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Clinical Supervision with Kate
As an educator in psychology and psychotherapy for more than 20 years, a clinician since 2005, and a clinical supervisor since 2017, I strongly believe that the foundation of providing effective counselling for clients is based on a therapist’s ability to stay true to themselves and create strong therapeutic relationships. This is most often done while staying in the present moment (Stern) with clients. Accordingly, my supervision philosophy emphasizes the therapist's ability to be with the client while at the same time being with themselves in the clinical setting. Linking theory to practice, while considering the clinician's emotional reactions in the consulting room, are important to help the supervisee critically reflect on their SEUS (safe and effective use of self). I support psychotherapy interns, RPQs, and fully licensed professionals as they journey to create or expand their professional identity. I emphasize self-reflection, case conceptualization, and skill building but also focus on intentionality when considering specific modalities and/or techniques. My supervision pedagogy is grounded in feminist approaches, with an emphasis on psychodynamic, attachment, relational, and transferential insights.
Psychotherapy and Counselling with an Associate Therapist
You may feel stressed, exhausted, or just going through the motions of your life. Moreover, circumstances may have driven you to re-evaluate your priorities in life. Anxiety, depression, or feelings of overwhelm may be at play, and you may feel like you want a safe space to assess how you got to where you are today. We will work with you to explore your current relationships and family-of-origin issues and support you in working through grief, loss, anxiety, trauma (including vicarious trauma and moral injury), and depression. We work with clients with addictions and those wanting nervous system regulation to gain control over emotional dysregulation. We can support Neurodiverse and BIPOC clients and we encourage introspection, self-reflection, and the exploration of life-long and new patterns with the hope of making the present and the future more healthy, meaningful, and positive.
Our therapy modalities pull from various schools of psychology, including, but not limited to, cognitive/dialectical behavioural, mindfulness, trauma-informed, emotion-focused, humanistic, Motivational Interviewing, and Internal Family Systems. to name only a few. We specialize in getting to the root of your symptoms and challenges, particularly if they have been life-long or long-standing and are grounded in childhood trauma or Family-of-origin attachment ruptures. We work with substance use, addictions, and relationship challenges. We use integrative approaches that include Psychodynamic Therapy to explore your emotional and behavioural patterns to help you gain insight into who you were, who you are now, and who you want to be. This form of therapy explores the foundations of our emotional suffering and where it might have all started. Self-reflection, self-exploration, and the relationship between therapist and client are pivotal in the change process. This type of therapy aims to help you understand yourself so you can know who you show up as in your life. We can help you to be more self-compassionate as you get to know yourself during this process.
ASSOCIATE THERAPISTS: Our Associate Therapists have completed their Master's Psychotherapy/Counselling Program, have a year or more of clinical experience, are supervised by a Clinical Supervisor with extensive training and experience and are Registered with the College of Psychotherapists).
ADVANCED/SPECIALTY TRAINED ASSOCIATE THERAPISTS: Our Advanced and Specialty Trained Associate Therapists have completed their Master's Psychotherapy/Counselling Program, have two years of clinical experience, and have specialty training in Perinatal Care, Eating Disorders, and/or Complex Trauma. The therapists are are supervised by a Clinical Supervisor who is Certified by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and who has 20 years experience. The supervisor also has a PhD and and is Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Many insurance companies cover these services, so please check with your provider to see if working with a registered psychotherapist is covered. Fees are up to $165 per 50 minute session.
Services by Psychotherapist with Advanced and Specialty Training
Our Advanced and Specialty Trained Associate Therapists have advanced training and degrees (Master's and PhD's). Some therapists are fully licensed and may provide supervision, while others have completed their Master's Psychotherapy/Counselling Program, and have at least two years of clinical experience. They may also have specialty and advanced training in Perinatal Care, Eating Disorders, Addictions, Neuropsychoanalysis, and/or Complex Trauma. Our advanced level Qualifying therapists are are supervised by a Clinical Supervisor who is a Certified Supervisor by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and has 20 years experience. The supervisor also has a PhD and and is Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Many insurance companies cover these services, so please check with your provider to see if working with a registered psychotherapist is covered. Fees are from $165 per 50 minute session.
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