Section III
Format of Supervision
One hour of weekly individual supervision with me — a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) practicing in metro Atlanta — plus 90 minutes of weekly group supervision (four supervisees per group) co-led by my Georgia board-approved supervisor-of-supervision. Held in the same time and place each week, because predictability is a clinical intervention.
A 60-Minute Individual Agenda
- 0:00 – 0:07Check-inBrief emotional and professional check-in — affect, current supervision goals, and one light question to open the space. A rattled clinician cannot review a case well.
- 0:07 – 0:15Agenda-SettingSupervisee names the 2–3 cases they want to staff and any urgent clinical, ethical, or licensure concerns. I add items from prior notes and my own observations.
- 0:15 – 0:45Case StaffingTwo to three cases per session — with problem-solving, validation, clinical support, background, or psychoeducation. We typically go around twice so every case and licensure question is heard.
- 0:45 – 0:55Skill, Ethics & DBT CheckOne targeted micro-skill (often a DBT / RO-DBT / DBT-PTSD intervention), plus a standing check on informed consent, risk, referrals, and documentation. Any ethical concern is escalated in the moment.
- 0:55 – 1:00Closing & ResourcesSummary, agreements for the week, and any resources — treatment plans, manuals, intervention guides, family-systems materials — passed along. The supervision note is drafted within 24 hours.
Modality & Cadence
Supervisees receive one hour (60 minutes) of weekly individual supervision with me — a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) — and 90 minutes of weekly group supervision, capped at four supervisees per group, co-led by my Georgia board-approved supervisor-of-supervision. Group meetings run synchronously on a set weekday over Microsoft Teams; individual sessions are delivered in person across the metro Atlanta area or over a HIPAA-compliant video platform, in a professional environment that ensures confidentiality.
Individual supervision is always available for deeper case conceptualization and support with more complex work — particularly cases involving emotional dysregulation and trauma. Between sessions, I am reachable by secure message for time-sensitive clinical questions and by phone for genuine emergencies. Response expectations are named in the contract.
The first supervision meeting follows a distinct ten-step outline — introductions and rapport building, supervision overview, emotional check-in, goals, self-care, administrative items, strengths and growth areas, questions and next steps, feedback and recognition, and case review. The full outline is in the packet as Appendix G, with a companion introductory activity in Appendix F.