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Self-Care Tips for Counselors and Therapists in Consultation and Supervision By Shannon Heers As a counselor or therapist, your job is to help others heal and grow. And, it is important to remember that this work can be emotionally and mentally demanding. It is crucial for you to take care of yourself before you canRead more

Creating Boundaries in Therapy: How To Know When You’ve Reached Your Limits By Shannon Heers If you are a therapist, you probably know that creating boundaries in therapy is an important aspect of keeping healthy and productive relationships with clients. Creating boundaries can also help you to avoid burnout, which is an ever-present occupational hazardRead more

5 Ways that Counseling Supervision Can Support Therapists By Shannon Heers Counseling supervision is a crucial aspect of professional development for therapists and counselors. It provides an opportunity for clinicians to receive feedback, guidance, and support in their practice. Supervision can enhance the quality of services provided to clients, promote ethical and competent practices, andRead more

Highly Sensitive Clinicians: Managing Deep Emotions to Improve the Therapeutic Process By Shannon Heers As a clinician in the counseling field, it can be a challenging task to manage your own emotions while helping your clients navigate theirs. This is especially true for highly sensitive clinicians/therapists (HST), who tend to be deeply affected by theRead more

6 Ways Supervisors Can Support Supervisees Who Identify as LGBTQIA+ By Shannon Heers If you are a clinical supervisor, it’s likely that you either have, had, or will have a supervisee who identifies as LGBTQIA+. While every supervisee with specific identities has unique considerations, you can learn to support those that identify as part ofRead more

What to Look for in a Clinical Supervisor? By Shannon Heers If you’re reading this article, you’re probably a therapist, counselor, social worker, psychologist, or some other type of clinician working in the mental health field. We are lucky that clinical supervision is such a big part of our continued growth and success as counselingRead more

Navigating a Rupture With Your Clinical Supervisor By Shannon Heers What do you do when, as a counselor or social worker, you’ve been working with your clinical supervisor for awhile and there’s a rupture in your relationship? Having a break in your supervisory relationship is actually fairly common, and as a supervisee you have differentRead more

How to Get the Most Out of Your Clinical Supervision Group By Shannon Heers You’re thinking about joining a clinical supervision group as a counselor, therapist or social worker. But you’re not quite sure what to expect. Or perhaps you just committed to joining a supervision group yet you’re wondering what you’ll get out ofRead more

Struggling with Case Consultation? Ask Yourself These Questions By Shannon Heers As a counselor, therapist or social worker, you’ve taken part in case consultations on various different levels. Starting with your graduate school program and then segueing into your professional work in the field, you have always had colleagues to consult with on your cases.Read more

3 Tips to Find Your Counseling Specialties By Shannon Heers As a counselor, therapist or social worker, trying to figure out how to narrow down what you’re interested in pursuing regarding your counseling specialties can be challenging! Especially if you are newer to the field, or just starting out in private practice after working asRead more