Being a Therapist Can Be Complicated Work
There are sessions that leave us feeling confident about what we're doing, and others where we close the door afterward and wonder, What exactly just happened in there?
Clinical supervision should be a place where you can bring both.
Todd provides supervision for psychotherapists who are developing their practice, working toward CRPO requirements, or simply looking for an experienced clinician with whom they can think through their work.
His approach is collaborative, practical, and grounded in the realities of sitting across from another person and trying to help.
What We Can Look At Together
CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
ETHICS & BOUNDARIES
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS
RISK & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
YOUR DEVELOPMENT AS A THERAPIST
More Than Checking a Box
Supervision is an important part of professional development and, for many therapists, a regulatory requirement. But its value shouldn't end with accumulating supervision hours.
Good supervision gives us somewhere to slow down and look at our work differently.
The client you're having difficulty reaching. The session you keep replaying afterward. A boundary you're not quite sure about. An intervention that isn't working. An ethical question without an obvious answer. Or a case that's affecting you more than you expected.
Sometimes supervision is about finding an answer. Sometimes it's about asking a better question.
A Supervision Relationship Where You Can Be Honest
Supervision isn't very useful if we only talk about the cases that went well.
There needs to be enough trust in the relationship to say:
- “I don't know what to do with this client.”
- “I think I handled that badly.”
- “Something about this case is getting to me.”
- “I disagree with you.”
Those aren't failures in supervision. They're often where the useful work begins.
Todd's role is to challenge when challenge is helpful, support when support is needed, offer another perspective when he has one, and help you develop the judgement and confidence to make sound clinical decisions independently.
Experience Behind the Supervision
Todd brings more than a decade of experience in mental health, including frontline clinical work, psychotherapy and clinical leadership.
His clinical work draws from approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Attachment Theory, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and trauma-informed care.
That experience gives him different clinical lenses to draw from in supervision without expecting supervisees to become copies of their supervisor.
The goal is to help you develop your own clinical judgement and therapeutic style.
Who Is Clinical Supervision For?
Clinical supervision may be appropriate for:
Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying) working toward required clinical supervision and developing their practice.
Registered Psychotherapists looking for ongoing supervision, consultation or another clinical perspective on their work.
Other psychotherapy professionals seeking clinical consultation and professional development, where Todd's experience and scope are an appropriate fit.
For clinicians working toward CRPO registration or other regulatory requirements, Todd will confirm at the outset whether the supervision arrangement is appropriate for your circumstances and what documentation is required.
Supervision That Works With Your Practice
VIRTUAL ACROSS ONTARIO
Meet with Todd online wherever your practice is located in Ontario.
FREQUENCY THAT MAKES SENSE
How often you meet can be based on your experience, caseload, professional requirements, and what is useful to you.
INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION
Dedicated one-to-one time to examine your clinical work and professional development.
Individual Session Length: 60 min
Session Fee: $90/hr
FAQ
Can my supervision hours count toward CRPO requirements?
Yes, we will review your individual requirements and design a supervision agreement that meets the applicable CRPO requirements, including all necessary documentation and certifications.
How often will we meet?
That depends on where you are in your practice, your caseload, and any regulatory requirements you need to meet. Some therapists benefit from regular ongoing supervision, while others may need a different frequency. We'll establish a schedule that provides meaningful support while meeting any applicable professional requirements.
What should I bring to supervision?
Bring the work you're actually doing. That might be a case you're struggling with, an ethical question, a difficult interaction, an intervention that isn't working, or simply something from a session that has stayed with you. You don't need to arrive with everything neatly organized or already know what the problem is. Sometimes figuring out the question is part of supervision.
Do you provide consultation for established psychotherapists?
Yes. Supervision and consultation aren't only for therapists beginning their careers. Established psychotherapists sometimes benefit from having another experienced clinician to think through complex cases, ethical questions, professional challenges, or their own reactions to the work.
Sometimes you don't need someone to tell you what to do, just feedback and validation from someone who understands the work.
The Work Keeps Teaching Us
Therapists spend a lot of time being the person in the room who's expected to know what to do.
Supervision gives us somewhere to step outside that role. To be curious, uncertain, challenged, supported and willing to look more closely at our own work.
Good supervision shouldn't just help with the client you're seeing today. It should help you become a better therapist for the clients you'll see tomorrow.
