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Supervision that develops clinical conceptualization, relational presence, and the reflective capacity needed to work with complexity.

Clinical supervision is more than discussing difficult cases. It is a relational place to think deeply about your work, strengthen your clinical judgement, and navigate ethical complexity, while developing confidence in who you are as a therapist. My supervisory and clinical approaches are trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and rooted in feminist, attachment, and psychodynamic approaches. 

Whether you are just beginning your career or are an experienced clinician looking for another perspective, supervision offers an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and continue growing. As therapists, we ask our clients to engage in curiosity, courage, and self-reflection and with such a uniquely demanding job, we need the same space ourselves. My desire is to provide supervision that balances support with challenge, structure with flexibility, and accountability with encouragement.

 

My Approach to Supervision

My approach is grounded in the belief that skilled therapy grows from reflective practice.

I integrate the Seven-Eyed Model of Clinical Supervision with developmental models of supervision, allowing us to explore your therapy from multiple perspectives while tailoring supervision to your stage of professional development. My supervision is also informed by advanced training in Trauma Integrating Flow Therapy (TIFT®), an emerging approach  to complex trauma that integrates attachment theory, systems thinking, interpersonal neurobiology, and experiential trauma therapy.

Rather than focusing solely on interventions or treatment planning, I also consider the therapeutic relationship you form with your clients, the broader systems influencing your work with clients, and how your own life experience shows up in your sessions. Newer clinicians often benefit from more teaching, structure, skill development, and guidance; and as therapists become more experienced, supervision naturally shifts toward collaboration, deeper clinical formulation, and more person-of-the-therapist work. 

I aim to create a supervisory relationship where questions, uncertainty, mistakes, and difficult cases can be discussed openly. I believe meaningful growth happens when there is enough safety to examine your work honestly, think deeply, and wrestle with what you do not yet know. My approach is supportive, but also active and direct. I won’t offer vague reassurances or leave you to find your way alone when you’re unsure what to do. I bring relational warmth alongside clear, honest communication, thoughtful challenge, and practical guidance when it is needed.

 

Person-of-the-Therapist Development

The most valuable tool you bring to the therapy room is yourself.

Every therapist's history, values, assumptions, strengths, and vulnerabilities shape the work they do. Rather than viewing these as obstacles, I believe they can become valuable clinical resources when explored with curiosity and awareness.

Our supervision conversations may include topics such as:

  • transference and countertransference 
  • attachment dynamics
  • parallel process
  • uncertainty and imposter feelings
  • ethical dilemmas
  • power, privilege, and culture
  • reflective practice
  • balancing professional growth with personal well-being

Supervision is not personal therapy; however, understanding how your own experiences intersect with your clinical work is an important part of becoming an effective, sustainable therapist.

 

Who I Work With

I currently offer supervision for:

  • People who are working towards their Masters degree or licensing requirements
  • Counsellors with a Masters in Counselling Psychology or equivalent program 
  • Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) and Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs)
  • Clinical counselling interns
  • Organizations seeking to have supervision for their counsellors
  • Group practices
  • Therapists seeking ongoing professional consultation
  • Clinicians needing support in my areas of clinical focus such as complex trauma and neurodivergence
  • Therapists wanting to deepen reflective practice and person-of-the-therapist work

Individual and dyadic supervision are currently available.

 

What Supervision Looks Like

My supervision is collaborative, practical, and reflective. Your sessions may include:

  • case consultation and conceptualization
  • review of recordings or documentation 
  • exploration of relational processes
  • ethical consultation
  • skill development
  • reflective questioning
  • recommended readings and resources
  • creative and experiential approaches when they support learning

As our supervisory relationship develops, the focus evolves alongside your confidence, competence, and professional identity.  Supervision sessions are 60 minutes long and are offered within an ongoing supervision agreement of three months to one year. Regular sessions provide the consistency, support, and continuity needed for meaningful professional development.

Areas of Clinical Focus

  • complex trauma - childhood adversity, poverty, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, sexual assault, spiritual abuse, religious deconstruction, missionary kids, third culture kids, intimate partner violence, CVAP

  • neurodivergence - twice-exceptional, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, giftedness, sensory issues, demand avoidance/need for autonomy, executive functioning, complexities of neurodivergent families, AFU

  • all developmental ages - children with play and sandtray therapy, adolescents, adults, communicating with parents of child and adolescent clients

  • disability - physical illness, mental health, sudden injury, aging, perimenopause, chronic health conditions, cancer, neurodivergence, ICBC

  • ethical decision making

  • emotional  and nervous system regulation

  • somatic approaches to therapy - TIFT

  • self-compassion - Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer’s work

 

 

Areas of Specialization

Complex and developmental trauma - my approach is grounded in trauma-informed, attachment-oriented, body-based and experiential approaches. I have completed advanced training in TIFT (Trauma Integrating Flow Therapy), completed my Certification for Lifespan Integration but have not maintained it, and did basic training in EMDR. I specialize in the treatment of complex relational trauma, including the impacts of childhood adversity, sexual abuse and assault, spiritual abuse, religious deconstruction, missionary kids, and intimate partner violence.

