Supervision for Therapists, Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying) & Clinical Counsellors

Are you looking for a supervisor to guide you in your next stage of growth as a therapist?

Choosing the right supervisor can help you grow from being a good therapist to a great one.

We place a high value on supervision here. Which means all of our supervisors start from a place of having been well supervised themselves.

They’ve had great exposure to a variety of supervisors who are creative and skilled at nurturing developing therapists into their fullest potential. They have all received one on one supervision, group supervision, peer supervision and supervision based on recordings of their work. They are well-versed in growing through role plays, conceptualizations, and navigating their own blocks/parts/aspects of “self of the therapist”.

All of them have completed a supervision course which means they are trained and credentialed to supervise Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying), Registered Social Workers and all who are able to practise psychotherapy in Ontario. They are recognized supervisors with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

Please click on the supervisor below to read their bio and see a video of them describing their style of supervision and the types of therapy that they know and teach well.

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Amy is accepting new clients.

Amy Appelle is a Registered Psychotherapist and has been in the field for over 20 years.

Valuable and effective supervision is both supportive and growth-oriented. My approach to supervision and therapy is founded in building trust and competency. I lean into relational psychodynamic work and value an integrative model that embraces the diverse experiences and multiple perspectives that are embedded in client work. I have training and experience in the following modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Narrative Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals and families, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), and family mediation.

Supervision is experienced differently depending on the clinical challenges raised by the therapist, as well as the therapist’s experience level. It can be exploratory and reflective, or didactic and directive. It can involve scripting examples and role plays, or reviewing client work more generally to hone in on formulation, intervention and future direction. My intention is for a therapist to leave supervision with: a grounding in their formulation and next steps, knowledge of an approach that had been out of their clinical purview, further questions to revisit with their client, practical resources that may grow their learning, and suggestions/ideas to hold for further thinking.

Ailidh is accepting supervisees.

Ailidh Carpendale is a Registered Psychotherapist.

Supervision is a special place to learn and grow: it’s therapy for your therapy practice! What could be better?

Obviously I love therapy! What might not be so obvious is that I love theory and thinking about thinking. I love the puzzles of the human condition, the ingenious ways we humans survive, and I love helping people thrive.

As your supervisor, I am interested in you, your clients, your experience of the work, and how it is affecting you. Supervision is both a safe place to discuss feeling stuck, as well as the place we can start to do some of the powerful work of un-sticking. Sometimes our work together might serve as a sounding board, and other times it might include role-play, reviewing tapes together, or bringing new theories or concepts into focus in the context of a specific case. Through our collaborative supervision, I want you to feel warmly supported and encouraged to stretch and grow as a practitioner and as an individual.

Bjorn is NOT accepting new clients.

Bjorn Kwok is a Registered Psychotherapist and his approach to supervision is relational and process oriented.

Bjorn believes in the idea of parallel processing where if the supervisee is given a space to feel seen, heard and safe, they will also be able to provide that space for their clients to feel seen, heard and safe. Bjorn complements his supervision with developing the supervisee’s self-awareness to identify their own biases and blindspots.

Bjorn’s supervision is informed by Internal Family System (IFS), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Narrative Therapy and other experiential therapies.

Bjorn’s hope for supervision is to equip his supervisees with the skills they need to best support their clients and develop their own therapeutic presence in the room.

Jessica is NOT accepting any new clients.

Jessica Zeyl ascribes to these three theories for the most optimal supervision process for a developing therapist:

- - Parallel process applies to supervision. If a supervisee feels safe, heard, known and understood, they will replicate those experiences in their work with clients. They are also more likely to take appropriate risks that help their work deepen and grow which ultimately helps clients heal more quickly.
  - Developing therapists should learn one to three approaches/models of therapy well, rather than learn a superficial knowledge of more than three approaches.
  - Experiential therapies have the most effective theory of change for clients. Experiential supervision also offers effective process in developing therapist.

Jessica has a thorough comprehension of these models of therapy:

- - - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals, couples and families. This is the Sue Johnson version of EFT. Jessica was supervised by Gail Palmer and James Furrow for many years. She coordinated several workshops for therapists to learn EFT for families. She also brought 5 different couples to live sessions for GTA EFT externships.
    - Internal Family Systems (IFS). Jessica learned this from the late Derek Scott.

There are also influences of other experiential therapies and relational psychotherapy in Jessica’s supervision.

Jessica listens well, has strong conceptualizations and is motivated for supervisees to grow to their highest potential. She leads supervisees through experiential exercises (like role plays) to help them successfully bring therapeutic concepts and interventions into therapy in a way that makes sense for them and their developing style.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is supervision, and why is it necessary?

Supervision is an ongoing process of professional development for therapists. It involves meeting with a more experienced therapist – a clinical supervisor – or occasionally in groups to review and reflect on their work and continue developing their skills.

Every counsellor needs supervision and good counsellors should continue to seek supervision even after they meet their required hours. Therapy is an evolving science where new techniques, situations or approaches change and ongoing supervision equips therapists to support their clients in the best possible way.

Do you offer supervision to therapists outside your clinic?

Yes we do. Feel free to review our supervisors and if you have further questions, please reach out to our admin staff.

Why is my teen’s therapist a RP(Q) and not a RP?

All Registered Psychotherapists are required to complete a certain amount of supervision hours in order to drop their (Qualifying) status.

The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) has added in an additional transitional period of “Qualifying” for Registered Psychotherapists (RPs) that the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) does not require of Registered Social Workers (RSW).

Nevertheless, RP(Q)s have completed their masters level education and are deemed ready to practice on their own.

Does seeing a therapist who is under supervision affect insurance billing or reimbursement?

It depends on your insurance, but most insurance policies accept registered psychotherapists (Qualifying). If not, you can try submitting under their supervisor, who is also on the receipt. The majority of therapists continue to receive supervision long after they’ve completed their required hours.

If my therapist is under supervision, will the supervisor have access to my personal information?

Supervisors are allowed to look into your information and session notes but only do so when it’s pertinent in helping their supervisee.

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