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 also engage in my own ongoing supervision and professional development.

In my clinical practice, I primarily work with adults presenting with trauma, complex trauma, anxiety, attachment difficulties, emotional dysregulation, self criticism, perfectionism, relational difficulties, and longstanding protective patterns that can leave individuals feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves. You can find more info about me as a therapist here.

I work from a compassionate, collaborative, and insight oriented approach, while also valuing warmth, creativity, authenticity, and humour within the therapeutic process. I am trained in a number of therapeutic modalities, including:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Schema Therapy

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills

Another strong passion area of mine is therapist wellbeing, sustainability, and reflective practice. Therapy work can be deeply meaningful, but also emotionally demanding, particularly when working with trauma and complex presentations. I believe supervision should not only support clinical skill development, but also help therapists remain connected to themselves, their values, and the parts of them that emerge within the work.

Depending on your supervision goals, preferences, and stage of development, I aim to tailor supervision in a way that feels collaborative, grounded, and supportive of both professional and personal growth.

My supervision philosophy

In supervision, I place a strong emphasis on the β€œself” of the therapist and the therapeutic relationship itself. Alongside case formulation and therapeutic process, I encourage curiosity around what may be unfolding internally for both the client and therapist within the room.

My supervision style is reflective, collaborative, and experiential. I support clinicians to deepen their therapeutic presence and capacity to work with emotion, complexity, and relational dynamics in a grounded way. This includes exploring protective patterns, attachment dynamics, blocks within therapy, and the broader emotional process occurring between therapist and client.

I also place strong value on practical skill development. Depending on the supervisee’s goals, this may include strengthening formulation skills, developing confidence with experiential interventions, refining process skills, improving pacing and attunement, and building greater confidence working with trauma, complex, and other various presentations.

Above all, I aim to provide a supervision space that feels warm, supportive, and genuine, where clinicians can reflect openly, continue evolving in their work, and develop an authentic way of practising.

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

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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

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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 β€œmessy” parts room to feel seen

  • Finding new ways of working with cases

  • More understanding of your strengths, limitations and blind spots

  • Being β€˜seen’ in a way that we make an effort to β€˜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.