Clinical Supervision in Washington & Oregon
Online clinical supervision for Oregon LPC and LMFT Associates and Washington LMHC and LMFT Associates.
Individual and group supervision that is relational, down-to-earth, culturally responsive, and built for the real work of becoming a therapist.
Show up for your hours. Stay for supervision that feels useful.
Okay, let’s get the logistics out of the way - Clinical Supervision Requirements in Oregon & Washington
Okay, let’s get the “nuts and bolts” out of the way…
Clinical supervision is where you get the support, feedback, and required supervision hours you need while working toward independent licensure.
But we’re not just here to count hours.
This is where we work through real cases, strengthen clinical judgment, navigate ethics, talk through the “okay, what do I actually do here?” moments, and help you become a more confident clinician without pretending you already have it all figured out.
Washington LMHC licensure currently requires 100 supervision hours, while Washington LMFT licensure requires 200 supervision hours. Both pathways may include a combination of individual and group supervision in accordance with current Washington regulations, with no more than 50% of total supervision hours completed through group supervision..
Oregon requires monthly supervision: 2 hours/month for up to 45 client hours, or 3 hours/month for 46+ client hours. At least 1.5 hours a month must be individual.
Supervision should feel like a place where you can think out loud, ask the questions you’re actually wondering about, and be challenged without feeling like you have to perform.
That space is relational, systemic, and equity-centered, with room for case conceptualization, ethical decision-making, documentation, cultural identity, power, bias, and the very human experience of being a therapist.
We will also make room for private practice, professional development, and career growth, because becoming the clinician you want to be is about more than collecting supervision hours.
How We Can Work Together
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Individual Clinical Supervision
One-on-one online clinical supervision for Oregon and Washington associates who want more than someone signing off on hours. Bring the complicated cases, the ethical gray areas, the “I have no idea what to do with this” moments, and the questions you’re still figuring out. We’ll build your clinical judgment, strengthen your voice as a therapist, and make room to be human while you learn.
We can build a supervision schedule around your needs, required hours, and where you are in the licensure process.
60 or 90-minute virtual individual supervision.
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BIPoC Clinical Group Supervision
There’s something different about supervision with us. Bring the case and everything around the case too. There can be a shared shorthand, a familiarity, and a different kind of ease. Together, we’ll dig into clinical work, ethics, culture, identity, power, bias, and the perspectives that can get missed when there aren’t enough voices in the room.
Have clinician friends you want in the room? Bring them with you. Groups can be formed with 2+ associates.
90-minute virtual BIPOC group supervision. Maximum 6 clinicians.
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Clincal Group Supervision
Sometimes you need more than one brain on a case. Online clinical group supervision for Oregon and Washington associates gives you different perspectives, real case consultation, and other clinicians to learn alongside. Bring the stuck points, ethical questions, professional growing pains, private practice questions, and the occasional “okay, what am I missing here?” We’ll figure it out together.
Already have people you want to supervise with? Bring them. Groups can be formed with 2+ associates.
90-minute virtual group supervision. Maximum 6 clinicians.
Professional Supervision that’s relational, grounded, and very real
Supervision with me is relational, collaborative, and down-to-earth, with enough structure to keep us grounded without making supervision feel rigid. I’ll support you, challenge you, ask the uncomfortable questions when we need to, and laugh with you along the way.
We’ll pay attention to the clinical work and the person doing it. That means case conceptualization, ethics, identity, culture, power, systems, professional development, and what you need at this stage of becoming a therapist.
You don’t need to show up knowing the right answer.
Our Work Will Focus on
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Strengthen clinical judgment, case conceptualization, and confidence without trying to become a carbon copy of your supervisor.
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Work through ethical dilemmas, boundaries, documentation, informed consent, and those fun little gray areas where the answer is somehow always, “it depends.”
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Talk honestly about cultural identity, race, power, privilege, bias, systemic barriers, and how all of it can show up in the therapy room.
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Bring the complicated cases, stuck points, countertransference, interventions, and the sessions you’re still thinking about three days later.
