For Therapists

Guidance at All Stages

  • For newer clinicians, getting you started on your journey with a path and a plan that fits your goals and your life comes with such promise and excitement.

  • For experienced clinicians, grounded and trustworthy consultation is not easy to find. Too often, we just hear back things we already know or simply do not get our questions answered.

  • For clinical supervisors - whether you are one now or are working to be one - there is such little valuable guidance on how to actually be a clinical supervisor. Let alone to be a good one: the kind of clinical supervisor you want to be.

Regardless of whether you’ve been in this work for 20 minutes or 20 years, I might just have something for you. My career has taken me across many aspects of our mental health system, giving me a unique perspective on what this work looks like today.

Clinical Supervision

Seeking more than just supervision as usual?

Starting your journey as a clinician is exciting, but let's be honest, it can also feel overwhelming. You're passionate about helping others, but navigating the transition from graduate school to the real world of mental health practice can be tough. There's often a huge gap between what you learned in your program and the actual challenges you face day-to-day.

I get it. I've been there. That's why I created a unique mentorship program at Gradient Psychology, designed to provide the support and guidance you need to truly thrive in your career. It goes beyond traditional clinical supervision, offering a combination of expert clinical guidance and practical strategies for career growth, skill development, and even personal well-being.

How I Can Help

Bridge the Gap

Gain practical skills and knowledge that often get missed in graduate programs, helping you confidently navigate the realities of clinical practice.

Develop Your Clinical Skills

Receive expert feedback and guidance on your clinical work, enhancing your therapeutic effectiveness and building your confidence.

Chart Your Career Path

Explore different career options, identify your strengths and passions, and create a plan for professional growth that aligns with your goals.

Prioritize Your Well-being

Learn strategies for managing stress, avoiding burnout, and cultivating a sustainable career in the demanding field of mental health.

Are we a fit?

We might be if you:

  • Want to strengthen your clinical foundations

  • Respond well to structured environments

  • Want to enhance your skills as a generalist

  • Appreciate regular honest developmental feedback

  • Incorporate cultural humility and social justice lenses in your work

  • Enjoy tailored, attentive cultivation of your work

  • Want to hear about your strengths along with your growth areas

  • Work well with direct communication

  • Are passionate about serving your clients well and growing as a clinician

What we don’t do:

  • One-size-fits-all clinical recommendations

  • Focus exclusively on surface-level symptom management

  • Pathologize culturally-congruent beliefs and practices

  • Ignore effects of systems on people

  • Make assumptions about your skills or clinical development goals

  • Override the autonomy or dignity of clients

Experienced Clinicians, Too

We Can’t Do it Alone

Isolation in practice is a real risk. It's one of the top factors contributing to ethical complaints against licensed clinicians. Staying connected to other practitioners is critical.

It’s Always Changing

Even when you're further along in your career, the field of mental health is constantly evolving. Our clients change, the world changes, and we need to adapt and grow to continue providing the best possible care.

Trustworthy Guidance

By now you probably know that not all our colleagues have the same experience and ability to offer meaningful consultation. Even the most excellent clinicians may not be great consultants.

All of this is why I also offer mentorship and consultation options for experienced clinicians. Because none of us can do this work alone. Whether you're seeking guidance on a specific case, exploring new career paths, or simply looking for a supportive space to reflect and connect, I'm here to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities of your evolving career.

Plus, if you are a clinical supervisor or are looking to become one, I will offer you an inside look into my unique approach to clinical supervision. There’s a reason that more than 55 clinicians have thrived under my guidance and why I have been asked back time and again by organizations - including when folks are in a tight spot. In addition to being incredibly rewarding, being a high-quality clinical supervisor is an extremely marketable skill. It blends teaching and coaching with management and leadership - all things that are right in my wheelhouse.

FAQs

  • Since we have just launched offering private supervision and consultation, it is currently limited to individual support.


    My hope is to build a community of clinicians and create more group options for both, so that we can all enjoy the connection with one another. Signing up for my newsletter is the best way to be sure you’ll be the first to know any time I can offer a new service!

  • This is not my favorite question, but I put it in because it’s such a common question and often how we try to get to know one another as clinicians. What I think we’re asking here is about both how we think about our clients and their underlying psychology PLUS how we’re going to approach working with them to get them relief.

    I’ll start with the second part first - getting them relief. In general, when I start working with a new client, the first thing we’re addressing in our goals are the symptoms that are bothering them the most. To help with that, I will use whatever I have in my toolkit that fits the shape of their need. This is based on my read of the client and who they are plus what I know of what tools will work to help with which symptoms. Sometimes that means for clients with anxiety symptoms, we’re using CBT skills to process unhelpful thoughts. Sometimes for similar symptoms, I might be using more somatic tools. The difference is usually in what it seems like the client will be most receptive and responsive to. From my point of view, that is part of the clinical relationship. And as we know, the relationship between a client and their therapist is the single most important factor in determining clinical outcomes.

    For understanding our clients and creating a complete case conceptualization, I often draw from the training I got in my early clinical years: attachment and family systems. While it is often a joke in mental health circles, going back to a client’s earliest childhood experiences and their access - or lack thereof - to a healthy attachment with a primary caregiver does give us a lot of information about how the client came to be as they are today.

    Having said all of that, there are some toolkits and modalities that I use and reach for most often:

    • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

    • Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)

    • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

    • Psychodynamic

  • Because I enjoy supervision and believe it is such a critical part of making an impact in this field, my goal will be to offer options to accommodate a wide range of budgets.

    While that is under development, my hourly rate for private supervision and consultation starts at $220. That said, if you’re interested and you have even a modest budget, let’s talk and see I can offer that will work for you.

  • I am qualified to formally supervise both all Associates and Graduate students governed by the California Board of Psychology or Board of Behavioral Sciences with the sole exception of students still enrolled in their MSW program, since I do not hold an MSW degree.

    There are a number of other details that have to be reviewed in order to ensure that supervision can count towards hours accrual towards licensure. Since each situation is unique, it is usually most helpful to discuss the specifics of your situation when we have our introductory chat.

  • I started supervising as soon as I was qualified and the next trainee cohort started at my workplace. Since then, I have supervised 55+ different clinicians over the course of more than a decade.

    These clinicians have worked at different organizations and with different populations. These include graduate students who are seeing their very first therapy client ever all the way up to seeing clinicians through their licensing exams (after that, it’s consultation - not supervision).

    I’ve also enjoyed working with clinicians of different backgrounds, from different graduate programs, and with very different clinical philosophies. I have found that working with clinicians who see the work somewhat differently than I do only enhances the results for clients and creates the most opportunity for growth.

    Additionally, because I’m experienced in Spanish-language therapy I can offer specialized supervision for therapists working with Spanish-speaking clients. There is something special about being able to discuss a client in supervision in the client’s spoken language - without needing to translate for the supervisor. I know how valuable that was for me as a clinician, and I’m glad I can offer that to the clinicians I work with, as well.