Integrative. Embodied. Grounded in Relationship.
Clinical supervision for therapists at Lumara is a reflective, relational process—designed to support both your growth as a clinician and your presence in the room It honors your full clinical identity: complex, evolving, and grounded in values. Whether you’re navigating early career questions, deepening a therapeutic stance, or expanding a private practice, supervision offers a space to grow with intention and care.
Supervision as Transformative Space
At Lumara, supervision is not transactional—it’s presence-centered. Together, we slow down to attune to what’s unfolding in the room, within you, and between you and your client. We notice what lingers, what resonates, and what invites deeper curiosity.
This process allows for growth in clinical confidence, ethical clarity, and therapeutic resonance.
What Makes Supervision Integrative?
Our approach integrates multiple, interwoven frameworks to support you as a whole person and a whole clinician:
- Interpersonal Process Theory & Recall – reflecting on session dynamics, attuning to rupture/repair, and deepening use of self
- Feminist–Multicultural & Ecological Frameworks: power, identity, and systemic context
- Depth-Oriented Psychologies – symbolic meaning, unconscious process, and personal narrative
- Nervous System Science – honoring regulation, pacing, and embodied presence
Core Pillars of Clinical Supervision
Supervision here is rooted in integrative values that hold the whole of who you are:
Whole-Person Integration
- Grounded in your lived experience, cultural context, and values
- Nervous system awareness and regulation
- Linking clinical material to the emotional experience it evokes
Relational & Process-Oriented
- Emphasizing co-created supervisory relationships
- Attending to parallel process, transference/countertransference
- Drawing on moment-to-moment relational data
Culturally Responsive & Identity-Conscious
- Honoring positionality and identity in clinical work
- Attuning to race, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, class, and more
Developmentally Attuned & Nervous-System Informed
- Flexible to your stage of clinical development
- Supporting both growth edges and protective patterns
- Especially attuned to imposter syndrome, burnout, or shame-based triggers
My Approach as a Supervisor
I bring over eight years of supervisory experience across private practice, university counseling centers, and doctoral training programs. My supervision is grounded in both clinical expertise and a deep respect for your development as a whole clinician.
Training & Foundations
- Licensed clinical psychologist (IL)
- Background in Interpersonal Process Therapy, the Scientist–Practitioner–Advocate model, and social justice frameworks
- Extensive leadership experience in clinical operations, training, and policy development
Focus Areas in Clinical Supervision
- Relational and trauma-informed psychodynamic work
- Supporting identity-affirming, integrative, and holistic care
- Attuning to chronic illness, neurodivergence, and nervous system dynamics
- Cultivating sustainable private practice and clinical leadership
Relational & Ethical Growth in Supervision
Supervision at Lumara supports both your clinical competence and your deeper development as a whole clinician. It’s a space to refine skills while also nurturing clarity, confidence, and resonance in your work.
Topics We May Explore
Foundations of Integrative Practice
- Trauma-informed care that integrates body, culture, and systems
- Clinical presence, pacing, and tolerating complexity
- Navigating nervous system overwhelm (for you and your clients)
- Bridging theory with lived practice
- Developing your personal theory of change and case formulation
Growth in Clinical Competence
- Refining skills in CBT, ACT, IPT, and integrative modalities
- Clinical documentation, formulation, and diagnostic clarity
- Crisis response and safety planning
- Building an ethical, sustainable niche in private practice
Relational Dynamics & Use of Self
- Countertransference, rupture, and relational repair
- Working with dissociation, trauma, and enactments
- Deepening empathy, attunement, and moment-to-moment presence
- Relational-cultural and interpersonal process frameworks
- Confidence, feedback, and imposter dynamics
Ethics, Boundaries & Professional Identity
- Values-based development of your clinical and supervisory identity
- Navigating disclosure, boundaries, and documentation with nuance
- Working with burnout, vicarious trauma, and joy in practice
- Justice-oriented decision-making
Identities & Context
- Exploring race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, religion, and spirituality in clinical work
- Honoring positionality and the impact of identity in the therapy room
- Applying systemic and justice-informed approaches to care
- Balancing personal values with professional roles
Practical & Administrative Topics
- Time management, caseload balance, and seasonal rhythms
- Scheduling and documentation without burnout
- Making space for reflection, literature, and lifelong learning
- Translating supervision insights into your long-term clinical vision
Supervision Offerings
- Individual Supervision (weekly or biweekly)
- Consultation Intensives for private practice clinicians
- Group Supervision (limited availability beginning Fall 2025)
Currently accepting:
- Illinois-based pre-licensed clinicians (practicum, externs, postdocs)
- Early career therapists
- Fully licensed therapists seeking integrative, trauma-informed supervision
Why Lumara Supervision?
Supervision here is:
Supervision here is both rigorous and restorative — a place to refine your skills while reconnecting with the heart of your work.
Supervision Rooted in Shared Values
At Lumara, supervision isn’t separate from our values—it’s shaped by them. Integrity guides how we hold boundaries and make decisions. Relational presence informs the safety, attunement, and warmth we bring to the supervisory space. Joy and meaning remind us that growth can be both rigorous and life-giving. And contextual awareness ensures we hold each clinician’s work within the realities of history, systems, and identity.
Explore our Core Values to understand the foundation behind our approach.
Ready to Explore Supervision?
If you’re seeking supervision that is both rigorous and restorative—where your growth, clarity, and depth are fully supported—I’d love to connect.
