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81 Ethics in Supervision: Navigating Financial and Professional Responsibilities as an LPC Supervisor

2024-05-1023:29

Are ethical practices and financial acumen at the core of your supervisory role? Join me, Dr. Kate Walker, as we navigate the intersection of ethics and money in the critical task of supervision. Discover how to steer your supervisees through the complexities of clinical work financially, from understanding the ins and outs of taxes to developing effective marketing materials. This episode is an indispensable resource for supervisors eager to mentor with integrity, ensuring that their supervi...

161 Supervising: What We Wish We Had Known

2025-11-2120:05

What happens when supervision feels intimidating, chaotic, or “too big” to take on? In this episode, Dr. Ashley Stevens and I pull back the curtain on the early days of supervising: what we didn’t know, what caught us off guard, and why becoming a supervisor is more doable (and more meaningful) than it first appears. From unexpected gaps in supervisee education to the business acumen no one warns you about, we break down the essentials every new supervisor needs to hear. The myth is that supe...

160 Supervision Systems to Stay Organized, Protected, and Inspired

2025-11-1422:31

What happens when supervision feels overwhelming before it even starts? In this episode, Dr. Ashley Stevens and I name the invisible administrative weight (hours, paperwork, compliance) and show how structure, not heroics, turns supervision from exhausting to sustainable. With clear systems, even tentative supervisors lead with confidence. The first trap is assuming that organizing must be complex. Clarity is the ultimate goal, not fancy software and color-coded spreadsheets. A simple planner...

159 Help Your Supervisees When Their Clients Disappear

2025-11-0721:00

What happens when clients don’t come back after the first or second session? For supervisors, this pattern is more than a numbers problem. It’s a mirror. High early drop-off often reflects gaps in a supervisee’s session structure, boundaries, or clinical stance that can (and should) be coached, not shamed. When supervision reframes “ghosting” as actionable data, associates gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to keep clients engaged. The first trap is interrogation disguised as conce...

158 Supervision, Employment, And The Messy Middle In Counseling

2025-10-3127:13

Power and pay should never silence honest supervision, yet that’s exactly what happens when your supervisor is also your boss. We take you inside the messy overlap of employment and clinical supervision and lay out a simple blueprint to protect ethics, growth, and income without burning bridges. We start by drawing a bright line between two documents most people blur: the clinical supervision contract and the policies and procedures manual. One governs evaluation, documentation, and remediat...

157 From Overwhelmed to Organized: Building a Smart VA System with SOPs, Trust, and Tools

2025-10-2401:02:27

What if the fastest way to grow isn’t doing more, but letting go—carefully? We pull back the curtain on how we hired and trained two very different assistants, one in Texas and one in the Philippines, and the systems that make those partnerships smooth, secure, and genuinely business-changing. From the first grading task to a multi-role teammate, and from a five-hour bookkeeping trial to dashboards, course ops, and content workflows, this is a real-world blueprint for delegating without losin...

156 The Exodus: Why Therapists Are Leaving Group Practices

2025-10-1722:47

What happens when therapists abandon group practices en masse? This phenomenon is sweeping across the mental health field, leaving practice owners scrambling to understand why their associates are heading for the exits. At the heart of this exodus lie several critical issues that, once recognized, can be addressed to create thriving, ethical practices where clinicians want to stay. The financial relationship between practices and clinicians represents the most significant source of dissatisf...

153 Toxic Supervision: Red Flags and Remedies

2025-09-2623:22

Ever felt trapped in a supervisory relationship that's stunting your growth rather than fostering it? You're not alone. In this candid conversation, we pull back the curtain on toxic supervision practices that plague the mental health profession. Clinical supervision should be a developmental journey where new clinicians discover their unique therapeutic voice. Instead, too many face micromanagement disguised as "support" that creates clones rather than competent, independent practitioners. ...

152 Navigating NBCC CE Provider Approval

2025-09-1901:00:22