Supervision of Texas LPC-Associates
Congratulations! You have accomplished your goals of completing a masters degree and are ready for the next chapter in your professional journey. Now you are seeking a supervisor who aligns with your values, professional growth needs and can offer a secure space of connection and respect.
My intention is to encourage optimal growth cycles within your professional development such that you feel both supported and autonomous as you work towards independent licensure.
Supervision Philosophy and Approach
Functionality You Will Love
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Discrimination Model
The Discrimination model (DM)of supervision is the foundation for our shared time together. The DM model centers on three separate supervisory roles with three different supervision foci creating nine approaches that a supervisor must navigate at any moment during supervision (Bernard, 1979; Carnes-Holt et al., 2014). Within the DM (Bernard, 1979), supervisors attend to three separate foci related to supervisees’ skills; intervention, conceptualization, and personalization. Based on the foci that the supervisor is attending to, they will choose between the three roles consisting of counselor, teacher, and consultant to accomplish the goals of supervision (Bernard, 1979; Luke & Bernard, 2006).
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Mindful Self Compassion
​While my theoretical stance is primarily Mindful Self-Compassion (Neff, 2003b) when working with clients, I do also utilize skills found in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (Neff & Tirch, 2013). Naturally, I view my supervisees through these lenses as well: seeking to gain awareness of mindfulness, common humanity and kindness while reducing self criticism, isolation and overidentification (Neff, 2003a).
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Developmental Theories
Each person is unique yet also part of a larger narrative on our shared planet. Understanding stages of development can help inform opportunities for growth, challenge and resilience. Through our working relationship, I will seek to offer a similar process: encourage your growth emerging from your own developmental stage and self-awareness, challenge you to explore your own ideas of showing up professionally for yourself and your clients as you create your authentic professional identity and validate the resilience you already have within you as you move forward through your professional goals. I believe in an egalitarian relationship, upholding the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
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Education
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Bachelor of Science in Human Development, graduating Summa Cum Laude. 2005
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Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 2009
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Fully licensed to practice independently in 2011
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Board Approved Supervisor 2015
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Credentialed Mediator & Parent Coordinator/Facilitator in 2015
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Certified Sandtray Therapist, Institute Play Therapy Texas State, 2021