Clinical Supervision

Are you requiring clinical supervision?

A little about me

I’m an AHPRA Board-approved supervisor with a Clinical Psychology area of practice endorsement. I can act as a primary or secondary supervisor for generalist and clinical psychologists as well as clinical registrars. I completed my original supervisor accreditation through the APS Institute (Australian Psychological Society), and I attend my own regular supervision as well.

In my own clinical practice, I work mainly with adults presenting with a wide range of issues and concerns (more info about me as a therapist here). I have a special interest in supporting people with complex trauma and personality disorders (especially Borderline Personality Disorder), and their loved ones, grief and loss, and so I’m especially passionate about supervising on these topics.

I work using a compassionate, insight-oriented and collaborative approach, sprinkled with humour and creativity. I am trained in a number of different therapeutic frameworks including the following:

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

  • Schema Therapy

  • Internal Family Systems

  • Compassion Focused Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Interpersonal Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

  • Insight Oriented Therapy

Another one of my passion areas is therapist self-care and well-being, to prevent therapist burnout but also to engage in sustainable practice. It can be challenging to learn how to navigate all life’s challenges whilst listening to our inner wisdom and making helpful rather than harmful choices for our health and welfare. I am here to support you.

Depending on your supervision needs, preferences and goals, I am able to tailor an approach that feels right for you.

My supervision philosophy

In supervision, I place a strong emphasis on the ‘self’. In sessions, I offer supervision that is engaging, supervisee-directed, and geared to enhance self-reflective practice, self-awareness and the development of skills and knowledge. I also believe in the importance of providing a space that is safe, supportive and encouraging.

Who can benefit from supervision

I can provide support to:

  • Interns/registrars

  • Registered general and clinical psychologists

  • Social workers

  • Counsellors

  • Psychotherapists.

Clinical supervision can be a place for you to:

  • A safe, non-judgmental & compassionate debriefing space

  • Discuss client cases (including ethical dilemmas)

  • Upskill in certain areas (e.g. Refining assessment, case formulation, diagnosis intervention skills)

  • Receive guidance around managing critical incidents/risk related issues

  • Develop and expand on knowledge and skills related to certain treatment presentations, modalities, and interventions

  • Explore issues related to transference and countertransference

  • Reflect, be curious and try new ways of thinking and working as a helping professional

  • Discuss administrative and clinical governance tasks

  • Receive guidance on dealing with organisational issues (e.g. team dynamics)

  • Discuss ways to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout.

  • Explore what being in a helping professional means to you

  • Receive constructive feedback

  • Receive coaching on developing your own private practice (e.g. different strategies to improve your business)

  • Space to explore professional issues such as career direction

Circumstances and types of supervision that I provide:

  • Placement during an accredited higher degree program

  • The registrar program leading to area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology

  • The re-entry program after a period of not practising

  • External supervision for those working in the public or private sector

  • Supervision for fully registered psychologists

  • Secondary supervision

  • Group supervision

  • One-off supervision sessions to address something short-term and specific.

  • Weekly, fortnight, monthly regularity available, depending on your needs

Some of the benefits of clinical supervision include:

  • Deepening your self-awareness

  • Connecting to your passion for being in a helping professional

  • Feeling less isolated

  • Feeling more skilled

  • Prioritising your self-care and boundaries as a therapist

  • Allowing even our “messy” parts room to feel seen

  • Finding new ways of working with cases

  • More understanding of your strengths, limitations and blind spots

  • Being ‘seen’ in a way that we make an effort to ‘see’ our clients

How sessions are run

I conduct supervision sessions in Melbourne and Australia-wide. Most sessions are usually 50-55 minutes, either face-to-face or via telehealth.

I like to begin our supervisory relationship with a collaborative conversation about our roles and responsibilities, supervision needs and goals, and how we can keep track of progress along the way.

Supervision sessions typically begin with setting an agenda. There may be times where you are needing to be guided by resources; where possible, I can gladly assist in sharing resources with you that are relevant to your areas of professional development.

If needed, I am also able to organise longer appointments or group supervision as required.

Clinical psychology supervision is now available

To make an appointment, call on (03) 9068 5037 or email me now.