Qualifications for supervision
I can help you meet your supervision requirements and develop professionally.
I am certified as a Canadian Clinical Supervisor (CCS) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and meet the requirements for serving as a clinical supervisor in accordance with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
My approach to clinical supervision is in-line with my psychodynamic theoretical orientation, informed by an eight-eyed version of Hawkins and Shohetโs supervision process model.
Individual (1:1)
$155.00 per hour (grand total hourly cost)
Enjoy a high quality, personalized supervisory relationship to help meet your needs and foster your growth.
Supervision, done well, provides a secure base and safe space for you to engage effectively in an individualized learning and growth experience.
Dyadic (1:2)
$102.50 per hour (grand total hourly cost)
Each supervisee within the dyad pays the fee as listed above
Dyadic supervision (1 supervisor, 2 supervisees) is a unique learning and growth opportunity based on the dynamics, trust, and support within a community-of-three.
Move beyond the surface and delve into root dynamics and issues, illuminating your case and bringing to the fore new possibilities for movement in your clinical work.
I am a relational psychodynamic clinician, and I prioritize โbeing withโ those with whom you work clinically. I take a relaxed, friendly, and supportive approach to supervision, fostering a safe and collaborative environment for you to be vulnerable and to grow.
I have pioneered a unique audio-only environment for supervision which allows you to focus on what really matters โ to listen carefully and to learn deeply. Growth awaits! Contact me via email for more information and to register for a group.
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Supervision Groups (1:8) in 2025
Current as of November 13th, 2024
BULK REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: Register for any 3 groups in 2025, and receive a discounted rate for any 4th group: Pay only $33 per hour, rather than $45 per hour. Email the Supervisor for more information.
ALL-DAY GROUPS
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (8 hours of group supervision + 2 hours of asynchronous individual supervision before & after the group)
Total cost: $510 per package ($360 for 8 hours of group supervision; $150 for 2 hours of individual supervision)
2025A-ALLDAY
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
2025B-ALLDAY
FAMILY DAY: Monday, February 17th, 2025
2025C-ALLDAY
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
2025D-ALLDAY
EASTER MONDAY: Monday, April 21st, 2025
2025E-ALLDAY
Friday, June 13th, 2025
2025F-ALLDAY
Thursday, July 31st, 2025
2025G-ALLDAY
Friday, August 29th, 2025
2025H-ALLDAY
LABOUR DAY: Monday, September 1st, 2025
2025J-ALLDAY
THANKSGIVING DAY: Monday, October 13th, 2025
2025K-ALLDAY
Monday, December 29th, 2025
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THURSDAY GROUPS
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (4 hours each day; 8 hours total per group)
Total cost per group: $360 ($45 per hour)
- Each group comprises two Thursdays within the same month.
- When you register for a group, you register for both days of the group (you are expected to attend both days).
2025A-JAN-THURS
January 9th & 23rd, 2025
2025B-FEB-THURS
February 6th & 20th, 2025
2025C-MAR-THURS
March 6th & March 20th, 2025
2025D-APR-THURS
April 10th & April 24th, 2025
2025E-MAY-THURS
May 8th & May 22nd, 2025
2025F-JUN-THURS
June 5th & June 19th, 2025
2025G-SEP-THURS
September 11th & September 25th, 2025
2025H-OCT-THURS
October 9th & October 23rd, 2025
2025J-NOV-THURS
November 6th & November 20th, 2025
2025K-DEC-THURS
December 4th & December 18th, 2025
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WINTER / EARLY SPRING EVENING GROUPS
2025A-WED-EVENING
Time: Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (1.5 hours each day; 12 hours total)
Dates: February 19th to April 9th, 2025
Total cost per group: $540 ($45 per hour)
2025B-FRI-EVENING
Time: Fridays, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (1.5 hours each day; 12 hours total)
Dates: February 21st to April 11th, 2025
Total cost per group: $540 ($45 per hour)
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON GROUP
2025A-AFTERNOON-1
Time: Bi-weekly on Tuesdays, 3:05 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (2 hours each day)
Beginning Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 for 8 weeks in total.
Dates: January 14th; January 28th; February 11th; February 25th; March 11th; March 25th; April 8th; April 22nd.
Total cost: $720 ($45 per hour; 16 hours total).
Developing your psychodynamic clinical approach
No previous experience necessary!
