Clinical Supervision in Washington & Oregon
Qualified Supervision for Marriage and Family Therapist Associates, Professional Counselor Associates and Mental Health Counselor Associate in Washington and Oregon.
Okay, let’s get the logistics out of the way - What is clinical supervision?
This is the “nuts and bolts” - where you become a licensed therapist with support, not on your own.
During this time, clinicians meet regularly with an approved supervisor while accruing supervised clinical hours required by their licensing board.
In alignment with AAMFT guidelines, supervision is both supportive and evaluative. It focuses on developing clinical competence, ethical decision-making, professional responsibility, and clarity around scope of practice. Supervision also includes documentation, feedback, and accountability to ensure clinicians are practicing safely and ethically as they move toward independent licensure.
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.
The supervisory space is a relational, systemic, and equity-centered environment where safety, accountability, and mutual humanity create the conditions for growth, ethical development, and the disruption of harmful systems.
Across all supervision formats, time may also be used to address practice logistics and business or professional questions that impact clinical work, including documentation, workflow, practice operations, starting or growing a private practice, expanding services across states, and exploring additional professional or income opportunities aligned with ethical practice.
How We Can Work Together
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Individual Clinical Supervision
A space for you — not just to log hours, but to think clearly, ask real questions, and grow into your role as a clinician. Sessions focus on clinical judgment, ethical clarity, and developing your voice, with room to talk honestly about what feels challenging or uncertain in the work. Available in 60- or 90-minute sessions.
Individual supervision may be a good fit for associates wanting a more personalized space to process cases, strengthen clinical judgment, explore professional identity, and receive support tailored to their pace, goals, and schedule. Please reach out to discuss availability and fit.
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BIPoC Clinical Group Supervision
A group supervision space created with the understanding that BIPOC clinicians often carry additional layers of responsibility, visibility, and isolation in this field. This group centers clinical work, ethics, and professional growth within a shared space where identity and lived experience matter. 90-minute sessions
*Associates interested in group supervision are welcome to reach out to join an existing group, based on availability and fit. If you already have 2+ peers you’d like to be grouped with, you’re also welcome to reach out about forming your own group supervision space.
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Clincal Group Supervision
This group is rooted in my passion for helping clinicians build private practices that actually work for their lives. It’s a space to talk honestly about the clinical, ethical, and emotional realities of private practice — including isolation, uncertainty, and not always knowing who to turn to — while learning how to create something sustainable and aligned. 90-minute sessions.
*Associates interested in group supervision are welcome to reach out to join an existing group, based on availability and fit. If you already have 2+ peers you’d like to be grouped with, you’re also welcome to reach out about forming your own group supervision space.
Professional Supervision that’s relational, grounded, and very real
Supervision with me balances support and accountability, with clear expectations and enough structure to feel grounding, not rigid. Together, we’ll pay attention to the systems you work within, how identity and power show up in the room, and what you need at your particular stage of development.
I see supervision as a collaborative process where growth happens through connection rather than performance. I aim to create a space that is compassionate and steady — one where you can think out loud, ask honest questions, and continue becoming more fully yourself as a clinician.
Our Work Will Focus on
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developing confidence and a professional identity that feels like you
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moving beyond theory into lived, day-to-day decision-making
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understanding how identity, power, and context show up in the room
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growth happens when both are present
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building ways of working you can actually maintain
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clear roles, expectations, and structure at every stage
My goal is to create a supervision space that feels supportive, clarifying, and human — a place you can return to as you grow, stretch, and move forward in your work with more confidence and clarity.
Through your supervision journey, you’ll develop a clearer sense of who you are as a clinician, stronger clinical judgment, and the skills to build the kind of career you actually want.
Supervision focuses on helping you trust your voice, clarify your values and boundaries, and make decisions with more confidence and less second-guessing. We’ll work with real clinical situations, ethical clarity, and the systems you’re practicing within, while also supporting growth beyond the therapy room. I care deeply about clinicians not just surviving this field, but expanding within it.
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, values-aligned option for clinicians.
After graduation, I taught as an adjunct professor in a graduate-level counseling program, which confirmed what I already knew — while I love my clinical work, I’m deeply drawn to supporting clinicians as they move from training into practice with more clarity and less unnecessary struggle. I believe in making the path clearer to navigate, whether through teaching, mentoring, private practice trainings, or supervision. For me, supervision is a place to come back to during uncertainty, self-doubt, questions, and growth, while also making space to celebrate the moments that remind you why you chose this work and that you’re doing better than you think.
Become A Supervisee
I am currently accepting associates working towards licensure.
I am able to supervise:
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Marriage and Family Therapist Associates
in Oregon and Washington*
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Professional Counselor Associates
in Oregon
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Mental Health Counselor 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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Supervision is the required post-graduate phase of training that happens while you’re working toward licensure. Yes, it counts toward hours—but it’s also where you slow down, think through real clinical work, ask honest questions, and grow into your role as a therapist with support
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Supervision is not just a box to check or a hoop to jump through. It’s not therapy, not a performance review, and not a test of whether you already “know enough.” You’re allowed to still be learning—that’s exactly what this stage is for.
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Requirements vary by state and license. In short: supervision happens regularly while you accrue post-graduate hours, includes a mix of individual and group options, and follows specific documentation rules. We will ensure we are following your state’s requirements.
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For Washington LMHC associates, yes — I am able to provide all required supervision hours within my scope of licensure and current Washington regulations.
For Washington LMFT associates, not entirely. Washington LMFT licensure currently requires 200 total supervision hours. Under current Washington regulations, I am able to provide up to 100 of those supervision hours. The remaining supervision hours must be completed with an LMFT who has held independent LMFT licensure for at least two years.
I am happy to discuss your licensure goals and help determine whether my supervision structure is a good fit for your pathway.
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Yes. I am able to provide supervision for Oregon Professional Counselor Associates and Oregon Marriage and Family Therapist Associates in accordance with current Oregon regulations and scope of licensure.
Oregon supervision requirements vary based on monthly direct client contact hours completed and licensing board requirements. I am happy to discuss supervision structure, scheduling, and licensure planning during consultation.
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Yes. Many clinicians work with more than one supervisor, especially when combining individual and group supervision or changing settings. What matters most is clarity—making sure each supervisor is board-approved, roles are clearly defined, and all supervisors sign off on your hours as required.
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Yes, definitely! Think comfy clothes, a solid Wi-Fi connection and HIPAA complaint. Supervision can be fully virtual, as long as state and licensing requirements are met. Also, all of my supervision is offered virtually.
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Being an AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Training means I have completed the required 30-hour AAMFT supervisor training and am currently participating in ongoing supervision-of-supervision and additional experience requirements through the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
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 AAMFT website.
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Fit matters in supervision just like it does in therapy. We’ll start with a consultation call and a brief values and practice questionnaire to ensure we’re aligned in how we approach the work.
As with therapy, those first conversations aren’t always enough to fully determine fit, which is why we take time to get to know each other beyond the initial steps.
I think of the first month as a mutual trial period. It’s time for us to get to know each other more fully, dig deeper into your work and needs, and make sure supervision feels supportive, clear, and aligned.
I’m very transparent about who I am as a supervisor and what working together looks like, and we’ll revisit fit and expectations along the way. If at any point it doesn’t feel right, we’ll talk about it openly and support a thoughtful next step.
Just as important, I want you to know yourself well enough to say when something isn’t quite right or when you need something different. This is your career and your future—we’re talking about the work you’ll be doing for a long time.
Advocating for the right support is part of being an ethical, grounded clinician, and that matters here.