Neurodivergence - my practice integrates neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed perspectives to support autistic, ADHD, gifted, learning disabled, and twice-exceptional individuals. I have research and clinical interest in the intersection of neurodivergence, complex trauma, attachment, emotional regulation, masking, self-compassion and identity development. I have a wealth of experience helping neurodivergent people better understand themselves and create sustainable ways of living that align with who they are.

All developmental ages - My clinical experience spans the lifespan, from children ages five and older, through adolescence, young adulthood, mid-life, and retirement. My work with children includes play therapy and sandtray, providing developmentally appropriate ways for children to communicate and process experiences beyond what they may be able to express verbally. I also have experience supporting people through significant developmental and life transitions, including identity development, changing relationships and family roles, perimenopause and mid-life transitions, and the adjustments that accompany aging and retirement. I bring a developmental and contextual perspective that considers not only a person’s stage of life, but also the relationships, identities, expectations, and systems that shape their experience.

Disability - I have experience supporting people as they adapt to changing abilities and functioning related to physical illness, injury, mental health concerns, learning disabilities, and neurodivergence. My work considers the functional, physical, cognitive, emotional, relational, and identity-related impacts of these experiences, including challenges with attention, executive function, energy, mobility, and participation in daily life. I also recognize that many of the difficulties people with disabilities encounter arise not from disability itself, but from environments, systems, and expectations that privilege particular ways of functioning. My approach attends to the impact of ableism, including the pressure to appear productive, independent, or “well,” while supporting people in defining for themselves what meaningful participation, autonomy, adaptation, and quality of life look like.

Ethical decision-making - I approach ethics in supervision as an ongoing process of thoughtful reflection rather than simply applying rules or finding the “right” answer. I support supervisees in becoming familiar with the ethical codes and standards that guide their practice while also considering context, competing responsibilities, potential risks, and the impact of their decisions on clients. My goal is to create a space where ethical questions can be brought forward openly and without judgment, including situations where a counsellor feels uncertain or has made a mistake. Through consultation, careful documentation, and reflective decision-making, I aim to help supervisees develop the confidence and judgment to navigate ethical complexity with integrity and accountability.

Emotional and nervous system regulation - my approach is grounded in TIFT, which understands patterns of activation, shutdown, and dysregulation as meaningful adaptations rather than symptoms to simply eliminate. Regulation and connection to the self and other develop through greater awareness, flexibility, and choice, supported by an attuned therapeutic relationship. This approach is particularly useful when working with complex trauma, where protective patterns are often deeply embedded and attempts to change or remove them can cause destabilization. Rather than trying to override these protections, TIFT works with them, allowing change to occur at a pace that the person’s system can integrate.

Attachment and relational patterns - our ways of relating develop as adaptations to our earliest relational experiences. I support therapists in looking beyond attachment labels to notice how clients navigate closeness, boundaries, vulnerability, and the tension between maintaining connection with others and remaining connected to themselves. Drawing on contemporary attachment, relational, and nervous-system perspectives, I pay particular attention to how these patterns emerge within the therapeutic relationship. The aim is to support greater flexibility and the capacity to experience connection to self and others at the same time.

Somatic therapy - trauma and relational experiences are held and expressed throughout the whole system, not only through thoughts and emotions. Drawing on TIFT and other embodiment-based perspectives, I attend to shifts in sensation, movement, posture, breath, activation, and felt experience as information about how a client is organizing in the present moment. In supervision, I support therapists in integrating somatic awareness without forcing body-based interventions or making regulation the primary goal. The emphasis is on helping clients develop greater embodied awareness, integration, and freedom to respond differently at the pace their system can handle.

 

Education and Professional Development

My supervision is informed by formal training in Systemic Clinical Supervision alongside ongoing supervision of my own supervisory work. I am an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) Candidate with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors where I am also a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). 

My clinical practice is grounded in attachment theory, Relational Cultural Theory, interpersonal neurobiology, systems thinking, and experiential trauma therapies, including advanced training in Trauma Integrating Flow Therapy (TIFT), EMDR, and Lifespan Integration.

Alongside clinical practice, my graduate research examined self-compassion in parents of twice-exceptional children, reflecting my longstanding commitment to integrating research with thoughtful clinical practice.

 

Finding the Right Fit

The quality of the supervisory relationship matters. Choosing a supervisor is about more than credentials; it is about finding someone with whom you can share openly, ask difficult questions, receive honest feedback, and continue developing throughout your career.

If you're wondering whether you and I would be a good fit, I invite you to schedule a complimentary consultation. We can discuss your current practice, your goals for supervision, and whether my approach aligns with what you're looking for.