Clinical Consultation & Supervision

For Individual Practitioners & Provisional Psychologists

“I spend a lot of time obsessing about people’s brains — how they function and how they don’t.”

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Tired of feeling stuck with challenging clients?

If you’re a psychologist or counsellor who’s ever found yourself thinking “What do I even ask in that first session?” or “How do I help this client who just isn’t moving forward?” — you’re not alone.

Here’s the thing: We get amazing clinical training, but somehow nobody explicitly teaches us how to nail that crucial first session or what to do when we hit a wall with a client.

That’s where I come in.

What You’ll Gain From Clinical Consultations

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Build Unshakeable Confidence

Stop second-guessing yourself with difficult cases. Learn to approach even your most challenging clients with clarity and purpose.

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Develop Game-Changing Strategies

Master proven techniques to get “stuck” clients moving forward in meaningful ways.

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Perfect Your Clinical Skills

Fine-tune your intervention skills, sharpen your case conceptualizations, and reduce the risk of clinical or ethical missteps.

Stuck with a Challenging Case?

Let’s talk. Schedule your consultation today.

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My Clinical Consultation Services & Fees

For Individual Practitioners  (Psychologists, CCCs, Social Workers, and anyone in a helping role)

In-Person or Virtual.

Whether you’re dealing with a particularly challenging case or want to elevate your overall practice, I’ll guide you through specialized areas where you’ll always leave our sessions with actionable strategies, improved case conceptualization skills, and practical interventions you can implement immediately.

$175 for a 60 min session

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Effective 90-Minute Intake Sessions

Learn my “Gathering the Developmental Story” approach to structure sessions that uncover critical information, recognize emotional dysregulation patterns, identify attachment injuries, and set therapy goals with genuine hope and clarity.

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Brain Integration & Emotional Regulation

Understand how brain development actually impacts behavior and mental health. Apply neuroplasticity principles that create real, lasting change in your clients.

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Attachment-Based Approaches

Strengthen therapeutic relationships by identifying developmental injuries, understanding behavior through an attachment lens, and facilitating healing through relationship repairs.

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Trauma-Informed Therapy

Gain practical insights into how trauma affects brain function and emotional regulation. Master both bottom-up and top-down intervention techniques for trauma recovery.

Stuck with a Challenging Case?

Let’s talk. Schedule your consultation today.

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Supervision for Provisional Psychologists

Psychologists’ Association of Alberta Certified – Clinical Supervision Level 1: Foundational Knowledge

My Supervision Philosophy

We’ll start by identifying the therapy models you naturally gravitate toward, analyze what’s worked (and what hasn’t) in your past supervision experiences, and co-develop goals that fit your unique therapeutic style.

What You Can Expect From Supervision

Our Relationship

I believe in creating a supervision relationship built on mutual respect, ongoing self-reflection, and genuine approachability. You’ll find my style includes humor, warmth, empathy, and vulnerability — because that’s how meaningful, lasting professional connections are formed.

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Structure

Personalized agenda templates for each supervision session

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Communication

Skills refinement through review of your emails, letters, and client notes

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Mentorship

Covering the practical side of practice ownership (invoicing, scheduling, marketing, work/life boundaries)

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Feedback

Clear, actionable guidance delivered with transparency and warmth

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Support

Conflict resolution when challenges arise

Ready to Start Your Supervised Practice?

Contact me to discuss your supervision needs.

Free Resources to Get You Started

Before we even meet, I want to give you tools that will immediately impact your practice.

“Gathering the Developmental Story” Video Training (12 minutes)

The approach most therapists never get explicitly taught.

Learn my framework for conducting powerful first sessions that reveal exactly what treatment approach your client needs. This video breaks down how to gather crucial developmental information and identify the attachment injuries and brain integration issues underlying current symptoms.

“Understanding Brain Integration” Video Training (8 minutes)

The foundation of emotional health most people never learn.

In this video, I explain how the left and right hemispheres of the brain communicate, and why this integration is essential for emotional regulation, resilience, and clearer decision-making. You’ll learn why emotional struggles aren’t personal failings, but signs the brain needs support and connection. Strengthening integration leads to calmer moods, better coping, and healthier overall functioning.

My Actual Intake Form

The same developmental intake tool I use in my practice when working with youth. 

This comprehensive form guides you through gathering a young person’s  complete emotional and developmental story from birth to present day. It’s designed to reveal patterns in emotional regulation and conflict resolution that directly inform your treatment planning. This form is easily adapted for all adult clients as well. 

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Gathering the Developmental Story Form

“Key Elements of Good Therapy” Visual Guide

A simple, printable reference for your office.

A  3-page clinical summary sheet and infographic to help support your case formulation and treatment planning.

Outlines developmental milestones, emotional patterns, and therapeutic phases — ideal for use in intake sessions, supervision, or as a desk reference. 

→ Download

Gathering the Developmental Visual Guide

Ready to Start Your Supervised Practice?

Contact me to discuss your supervision needs.

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About My Approach

I come from a brain integration perspective, looking at how someone’s brain got “set up” based on their developmental experiences. My clinical approach draws from:

→ Attachment Theory
→ Emotion Focused Therapy
→ Interpersonal Neuropsychology
→ Current Brain Development Research
→ Developmental EMDR

The bottom line: I help you understand not just what your clients are feeling, but what they do with those feelings — and how their brain learned those patterns in the first place.

Who I Work With

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Individual Practitioners

→ Registered Psychologists seeking clinical consultation

→ Registered Counsellors looking to refine their approach

→ Therapists working with anxiety, trauma, teens, eating disorders, or relationship issues

→ Anyone who wants to develop a more vibrant, effective practice

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Provisional Psychologists

→ I am a CAP-approved clinical supervisor providing support to provisional psychologists in meeting regulatory requirements, as either a primary or secondary supervisor

→ Provisional psychologists seeking meaningful support with clinical work, ethics, and professional development

→ Those wanting mentorship to build confidence, set healthy boundaries, and explore long-term career goals

→ Flexible supervision options available in-person or virtually to fit diverse settings and schedules

 

 

Let’s Talk

Ready to transform how you work with clients?

Whether you’re dealing with a specific challenging case or want to elevate your entire practice, I’m here to help.

All services provided in accordance with the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists and the Standards of Practice of the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP).