Ron Kimball, PhD, CGP      202-452-6257 

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Supervision

Traditionally supervision has been viewed as a situation in which one person, considered to be more or less of an expert (i.e., possessing “super” vision), helped another...to deepen his/her understanding of case material.                                                                                                                                             Stanley H. Teitelbaum, The Changing Scene in Supervision

As psychoanalytic thought and practice gradually moved to a more relational model (wherein therapy became seen as an interaction between two human beings rather than an expert interpreting the thoughts of a patient), a parallel change occured in the practice of psychotherapy supervision. Adding to the impetus for such a change has been the increasing presence of humanistic, cognitive/behavioral, and interpersonal therapies that are inherently more egalitarian in structure. As a result, most effective supervisory styles incorporate elements of didactic instruction, interpersonal processing, inter-relational understanding, and awareness of the presence of the supervisor in the therapeutic interaction and of the client in the supervisory space.  There is a parallel process between supervision and therapy.

Using this model, I am available to provide supervision to both beginning and more advanced psychotherapy practitioners. If you are interested, please feel free to call or email and we can talk about what you are seeking and see if we are a match.

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