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Build boundaries, prevent burnout, support professional development, and create a therapy career that works with your life, whether that’s in private practice, group practice, community mental health, a clinic, or somewhere in between.
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Get thoughtful feedback, direct conversations, encouragement, and the occasional loving challenge when there might be something you’re not seeing.
My goal is to create a supervision space where you can strengthen your clinical judgment, build confidence in your decision-making, and develop a professional identity that actually feels like yours.
I’m not here to teach you to practice exactly like me. We’ll work through real cases, ethical decisions, values, boundaries, and the systems you’re practicing within so you can figure out what kind of clinician you want to be.
I care about the clinician you’re becoming, but I also care about the human being who has to sustain this work.
Our field has a way of asking therapists to give more, hold more, work more, and sometimes accept less because this is a “helping profession.” Add in productivity expectations, insurance systems, low reimbursement, underfunded mental health services, and messages that caring about what you earn somehow means you care less about your clients, and burnout starts to look a lot less mysterious.
I don’t believe being a good therapist requires sacrificing yourself to the work. You deserve boundaries. You deserve a sustainable career. You deserve to be compensated for your expertise. And your worth as a clinician is not determined by what an insurance company, employer, system, or anyone else decides your work is worth.
How I got here
I’m a single parent who learned early on how to balance school, work, and parenting… often all at the same time. I remember writing papers late at night after my child had fallen asleep, sometimes finishing assignments while they slept in my lap. Those years shaped not just how I work, but how I understand effort, exhaustion, commitment, and what clinicians are actually carrying behind the scenes.
I knew early on that I would move into private practice. After graduating, I worked at a nonprofit while slowly building my own practice on the side — learning in real time what it meant to hold clients, systems, finances, and responsibility all at once. Private practice isn’t something I fell into. It’s something I planned for, built toward, and continue to advocate for as a viable, sustainable, and values-aligned career path for therapists who want it.
My path also brought me back into the classroom, this time as an adjunct professor in a graduate counseling program. That experience confirmed what I already knew. While I love my clinical work, I’m deeply drawn to supporting developing therapists as they move from graduate training into clinical practice with more clarity and less unnecessary struggle.
Whether through teaching, clinical supervision, mentoring, or private practice training, I want to make this career a little easier to navigate than it sometimes feels when you’re trying to figure it all out on your own.
Become A Supervisee
I provide online clinical supervision for counselors and marriage and family therapists in Oregon and Washington working toward independent licensure. Supervision is available individually or in a group, depending on your licensure requirements, goals, and the kind of support you’re looking for.
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Marriage and Family Therapist Associates
LMFT Associates in Oregon and Washington*
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Professional Counselor Associates
LPC Associates in Oregon
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Mental Health Counselor Associates
LMHC Associates in Washington
* Washington LMFT licensure currently requires 200 total supervision hours. I am able to provide up to 100 of those supervision hours in accordance with current Washington regulations. The remaining supervision hours must be completed with an LMFT who has held independent LMFT licensure for at least two years.
Supervision Inquiry Questions
Please complete the form below to schedule a free 30-minute consultation call.
The questions below are a way for me to understand a bit about you before we connect, so our conversation can be thoughtful, focused, and aligned from the start.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Clinical supervision is the required post-graduate phase of training while you’re working toward independent licensure. Yes, it counts toward your supervision hours, but it’s also where you slow down, think through real clinical work, ask honest questions, strengthen your clinical judgment, and grow into your role as a therapist with support.
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Clinical supervision is not just a box to check or a hoop to jump through on your way to independent licensure. It’s not therapy, a performance review, or a test of whether you already “know enough.”
It’s also not about becoming a version of me or showing up so I can tell you exactly what to do. My job is to help you think more deeply, strengthen your clinical judgment, consider different perspectives, and develop your own voice as a therapist.
You’re allowed to ask questions, second-guess yourself, get something wrong, and still be learning. That’s not a problem with supervision. That’s part of what supervision is for.
