What Makes a Great Therapy Supervisor

When I was informed by the board that I had completed the necessary supervision hours and requirements, I was both elated and sad. I could not have asked for a better supervisor, Nicole Randick, and I knew I would miss her consistent supervisory support.

I wish everyone could have a supervisor like her.

I am sharing here my thank you to my supervisor, so that future supervisees can know what to look for, supervisors can know what to strive for, and I can always remember what to be grateful for.

Thank you for seeing me as a person first. You saw and cared about all of me — not just how I fulfilled my therapist duties. Thank you for always checking in on how I was doing, and then delving into my clients.

You understood that my personal life impacted how I showed up as a therapist. Thank you for being willing to discuss how those related.

Thank you for helping navigate confusing laws and policies, time and time again. Thank you for not just telling me to do it myself, but looking at it with me. Double checking. Triple checking.

Thank you for standing by me as I did something unique as a new graduate — opening a private practice. It was such a relief every week to know someone was present to hear how it was going — how my caseload was growing, how I was decorating my art therapy studio, how I was tailoring my paperwork, and more.

Thank you for all of your years of experience you shared with me. From discussing how to best store client artwork to ethics of displaying artwork to navigating tricky conversations with adolescents … your experience provided a wealth of ideas and helpful suggestions.

Thank you for being present as I evolved and grew as a therapist and business owner. Thank you for listening as I discussed new ideas, paperwork changes, policy changes, and the like.

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