What Oregon Professional Counselor Associates Need from Clinical Supervision By Shannon Heers Becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon can be a complicated process. If you are working toward licensure as a Professional Counselor Associate right now, you already know this. The rules are detailed, the expectations are high, and it can feel like oneRead more
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Why Every Therapist Needs a Peer Consultation Group (Even Experienced Ones) By Shannon Heers You worked hard to get where you are at in your professional career. Years of graduate school, thousands of supervised hours, the exam, the paperwork, the waiting. And then one day your license came through and you finally got to callRead more
The Benefits of Group Supervision for Social Workers in Utah By Shannon Heers Being a CSW, or Certified Social Worker, in Utah is demanding work. Whether you are in a community mental health center, a school, hospital, group practice, or a nonprofit, you are navigating complex cases with real stakes every single day. And youRead more
How to Find Your Niche (and Your Ideal Client) in Private Practice By Shannon Heers If you are a newer private practice clinician, you have probably heard the advice to “niche down” more times than you can count. You have also probably ignored it, at least a little, because saying yes to every client whoRead more
The Business Side of Therapy: Skills They Don’t Teach in Grad School By Shannon Heers You spent years in graduate school learning theory, diagnosis, treatment planning, and how to sit with another person’s pain. What you probably were not taught is how to run a business, a private practice. So many therapists aim to beRead more
Online Clinical Supervision in Utah: How It Works for Counselors and Social Workers By Shannon Heers When you are in the thick of your associate hours, finding quality clinical supervision can feel like one more overwhelming thing on an already long list. You are managing a caseload, learning on the job, trying to stay groundedRead more
How Utah School Districts Can Support Associate Clinicians Through External Supervision By Shannon Heers If you work in a school as an associate counselor or social worker, you already know that the job is nothing like what they described in grad school. You are not just doing counseling. You are crisis intervention, case management, familyRead more
How Peer Consultation Helps You Catch Blind Spots Before They Become Issues By Shannon Heers You are a good therapist. You care about your clients, you take your work seriously, and you think carefully about the decisions you make in the room. And yet, if you are being honest, there have probably been moments whereRead more
Group Supervision for Counselors in Utah: Benefits and Savings By Shannon Heers Working toward licensure as a CSW, ACMHC, or AMFT in Utah can be one of the most demanding seasons of your career. You are carrying a full caseload, managing complex cases, and trying to accumulate supervision hours on top of everything else! FindingRead more
How to Find a Virtual Clinical Supervisor for LMHP Licensure in Nebraska By Shannon Heers Becoming a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) in Nebraska is a meaningful and sometimes challenging journey. If you’re working in a private practice, agency, or hospital and you don’t have on-site supervision, securing the right virtual clinical supervisor is oneRead more
