02/11/2026
Ya'll - It's happened. There is no denying it.
I love supervision.
Not because it’s easy.
Not because it’s predictable.
But because it is one of the few professional learning spaces where intellect, courage, and humanity show up on the regular.
I have a daily gratitude practice, and I regularly find myself reflecting on the trust interns place in me. The way they think. The way they wrestle with complexity. The compassion they extend to clients even when they are still finding their own clinical voice. Many of them are doing it while navigating big life challenges.
That is not small.
Fun fact about me: I’ve completed over 75 escape rooms around the world. Why? Because i love games (obviously) and because I’m fascinated by how people engage under pressure. I love watching a team encounter a puzzle and slowly reveal their internal logic — who sees patterns, who tests hypotheses, who regulates the group, who spots the overlooked clue.
Supervision feels very much like that to me.
We never fully know how an intern’s strengths will manifest. Analytical precision. Relational attunement. Creative reframing. Clinical restraint. Systems thinking. And then, suddenly, in the middle of a case discussion or recorded observation — it shows up.
That moment when an intern makes a connection to their deep internal logic/magic, now refined by training and experience?
For me, that moment feels like the rush I get when I hear the click of the lock opening.
Yes, supervision is about tracking hours. Yes, it's about learning - documentation, interventions, frame, alla dat. But for me as a supervisor, it’s about witnessing the development of clinical identity in real time. It’s about watching professionals integrate theory, ethics, emotion, and self-awareness into something uniquely their own.
For those of you who supervise — what’s your favorite part?
What keeps you saying yes to this work?
