Kush Desai
Credentials: LCSW, ACS, CT
Title: Approved Clinical Supervisor
Pronouns: He/Him
Who I Work Best With:
I help therapists working with adults and older adults deepen their clinical confidence and clarity so they can offer grounded, thoughtful care in complex moments of life, loss, and transition. I also work well with therapists navigating racial identity, power, and cultural dynamics in the therapeutic relationship.
You may be reflecting on how your own identities and lived experiences intersect with your clients’, and feeling unsure how to name or address what arises. And if you’re sitting with uncertainty in the therapy room, you don’t need more theory, you need space to make sense of what’s happening in real time. As you translate rich, layered client stories into diagnoses, treatment plans, or clinical decisions, you may be wondering how to do that without losing the humanity of your work.
Many of the clinicians I supervise or consult with work in private practice, hospice, healthcare, or community-based settings and are holding complex emotional and ethical terrain. My role is to help clinicians slow down, think clearly, and strengthen your clinical confidence so your work feels grounded, intentional, and aligned with your values. Together, we will slow the work down enough to notice patterns, meaning, and impact, while staying clinically grounded and ethically sound.
Kush is licensed and approved to provide clinical supervision in Colorado. Kush is an Independent Contractor with Firelight Supervision.
Supervision
STYLE
My supervision style is reflective, person-centered, and empowerment-oriented. I approach supervision with curiosity, collaboration, and respect for each clinician’s developing voice and judgment. In our work together, clinicians are encouraged to take the lead on what feels most important in their practice, while I help track themes, revisit prior discussions, and offer structured follow-up. I balance reflection with concrete guidance, providing tangible feedback, clinical reasoning, and resources that support ethical, competent, and intentional care.
The therapists who tend to work well with me are thoughtful, values-driven clinicians who may be navigating complex cases, grief-heavy work, ethical uncertainty, or the transition from training to independent practice. Many are seeking supervision or consultation because they want their clinical decisions to feel clearer, more grounded, and more aligned with both professional standards and personal values. I see supervision and consultation as a space where I function as consultant, teacher, and guide, supporting you in developing your own solutions while strengthening confidence, competence, and sustainability in your work.
Clinical Specialties
INCLUDE:
GRIEF & LOSS
Hospice, end-of-life care, outpatient, and healthcare settings
INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Primary care and interdisciplinary teams
CRISIS ASSESSMENT & RISK MANAGEMENT
Suicide risk, involuntary holds, and acute care
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS
Adults in community mental health settings
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION & MEDICAL NECESSITY
Regulated care environments
HEALTHCARE & SYSTEMS-BASED SOCIAL WORK
Hospitals, clinics, and hospice organizations
BIPOC AND RACIAL IDENTITY
Integrate lived experiences and relate to clients in a way that makes them feel seen
PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY & ETHICS
Early-career clinicians and pre-licensed therapists
Theoretical
ORIENTATIONS:
PERSON-CENTERED
ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY
MULTICULTURAL AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PERSPECTIVES
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
GRIEF & LOSS/END-OF-LIFE
TRAUMA
RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Interested in working with Kush? Schedule a Free 20-minute Phone Consultation!
Supervision Training and Experience:
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado and Wyoming, and hold the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential through the Center for Credentialing and Education. I am also a Designated Qualified Clinical Supervisor (DQCS) with the Wyoming Mental Health Professionals Licensing Board and hold a national certification in Thanatology (CT), with specialized training in grief, loss, and end-of-life care. The Certification in Thanatology required substantial experience hours in grief care, recommendation letters, and the passage of a national exam. These credentials reflect both formal preparation and a sustained commitment to ethical, developmentally appropriate supervision.
My supervision training includes graduate-level coursework in leadership and supervision, multiple trainings focused on supervision models, legal and ethical responsibilities, cultural considerations, and group supervision, and an advanced forty-nine-hour training in clinical supervision. This advanced training emphasized ethical decision-making, documentation for supervisors, social justice and power dynamics, evaluation of supervisees, licensure considerations in agency settings, online supervision, and multiple supervision frameworks and models.
Professionally, I have provided clinical supervision within hospice and outpatient therapy settings. I have supervised licensed clinicians, pre-licensed therapists, and graduate interns while also serving in formal leadership roles supporting documentation quality, regulatory compliance, and clinical decision-making. I follow both the CCE Approved Clinical Supervisor Code of Ethics and the NASW Code of Ethics, and I strive to offer supervision that is thoughtful, accountable, and responsive to the realities of contemporary clinical practice.
What I Offer
SERVICES:
Clinical supervisor
LOCATIONS:
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