Clinical Supervision for Counsellors,
Therapists and Organizations

Experienced support and guidance for
your private practice or organization.

Some of the typical concerns that therapists bring to supervision are:

• Isolation. For therapists in private practice you are isolated from other professionals. There are few people to bounce off ideas or talk to about clinical issues. For practitioners in busy organizations clinical supervisors often have many hats and responsibilities, that time for supervision gets put on the back burner.

• Conflict of interest. In organizations supervisors are often in a manager role and have responsibility for performance issues with staff that can make it difficult to reveal personal struggles in your work. A very necessary part of your supervision.

• Clinical Issues. Being stuck with a client, and feeling that you are going over the same material. Feeling over involved or under-involved in the therapy, wanting a greater understanding of therapeutic processes and increase your theoretical perspective. Feeling burnt out and suffering from compassion fatigue

What Can I Offer?

Experience - I have 26 years experience in counselling service agencies and private practice. Including social services (MCFD), sexual abuse counselling, addictions, transition houses, group homes for youth, and hypnosis and trauma work. 7 years working in EAP and working with individuals around work related issues, including health care professionals.  Provided counselling instruction for 2 years at the Counsellor Training Institute, including supervision of students.

Training – I have training in clinical supervision with the Justice Institute and training on compassion fatigue and organizations with Dr Patricia Wilensky. I have trained with Andrew Feldmar, and Ellyn Bader of the Couples Institute.

Perspectives - In addition to my graduate training in counselling psychology I have 5 years training in Gestalt Psychotherapy and ongoing study and supervision in psychodynamic approaches. I have completed the advanced level of EMDR training, and Developmental Model of Couples Counselling.

Contact me to discuss how I can serve your supervision needs as an individual or organization. 604 329 6006 or email

I can provide individual supervision or group supervision.