I specialize in supporting the ongoing professional development of clinicians who seek to develop a psychodynamic clinical approach. The supervision will be primarily psychodynamic (psychoanalytic) in approach but may draw from insights from other theoretical modalities, such as family systems theory, existential, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive processing therapy (CPT).
Psychodynamic supervision is a context for experiential model learning, wherein the supervisor provides the supervisee with the safety of the psychoanalytic framework by applying psychoanalytic principles and techniques within supervision. Training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy is more about promoting certain values and attitudes than cognitively learning skills. In a very real sense, the psychodynamic approach is โcaught, not taught.โ If you are new to the psychodynamic approach, I invite you to learn it through your own experience in supervision.
Who you choose as a supervisor matters
As a therapist, youโre often expected to have the answers. Youโve done your training, gained your professional qualifications, and now youโre entrusted with the responsibility (and privilege) to empower your patients to improve their lives.
And yet, even with the most prestigious qualifications in the world, perhaps there are times when you donโt quite know how to best meet your patientsโ needs in the most effective way possible. At times, this is because we can get in our own way, and thus in the way of our patientsโ healing and growth. In supervision, we will identify roadblocks and overcome them together โ opening up new pathways and possibilities in the clinical situation.
Supervision should be a positive and therapeutic experience
The โworking allianceโ between supervisor and supervisee is indeed important. However, over and above a working alliance, research on psychoanalytic supervision has shown that supervisees highly value the real relationship between supervisor and supervisee, which is a relationship of genuine care and feeling that goes beyond mere observation and interpretation of interpersonal dynamics within supervision. Within the context of a real relationship, the supervisorโs nurturing stance towards the supervisee points to supervision as taking place within an attachment-based framework. An expectation-defying experience of supervision can also be a corrective experience for supervisees, modelling for supervisees the kind of treatment experience that can be beneficial for patients. In short, supervision is a form of treatment for supervisees that helps supervisees, in turn, treat their patients.
Distance Supervision
Supervision is usually delivered via telephone. Audio-only appointments can simulate lying down on the couch during therapy (yes, this is still done), and becoming comfortable with this practice is good for your professional development. In an audio-only environment, our senses are sharpened to pick up on subtle changes in vocal tone and quality that we might otherwise miss.
Further, in an audio-only environment, you are freer to relax while being less burdened by the need to negotiate eye contact or by other social pressures. Supervisees find that they are less inhibited, freer to daydream, and better able to articulate โ all of which can elicit important material for supervision. You are encouraged to relax in the comfort of your own private space as much as possible.
In cases where audio-only appointments prove ineffective or otherwise unsatisfactory, I will use videoconferencing technology for supervision appointments.
Clinical Supervision At Its Best
The supervisory relationship is a unique and special relationship. Clinical supervision, at its best, is a transformative experience for the supervisee (and, in turn, for the patient). When supervision serves to enhance the competence of the supervisee, the patient benefits. When the patient benefits, the supervisee โ you โ will gain confidence in your clinical work.
In effect, this means that I can help you enhance your existing skills to become a better clinician.
Credentials
- Certified as a Canadian Clinical Supervisor (CCS) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA); and meeting the requirements for serving as a clinical supervisor in accordance with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
- Certified Canadian Counsellor of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
- Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology โ Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California (2018โ2020)
- Graduate Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy โ University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (2015โ2016) [Program offered in conjunction with the Ontario Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (OAMFT)]
- Bachelor of Arts โ University of Kingโs College & Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2001โ2004)
- Co-author of The Importance of Social Connectedness for Self-regulation and Emotional Wellbeing: Expanding the Definition of the Construct, Journal of Concurrent Disorders, CDS Press.
- Nearly 20 years of experience supporting growth, healing, and deep change.
Experience
Clinical experience โ in post-secondary (university), community, school, and private practice settings. In addition to individual therapy, I have experience providing couples and family therapy.
Teaching experience โ I have taught the theory and practice of psychotherapy and counselling for CRPO-recognized education and training programs, including at the university masterโs level.
Benefits of Supervision
A unique, relaxed audio-only environment builds up the supervisory relationship, enhances your comfort, and deepens your clinical exploration.
Enhance your ability to 'zoom out' of clinical situations to connect the dots (small and large) and stitch together salient underlying themes.
The real relationship between supervisor and supervisee is key to quality psychodynamic supervision. Within a trusting supervisory relationship, clinical themes and details are better explored.
Psychodynamic supervision values the person of the therapist as the therapeutic 'instrument' who does not 'do' therapy, but who 'is' therapy. Supervision can be transformative in many areas of your life.