Clinical Supervision for
Ontario Psychotherapists
Grounded guidance for therapists who want more than a signature on their hours.
Supervision should be a place where you can bring your uncertainty, your growth edges, and the countertransference you are not sure how to name yet. I offer collaborative supervision for RPs and Qualifying members across Ontario.
You became a therapist because you wanted to help people heal.
But no one fully prepared you for how much this work would ask of you. The weight of holding other people's pain. The doubt that creeps in after a difficult session. The moments when you wonder if you said the right thing, or if you missed something important.
Whether you are completing your required hours for CRPO registration or you are a seasoned clinician seeking consultation, my approach is the same: we work together as colleagues, not as expert and novice. You already have clinical instincts. My role is to help you trust them, refine them, and sustain yourself in this demanding profession.
If you are looking for supervision that feels like a safe harbor rather than an evaluation, I would be glad to hear from you.
ThePhilosophyofSupervision
I do not see supervision as a hierarchical relationship where I dispense wisdom. I see it as a collaborative inquiry.
Early in my own career, I had supervision experiences that ranged from deeply formative to quietly damaging. The ones that helped me grow were not the ones where I was corrected or critiqued into a particular mold.
They were the ones where I felt genuinely held. Where my supervisor was curious about my process rather than quick to judge it. Where I could admit that I had no idea what I was doing in a session, and that admission became the doorway to learning. That is the kind of supervision I aim to offer.
You bring your clinical questions, your stuck places, your wins, your fears. I bring my experience, my own ongoing learning, and a genuine interest in who you are becoming as a clinician.
"The supervisory relationship, like the therapeutic relationship, is where the real work happens."
If you do not feel safe enough to be honest with me about what is actually happening in your sessions, then supervision becomes performative. You present the cases where you look competent, and you hide the ones that trouble you. That does not serve your clients, and it does not serve you.
So we start with safety. Not the kind of safety that avoids challenge, but the kind that makes real challenge possible. I will ask you hard questions. I will invite you to look at your blind spots. But I will do it from a place of respect for your intelligence and your commitment to this work.
If you want to learn more about my clinical background and how I came to this work, you can read more on my About page.
Who This Is For
I work with therapists at various stages of their professional journey, but there is a common thread among the people I supervise well. You might be a good fit if:
You are completing your Qualifying hours and want supervision that helps you build genuine competence, not just check boxes
You are drawn to relational, depth-oriented, or trauma-informed approaches
You want to understand your own responses to clients, not just manage them
You are interested in the safe and effective use of self as a clinical tool
You feel some imposter syndrome and want a space where that is normal, not shameful
You are building or considering private practice and want support navigating both clinical and business realities
You value authenticity over performance
I am not the right supervisor for everyone,
and that is appropriate.
If you are looking for a supervisor who will simply sign off on your hours with minimal engagement, we are not a match.
If you want someone to tell you exactly what to do with every client, I am probably not your person either.
But if you want a supervisor who will walk alongside you, who will be honest with you, and who genuinely cares about your development as a clinician and as a human being, then we might work well together.
Areas of Clinical Focus
My supervision draws on my own clinical specializations. While I can support your work across a range of presenting concerns, I have particular depth in the following areas.
Trauma and Complex Trauma
Much of my clinical practice centers on trauma therapy, including developmental trauma, attachment wounds, and experiences that do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. You can see more about my approach on my Trauma Therapy page.
In supervision, I can help you navigate the complexities of trauma work: pacing, window of tolerance, working with dissociation, and managing your own nervous system when you are sitting with heavy material.
Anxiety and Perfectionism
Anxiety is one of the most common concerns clients bring to therapy, and it shows up in therapists too. Many of the clinicians I supervise carry their own perfectionism into the therapy room.
We can explore how that shapes your clinical choices, and how working with anxious clients might activate your own patterns. My Anxiety page offers more context on how I approach this clinically.
The Safe and Effective Use of Self
This phrase from CRPO's competency framework points to something essential: you are your primary instrument in this work. Your presence, your responses, your humanity.
Supervision is one of the few places where you can slow down and examine how you are using yourself. What do you bring into the room? What do you hold back? Where does your history show up in your clinical relationships? This is not about pathologizing yourself. It is about becoming a more conscious, more flexible, more grounded clinician.
Countertransference and Relational Dynamics
Every therapeutic relationship is co-created. Your clients evoke things in you, and you evoke things in them.
