Thinking about Group Clinical Consultation? Here’s What You Should Know By Kristen Dammer Let’s face it, for those of us therapists who are solely telehealth, staring at a computer for hours a day can wreak havoc on our overall health. For those of you with private practices, the forestated is also true. Some of youRead more
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5 Essential Insights for New Therapists Working with Trauma And How Supervision Can Help By Kristen Dammer I remember being on edge for so many sessions as a new therapist. Grad school teaches us the basics of counseling, but there is so much more to learn through experience. One of the best ways to gainRead more
How to Work with the Over-talkative Client By Kristen Dammer As a therapist, do you find yourself searching for moments to interrupt your client in order to add valuable information? Do you find yourself checking out and not able to fully listen when your client is rambling about seemingly unimportant details? Does your client say,Read more
How to be open and supportive with your neurodivergent Supervisees By Kristen Dammer As a clinical supervisor and therapist with ADHD, I have learned a lot about working with neurodivergent supervisees. I find it most helpful to be upfront with my own neurodivergent diagnosis when starting with a new supervisee. This openness creates an acceptingRead more
Why Clinical Supervision is Essential for Counselors Who Are Trauma Survivors By Kristen Dammer Even though I’m both a therapist and a clinical supervisor, my story is not unique. I experienced childhood trauma and did not understand how this trauma negatively impacted my life course. When in college, I reached out to a therapist forRead more
New Year’s Reflections in Clinical Supervision: Rhythm of Intention By Kristen Dammer Let’s take a moment and celebrate all the therapists and interns working towards licensure in the past year. You all deserve a standing ovation for the wonderful work you do. This two (or more) year time period is wrapped up with so manyRead more
Begin Feeling Confident in Your Holistic Therapy Approaches: Join our Holistic Consultation Group By Kristen Dammer Years ago, when I first started providing individual therapy, I remember being so afraid to ask questions or present a case in our team consultation groups. I think that I was intimidated by the vast amount of knowledge inRead more
Why Attachment Theory is Important in Counseling By Kristen Dammer With all the possibilities of new and exciting therapeutic information out in the world, as a Therapist and Clinical Supervisor I find I am pulled in several directions. I want to learn Brain Spotting, IFS, and I could always learn more about perinatal mental health andRead more
How to Manage ADHD in Clinical Supervision By Kristen Dammer As a therapist, counselor or social worker, are you working with a clinical supervisor to obtain your counseling licensure and have ADHD? Have you struggled with whether or not to tell your supervisor in clinical supervision. Do you work with clients that have ADHD andRead more
