QUALIFIED SUPERVISION

FOR REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR INTERNS IN FLORIDA

Welcome Mental Health Counselor Interns!

If you are nearing graduation or have already completed your Masters in Mental Health Counseling program, I would love to help you begin your journey toward licensure. I offer Qualified Supervision for Registered Mental Health Counselor Interns in Florida. Interns will be able to clock hours needed for licensure, as well as grow and develop their clinical skills. You will benefit from not only my 20+ years of experience providing psychotherapy, but my supportive approach, deep knowledge base, and careful attention to all required state guidelines. Individual and group supervision sessions available, at the following rates:

Individual Supervisory Sessions - $100

Group Supervisory Sessions - $75

Below are listed thorough details regarding Qualified Supervision, including general Board requirements and information specific to our Supervision work together:

Supervision Requirements

Interns need 1500 client face to face hours requiring  100 hours of supervision hours over a minimum of 100 weeks. The state requires 1 hr/supervision for Registered Interns facilitating 15 hours of face-to-face psychotherapy with clients each week (equivalent to full-time), or 1 hr/supervision biweekly for less than 15 hours of face to face psychotherapy with clients each week (part-time). The Licensing Board does not allow supervision to be completed in less than 100 weeks, regardless of how many clients you work with weekly. Generally, it takes 2-4 years to finish supervision.

We will meet for individual sessions (up to 2 supervisees) for at least 50% of the time we meet, and group sessions (3 or more supervisees) for the other 50% of our time together. For more information on how this works, see the 491 Board Rules and Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling webpage.

What You Can Expect to Gain from Supervision

Supervision will assist you in developing the necessary skills to safely and ethically practice clinical counseling with clients. We will focus on protecting both you and your clients by ensuring you have the knowledge and experience you need to become a competent practitioner. As your Clinical Supervisor, I am here to help you grow and develop confidence by providing invaluable support and guidance, both in individual and group supervision settings.

Beyond careful attention to all documentation needs and required deadlines as set forth by the Licensing Board, you will also enjoy:

 

  • A supportive and non-judgmental  atmosphere

  • Mentoring tailored to your needs

  •  Development of clinical skills in diagnosing, assessing, treatment planning, implementation, and documentation

  • Discussion of how to set boundaries, both professionally and personally. Understanding of transference and countertransference issues.

  • Client-therapist role-playing for practice purposes

  • Skills practice: reframing, summarizing, empathizing, open-ended questions

  • Development of personal and professional goals

  • Case discussion and conceptualization

  • Clinical model discussion, including but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Art Therapy/Expressive Arts Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Jungian concepts and practices

  • Understanding of the  laws and ethics that guide our profession

  • Topics relevant to each individual supervisee

  •  Modeling of appropriate ways to work with issues of culture, gender, sexual identity and preference, religious affiliation or other differences in the counseling setting.

  • Direction and guidance for creating and building a private practice

Of note is that Intern Registrations expire after five years, and cannot be renewed without passing the Licensing exam.

Supervision Details:

WHERE:  In-person at my office at 259 4th Avenue N., St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, and/or through telehealth and online methods.

FORMAT: Alternating group and individual supervision.

COST:  Individual Supervision Sessions (up to two supervisees) - $100 per intern

Group Supervision Sessions (three or more supervisees, no more than six per session) - $75 per intern

Helpful Facts:

  1. Considerations in choosing on-site or off-site Supervision: When you are hired for your first counseling position, that position may include clinical supervision. You may want to consider working with an off-site supervisor for several reasons, most importantly because you will maintain security and control over your documented hours if for any reason you leave that position. On-job supervisors will understandably prioritize the company they are working for if their is any disagreement or discrepancy.

  2.  Registered Interns need to buy and maintain Liability/Malpractice Insurance. Interns are typically offered reduced rates and there are several insurors to choose from.

  3. Once you are registered, your business cards, website, all marketing materials, and email signature should reflect the phrase “Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern.” No other terminology is allowed by the State of Florida. Once you are licensed, you may begin using the acronym “RMHCI". For reasons unknown, only licensed professionals may use acronyms for their titles.