Clinical Supervision

If you are looking to obtain your clinical Social Work license, I am honored to be providing in-person clinical supervision for Social Workers located in the city of Austin and virtually for Social Workers located in the State of Texas.

I offer Clinical Social Work Supervision that is designed to enhance your clinical and professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes in order to achieve competency in your Social Work identity and in providing quality clinical care. Knowing that each person's learning style is unique, I offer a diverse supervision style that merges drawing on the psychodynamic and attachment models, cognitive-behavioral model, relational and developmental models.

You’ll walk away with…

  • An opportunity to connect with other Social Workers on the same path of discovering who they are as a clinician through group supervision. 

  • An opportunity to learn and grow your clinical skills through book clubs, case studies, and ethics discussions. 

  • A peek inside the world of private practice, if that is one of your goals or passions. 

  • Ongoing discussion as to how you can actively practice decolonizing mental health as a Clinical Social Worker.

Vanessa is currently accepting new LMSW supervisees starting January 2024!

The supervisor-supervisee relationship is a unique one, in which there is openness and trust on both sides.  

I am a Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council approved Clinical Supervisor. The supervisory relationship is one that must possess respect, trust, and openness by both the supervisor and supervisee. Supervision is an ongoing and evolving process to enhance clinical and professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Emphasis is placed on mastering competency in clinical skills and increasing your identity as a Clinical Social Worker.

With over ten years of experience as a Social Worker, I bring a diverse background of skills and perspective to include:

  • Treating adolescents/adults and families

  • Experience in the hospital setting working with children and families experiencing chronic illnesses

  • Experience building a private practice and group practice and actively working with clients in both settings

  • Experience in the school setting and working with teens and families of diverse backgrounds

  • Vast experience with public speaking, running therapeutic groups and community collaboration 

  • Developmental issues, attachment issues and a strengths-based clinical approach

  • Utilizing the Daring Way™ model in a clinical setting as a Certified Daring Way Faciliator™

  • Utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) as a treatment modality with clients as a EMDR Trained clinician

  • Utilizing the Trauma Conscious Yoga Method™ modality as a way to work with clients as a TCYM™ Certified clinician

But don’t take my word for it!

Here’s how participating in a deeply intentional Clinical Supervision program bolstered Natalie’s career.

Curious about the specifics?

Click HERE for the Rules and Regulations related to the
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

  • The practice of clinical social work is restricted to either a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or a Licensed Master Social Worker under clinical supervision in employment or under a clinical supervision plan.

    Clinical social work is defined in the rules at 22 TAC §781.102(12) and includes “using specialized clinical knowledge and advanced skills to assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, conditions, and addictions… Treatment methods may include but are not limited to, providing individual, marital, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.” Clinical social workers are qualified and authorized to use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, and other diagnostic classification systems in the assessment, diagnosis and other practice activities.

  • Yes, if the behavioral health executive council approved supervisor is not employed by or under contract with the agency to provide supervision towards licensure, the Supervisee is required to obtain and submit a Clinical Supervision Plan along with a letter from the agency executive or her/his designee on agency letterhead which authorizes the Supervisee to engage in supervision with the outside Supervisor.

  • The Texas BHEC requires a minimum of 100 hours of supervision with a BHEC-approved supervisor that occurs throughout the course of a minimum of 3,000 supervised clinical hours. The supervisee must engage in supervision and clinical hours within a timeframe of a minimum of 24 months and in no more than 48 months.

  • In accordance with the Texas BHEC requirements, supervisees with an approved plan for full-time work must participate in no fewer than four (4) hours of supervision each calendar month AND no fewer than two (2) supervisory sessions each calendar month.

    Supervision hours can be completed over a combination of individual and group sessions.

    I am available to supervisees for consultation and if a crisis arises throughout the duration of our time together. Click here for BHEC rules & regulations regarding the clinical supervision process.

  • You will be required to participate in two hours of group supervision per month and two hours of individual supervision per month.

  • You will be required to participate in 2 hours of individual supervision per month.

  • I believe the power of group supervision is one that is particularly enriching, invaluable, and supportive for clinical social work learning and growth.

What is the Investment?

Monthly investment if working full-time


$400

Monthly investment if working part-time

$200

$100 per hour for both in-person and virtual supervision,
as well as for individual and group supervision

Schedule a 30-minute consultation with me to see if we’re a good fit!