All mental health professionals including 
counselors, social workers, psychologists, creative arts therapists, music therapists, art therapists, dance / movement therapists, addictions specialists, and interventionists need clinical supervisors in order to continue their professional development efforts and to satisfy their requirements for licensure.
Every month, I get inquiries about where to find clinical supervisors. Here is where I suggest that you begin looking for your clinical supervisor . . . .
The Nearest University
Check out the faculty at your nearest university. Many times the mental health instructors there will provide clinical consultation / supervision.
Local Community Agencies
It is common for administrative supervisors in community mental health to also provide clinical supervision on the side.
Events (Face-to-Face) for Mental Health Professionals
Professional development workshops, annual conferences, and traditional mental health-focused networking events like Meetups and the New Jersey Association of Women Therapists provide ample opportunities for you to seek out possible supervisors.
Social Networks (Online)
Social networks including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn are also terrific places to scan mental health professionals and post requests for potential supervision.
State and National Professional Associations
Some professional associations actually have websites that allow clinical supervisors to post their services and also allow you to post that you are looking for such services.
Online Directory Searches
I’ve just updated our list of online directories for mental health professionals. Those are also good places to scan for those providing clinical supervision.
Colleagues in Your Community
Look within your own network – both among your peers and those who are more seasoned than you in their experience with mental health. They may already be under supervision and happy to share their positive experiences and their cautionary tales with you. And, if you are really fortunate, they might share their supervisors with you, too.
I always appreciate it when my supervisees pass my name along to their peers and I’m sure your supervisors will, too. Feel free to leave their name, contact info, and where they are (geographically). (No self-promotion this time, please. Let your supervisees sing your praises, instead. It will carry more weight.)
And, I’m sure I’ve missed other places to find clinical supervisors. Please drop in and let us know where you found your favorite supervisor.
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Tamara, Good and important post!
And I suggest that good supervision can stretch and challenge profesisonals with new ideas and new approaches. Some supervisers may be able to offer dual credit hours, both in the licensing speciality and in another field.
I am a psychodramatist and clinical social worker who offers supervision in Wisconsion and Ohio. My LCSW and LISW-S enables be to give hours for social work while also receiving hours towards credentialing for the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy AND the American Society of Experiential Therapy.
I work by 1-1 and group appointments and Skype. That’s more for your money, always a good deal.
Oh, Karen! Thanks so much for taking time to point this out. You are exactly right! If therapists seeking clinical supervision are smart, rather than focusing on that fee for supervision, they should be focused on what they are going to get for that fee. Dual supervision is like getting two supervisors for the price of one and long distance, too! Sweet!
What a great post, Tamara! I just finished taking my first ever music therapy supervision course and am realizing how valuable and important–even necessary–it is. Thank you for your timely article 🙂 ~Kimberly
Kimberly! I’m so excited for you! The skills required for clinical supervision overlap but are also different than our clinical skills. So happy to hear you are taking the class. Who’s teaching it and where? If you really like the instructors, feel free to brag about them here. Happy to share their music therapy savvy ways!
(And, thanks so much for nod on the post! I’m tickled to share the info – I couldn’t figure out those little gravatars without Beth’s help!
Hi Tamara,
I am a registered clinical counsellor (R.C.C.) and needed to have 100 hrs of clinical supervision to receive this designation. I have recently provided some clinical supervision for counselling students at my work site, a non profit counselling agency in Surrey , British Columbia. I have found the experience to be energizing in my own work and supportive for the students. It is so essential for a therapist to be in touch with their own thoughts and feelings when they work with clients. I look forward to engaging in more supervision opportunities and would appreciate any feedback.
Good morning, Shawn! I wrote about The Difference between Clinical Supervision and Consultation last year. Assuming that you and I are talking about the same thing i.e. the hierarchical supervision of counselors in training, one of the best ways to help potential counselors learn about your services related to clinical supervision is to network with other counselors and counselor educators in your area. Stay involved in your professional organizations in British Columbia and make sure that they know that you are available and interested in mentoring other counselors. Look for opportunities to speak to (or write for) groups of professionals on topics of interest to counselors in training. And, if there are no opportunities in your local area to meet with counselors on a regular basis, consider creating a networking group like the one in San Antonio.
I know there’s other mental health professionals who have ideas to share, too. Let’s add to this list!