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Clinical supervision requirements depend on your state, license type, and where you are in the licensure process. Oregon and Washington have different requirements for LPC, LMFT, and LMHC Associates, including requirements around supervision hours, individual and group supervision, and who is qualified to provide supervision.
We’ll make sure we’re clear about the requirements that apply to your license and supervision plan, but you are ultimately responsible for tracking your hours and staying up to date with your licensing board’s requirements.
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Washington LMHC Associates: Yes. I meet Washington’s requirements to provide approved clinical supervision for LMHC Associates, so your required supervision hours can be completed with me.
Washington LMFT Associates: Not all of them. Washington requires 100 of your 200 supervision hours to be completed with an LMFT who has at least two years of clinical experience. Because I have not yet held my LMFT license for two years, I can provide up to the remaining 100 hours while you complete the LMFT-specific hours with another qualified supervisor.
And honestly, having more than one supervisor can be a really good thing. Different supervisors bring different clinical experience, perspectives, specialties, and ways of thinking. You don’t have to choose one person to teach you everything. Your supervision team can be part of helping you figure out the kind of therapist you want to become.
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Oregon LPC Associates: Yes. I am an Oregon Board-approved supervisor and can provide the clinical supervision required for LPC licensure.
Oregon LMFT Associates: Yes. I meet Oregon’s requirements to provide clinical supervision for LMFT Associates and can provide the supervision needed toward independent LMFT licensure.
That doesn’t mean you have to complete every hour with me. Working with more than one supervisor can give you access to different clinical perspectives, specialties, and ways of thinking. I’m a big believer that supervision should help you build your clinical identity, not limit you to one person’s way of doing the work.
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Absolutely. You can have more than one clinical supervisor, as long as each supervisor meets the requirements for the supervision hours they are providing.
And there can be a real benefit to it. No one supervisor knows everything, specializes in everything, or sees a case from every possible angle. Multiple supervisors can expose you to different clinical perspectives, specialties, approaches, identities, and ways of thinking.
Already have an individual supervisor you love? Keep them. You can still join one of my clinical supervision groups for additional case consultation, perspective, and community. Supervision doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
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Yes. My clinical supervision is 100% virtual. I provide online clinical supervision for associates located throughout Oregon and Washington, so you do not need to live near me or commute to an office for supervision.
Individual and group supervision are both offered virtually. As long as virtual supervision meets the requirements for your specific license and state, your online supervision hours can count toward licensure.
And yes, we can still build a real relationship through a screen. I’ve built my entire clinical practice around telehealth. Virtual does not have to mean disconnected.
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An AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate is an experienced marriage and family therapist completing advanced training and mentorship specifically in MFT clinical supervision through the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. As a Candidate, I am currently completing the training process toward becoming an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.
For supervisees, that means my supervision is informed by a relational and systemic approach that looks beyond just the individual client. We’re paying attention to relationships, context, culture, identity, power, patterns, and the systems surrounding the people we work with.
And no, you don’t have to be an MFT Associate to benefit from that lens. I bring this training into my clinical supervision with LPC, LMHC, and LMFT Associates in Oregon and Washington.
This process is designed to ensure supervision meets national standards for systemic thinking, ethics, clinical competence, and professional development within the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. If you want the official breakdown, you can read more directly from the AAMFT website.
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That’s okay. The relationship you have with your clinical supervisor matters, and I don’t expect to be the right supervisor for every clinician.
If at any point you feel like you’re not getting what you need from supervision, I want us to be able to talk about it openly. Sometimes that means adjusting how we work together, and sometimes it means recognizing that another supervisor may be a better fit.
If that happens, I will advocate for you and support you in finding a supervisor who better meets your needs. I’m happy to help identify referrals, talk through what you’re looking for, and support the transition so you’re not left trying to figure out your next step on your own.
Choosing a clinical supervisor is an important part of your professional development. You deserve supervision where you feel supported, challenged, respected, and able to grow into your own identity as a therapist, even if that ultimately means your best fit isn’t me.