Yes, in both Oregon and Washington. All of my supervision happens over secure video, and both states explicitly allow supervision to take place through live, synchronous, confidential electronic communication (fancy language for "a real conversation over encrypted video sessions"). Oregon requires that the supervision happen in the same calendar month as the hours being supervised, and Washington counts virtual "immediate supervision" the same as face-to-face. So you can accrue every hour with me from wherever you are in the state, no commute required.

As always, licensing boards love to tinker with their rules, so I'll help you confirm the current requirements for your specific credential as we go.

That depends on your state and license type, and I'll help you map it precisely — but here's the shape of it for the two credentials I supervise:

Oregon (Professional Counselor Associate → LPC):

• 1,900 hours of supervised direct client contact, over a minimum of 36 months (up to 400 hours may carry over from your grad practicum/internship)

• 2 hours of supervision in a month with 45 or fewer direct-contact hours; 3 hours if you hit 46+; in different weeks, at least an hour each.

• At least 50% of supervision must be individual (one-on-one)

• The rule worth tattooing somewhere visible: in any month you don't meet the minimum supervision, none of that month's client hours count. Consistency is everything.

Washington (Mental Health Counselor Associate → LMHC):

• 3,000 total postgraduate hours over a minimum of 36 months

• At least 1,200 of those in direct client contact

• At least 100 hours of "immediate supervision" (you plus your supervisor, no more than two associates in the room)

These are the current figures, but boards update them, and the fine print varies by situation — so we'll verify your exact path together and keep your documentation clean from day one. (Future-you, sitting down to submit an application, will thank present-you.)

Individual supervision is $200 per hour. I hold a limited number of sliding-scale spots, as low as $150, based on need and life circumstances.

Prelicensure is often the season of doing the most emotional labor for the least money, and I'd rather cost not be the thing that determines who gets thoughtful, affirming supervision. If the standard rate is a stretch, say so in our consultation — no justifying, no spreadsheets of proof required.

Yes. I supervise clinical work with both individuals and groups, which covers the settings most associates are building hours in.

The honest boundary: I don't offer couples therapy, so I'm not the right supervisor to be your primary guide on couples-specific interventions. That said, I'm glad to discuss couples cases in supervision: the relational, somatic, and systemic threads running through them are often right in my wheelhouse. When a question calls for genuine couples-therapy expertise, I'll refer you out for consultation with a clinician who specializes in that work, so you're getting sound guidance rather than me improvising outside my lane.

Good supervision includes knowing the edges of one's own competence and modeling that for you is part of the point.

Less interrogation than you might brace for. The first session is mostly about orientation and fit — getting a feel for each other and building the container the rest of the work lives in.

We'll cover the practical scaffolding: your state's requirements and how we'll track and document your hours (boring, essential, I promise to make it painless), your current caseload and setting, and the logistics of our supervision agreement. Then we get to the real stuff: what you're hoping to grow into as a clinician, where you feel shaky, and what kind of supervision actually helps you (some people want case consultation, some want to be witnessed through the identity crisis of "wait, am I even good at this?" both are welcome here).

My approach is developmental and relational, drawn from somatic, IFS, and gestalt frameworks, and grounded in decolonial and liberatory practice. That means we'll pay attention not just to your cases but to you — your nervous system, your values, and the systems you're practicing inside of. You don't have to arrive polished. Vulnerability, curiosity, and the occasional professional wobble are all part of the deal.

Not sure yet? There's a free 20-minute consultation to feel out whether we're a good match before you commit to anything.