervisee, as well as fulfilling requirements for education, training and/or certification.
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Supervision is rooted in the education process and is more directive. Supervision is required for educational certification.
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Consultation is part of the ongoing learning process a counsellor engages in as a way of maintaining high ethical standards of practice and continuing to grow in their clinical work.
SUPERVISION VS. CONSULTATION
MY APPROACH
My approach to supervision/consultation is dynamic and draws on the 7-eyed model, developmental model and systemic models. Through this lens, the supervisor and supervisee engage in a systemic and relational process that focuses on: the client, client-counsellor relationship, the supervisee and their developmental stage, the supervisor-supervisee relationship, the supervisor process and the larger system or context that holds the work we do in therapy.
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I have experience working with children, teens, adults, couples, first responders and groups. I have worked in private practice and public education settings and I have experience working with a variety of mental health concerns: PTSD, early attachment trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief & loss, and life transitions. My counselling approach involves building a strong therapeutic alliance, and utilizing the safety of the therapeutic relationship to repair relational injuries, undo aloneness and support folks in tracking and shifting their internal working model through trauma informed, somatic and emotion focused interventions.
Areas where I do not currently declare a level of competency suitable for providing supervision include family therapy, and very young children.