How do we know if we’re on the right track with our clients?
How do we know if our clients feel safe with us?
How do we know if our client is dissatisfied with services?
All in Group Supervision
March 2023 Clinical Supervision Topic: Therapeutic Alliance
Therapeutic alliance accounts for 7.5% of the variability in outcomes, coming in third after goal consensus and empathy. However, I’d argue that goal consensus and empathy are part of the therapeutic relationship. So if you remember anything, remember that what matters most is the relationship.
November 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Cultural and Identity Adaptation
Something to keep in mind as we go about assessing, diagnosing, and treatment planning, is the importance of adapting our work to our client’s culture and identity. Irvin Yalom believed we should create a new treatment for every single client, and I kind of agree.
September 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Self-Compassion
Our work is incredibly vulnerable. With this comes the opportunity for connection and deep, meaningful healing (for ourselves and others); but it also can bring up old wounds, self-criticism/judging, the risk of emotional exposure and everything else. The antidote? Self-compassion.
June 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Anti-Racism and Liberation
How do you learn about oppression, privilege and power? What are your go-to resources? I hope you’ll come to group ready to share at least a blurb from a favorite resource.
May 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Congruence and Genuineness
Congruence is often something that is socialized out of us starting in middle school (or sooner), and definitely in grad school. So it’s wonderful to know that practicing it makes us better at what we do, and make our client’s outcomes much more achievable. It’s an invitation, permission, to show up more fully as our selves as it relates to and serves the client.
January 2022 Clinical Supervision Topic: Goal Consensus
What do you want for your clients? It’s so important to reflect on goal consensus, because it’s often where things can go awry, and also where alliance can quickly be built (or re-built).
December 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Expectations
How does your client explain their problem? How do they expect the work you do together will help? Let’s explore expectations together.
October 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Self-Compassion
We’re reviewing the three principles of self-compassion (according to Kristen Neff’s work) and discussing how to implement it for ourselves as professionals, and for our clients too.
Sept 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Eliciting Feedback
Our client’s opinion on the therapeutic relationship is a better predictor of progress. Us knowing their opinion further increases the odds of positive outcomes. How do we get that crucial information in an effective way?
August 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Therapist Effect
Building therapeutic alliance across a range of clients, expressing professional self-doubt, utilizing interpersonal skills, and practicing your skills…all improve the therapist effect.