In supervision, we pay attention to these dynamics. What is yours? What is theirs? What belongs to the space between you? Learning to work skillfully with countertransference is one of the most valuable things supervision can offer.
Supervision Formats Available
Individual Supervision
One-on-one supervision offers the most space for deep, personalized attention to your clinical work. We can move at your pace, follow the threads that matter most to you, and build a supervisory relationship with real continuity over time. This format works well for therapists who want intensive support or who are working through complex clinical material.
Group Supervision
Periodically, I offer group supervision for therapists who want community alongside their clinical development. Group supervision is particularly valuable for reducing the isolation that can come with private practice. Dates and availability vary.
Online Supervision
All supervision is available via secure video platform. I am based in Kitchener-Waterloo, but distance is not a barrier. Whether you are in Toronto, Ottawa, Northern Ontario, or anywhere else in the province, we can work together. Many therapists find that online supervision fits more easily into a busy practice schedule, and the quality of connection is not diminished by the screen.
Meeting CRPO
Requirements
If you are working toward your Registered Psychotherapist designation, you need supervision hours. That is a practical reality, and I take the administrative side of supervision seriously.
I maintain clear records, I am familiar with CRPO's requirements, and I will sign off on your hours as you complete them.
"But I want to be clear: meeting the requirements is the floor, not the ceiling. The hours you spend in supervision can be some of the most formative of your career, if you approach them as more than a box to check."
My goal is to help you use this required time to build real competence, real confidence, and a sustainable relationship with this work. I am listed as a clinical supervisor with CRPO and understand the competency framework that guides your development. We can track your progress across the required domains while also attending to the less measurable dimensions of becoming a therapist.
The Intersection of
Business & Practice
If you are building a private practice or considering the transition from agency work, supervision can include attention to the business side of clinical life. Not in a "scale your empire" way, but in a grounded, sustainable way.
Questions we might explore together:
How do you set fees that honor your worth and remain accessible?
What does your ideal caseload look like, and how do you protect it?
How do you handle the isolation of solo practice?
What boundaries do you need to prevent burnout?
This is not a separate business coaching service. It is woven into our supervision conversations as relevant. Because the truth is that how you structure your practice affects your clinical work, and how you feel about your clinical work affects everything else.
Logistics and Fees
Supervision is a professional investment in your development. You can view my current rates on my Fees & Insurance page, and I am happy to discuss what format and frequency makes sense for your situation.
Sessions are typically 50 or 75 minutes, depending on format. I ask for a minimum commitment of several months when we begin working together, because supervision benefits from continuity. That said, I understand that circumstances change, and we can revisit our arrangement as needed.
I offer supervision during daytime and some evening hours. Scheduling is coordinated directly, and I do my best to offer consistency in your appointment time.
To discuss availability and whether we might be a good fit, please reach out through my Contact page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. I maintain appropriate documentation and will sign off on your supervision hours as required for CRPO registration. I am familiar with the forms and processes involved.
Absolutely. I enjoy working with therapists at the beginning of their careers. There is something energizing about supporting someone who is just discovering their clinical voice. If you are a student completing a practicum or a new graduate in your Qualifying period, you are welcome here.
I ask for at least 48 hours notice if you need to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations or missed sessions are charged at the full rate, except in genuine emergencies. This policy respects both of our time.
CRPO has minimum requirements, but the right frequency depends on your caseload, your stage of development, and your goals. Many Qualifying members attend weekly or biweekly. More experienced therapists seeking consultation may attend less frequently. We can discuss what makes sense for you.
My own clinical work is relational and integrative, with grounding in attachment theory, trauma-informed practice, and depth-oriented approaches. I can support supervisees working from a range of orientations, as long as you are open to exploring the relational dimensions of your work.
Yes, this is a significant part of my clinical focus. I am experienced in supervising trauma work and can support you in navigating the particular demands of this area, including pacing, stabilization, and your own secondary trauma.
At this time, I offer supervision only to therapists who are registered or registering with CRPO in Ontario. If you are in another province or jurisdiction, I would encourage you to find a supervisor familiar with your local regulatory requirements.
A Final Thought
The work you do matters. The people you sit with are changed by your presence, your attention, your care.
But you cannot pour from an empty vessel, and you cannot grow in isolation.
Supervision, at its best, is a place where you are seen. Where your struggles are met with curiosity rather than judgment. Where you can bring the cases that keep you up at night and leave feeling less alone with them.
If that sounds like what you are looking for, I would be honored to hear from you.