Clinical Supervision For Therapists in Seattle and Across WA
Providing clinical supervision to associate licensed social workers (LSWAIC), mental health counselors (LMHCA), marriage and family therapists (LMFTA), and other mental health professionals to meet WA DOH licensure requirements.
Why Michelle Solomon, LICSW for Clinical Supervision
I have over a decade of experience working in the mental health field, including several different inpatient psychiatric settings in the Greater Seattle area with both voluntary and involuntary patients, including three years running groups in a partial hospitalization program. I come with extensive experience working with complex mental health issues, addressing safety and crisis concerns, and have grown a private practice solely out-of-network/private pay without ever being paneled with insurance.
I understand the weight of being a supervisor and the liability of your clients is not something I take lightly. I care about making sure you always feel you’re benefiting and getting your needs met in supervision with me, which is why I welcome feedback, both positive and negative. I may make mistakes and am not perfect. If I get something wrong or something isn’t sitting right, please talk to me. This is a safe space, and we cannot grow or progress and I cannot give you proper supervision if I don’t hear what might be bothering you or on your mind.
If we discuss something that needs further research, I will always follow-up and follow-through to get you clarity and answers. I’m a big proponent of advocating for and with my supervisors and instilling confidence for you to do the same. I do my best to ensure supervisees walk away with new knowledge, insight, guidance, skills, reflection, critical thinking, and more. This is your time and your path to licensure and I am here every step of the way.
In supervision, my approach is very integrative, collaborative, transparent, detail-oriented, and personalized to your needs and goals. I’ll be gentle, but direct if there are concerns coming up, while making sure you have space to process and we’ll make a plan together. I strive to create a safe space for supervisees that encourages vulnerability, while helping facilitate learning so you can feel more competent and confident in your skills. I’m here to help you grow as a clinician, while making sure you meet your licensure requirements to get fully licensed!
Looking for a clinical supervisor with a background in higher level of care?
You may occasionally have adult clients with suicidality, psychosis, bipolar, or other complex mental health challenges and need to know your supervisor can handle supporting you and your clients’ diverse needs, especially with assessing and evaluating for safety or higher level of care.
While not a prerequisite to working together, I specialize in offering clinical supervision to associates in private practice who are working with clients on their caseload that have been hospitalized and in higher level of care settings, or for associates that have come from previous work backgrounds in those settings prior to private practice. I can also support with a wide range of adult mental health issues, including, but not limited to mood and anxiety disorders, suicidality, psychosis, mania, stress and burnout, caregiving, and neurodivergence.
Are you looking for supervision that involves:
Overall support of managing a private practice, clinical documentation, and professional development (including critical thinking, self awareness, healthy boundaries, countertransference, and licensure prep)
Work-life balance to support self-care, mitigate burnout, create sustainability in the field, and ensure your work aligns with your values
Helping get clear on your niche and specializations and how to hone in on your clinical skills with clients
Case consultation and navigating complex ethical and culturally sensitive situations with multiple competing considerations
Assessing suicide risk with your clients, supporting with safety planning, and determining when higher level of care is necessary
Let’s work to help you create and cultivate a business model that aligns with your values!
Benefits of Clinical Supervision
Increased Confidence
Feel more secure in your clinical decision-making when working with complex or high-risk clients.
Ethical Clarity
Get support navigating complex ethical situations and understanding your professional obligations and boundaries.
Professional Growth
Expand your clinical competencies and ability to serve clients with more complex presentations and needs.
How much does clinical supervision cost?
Individual Supervision
I offer clinical supervision by secure video for us to discuss your private practice and dive into complex cases, questions and ethical concerns that come up.
Fee: $110/60-minutes.
Please reach out by submitting an inquiry request, or contact me by email or phone if you’re interested in clinical supervision together.
Group Supervision
I offer cost effective virtual group supervision for 2-6 people to explore topics and discuss cases in a small group setting.
60-minutes: $60/per person
90-minutes: $90/per person
Please note: Depending on interest and scheduling coordination, group supervision may not always be available. If you two or more of you are interested in group supervision, please let me know. We’ll follow a similar onboarding/intake process that I do with individuals before transitioning to group sessions and I require a minimum of 2-3 individual sessions before starting group supervision.
How does clinical supervision work?
Clinical supervision is designed to help you complete your licensure requirements while overseeing your clinical work with clients on your caseload. Supervisors act as teachers, consultants, and mentors to build conceptualization, personalization, and implementation skills into your work. Supervisors provide sufficient training and supervision to you to help ensure the health and safety of your clients.
Associates need 100-200 hours of clinical supervision, as well as varying degrees of direct service with clients and 3,000 total hours met within 2-3 years, all depending on your discipline. As an associate you may obtain clinical supervision hours from a dedicated workplace setting, such as a hospital, community mental health setting, school, or group practice. You may also elect to go into private practice without that structure provided by an employer, and may be entering private practice with a portion of hours completed, or be starting at ground zero.
In clinical supervision, I work with associates that see adult clients 18+ (no minors). We’ll have some structure to help guide us, starting with a supervision agreement of our roles and complete an intake to get to know you and your personal goals, the types of clients you’re seeing or want to see, and discuss your needs and expectations for completing your hours. We’ll then schedule supervision sessions, allowing us to check-in with hot spots and dive deeper into cases you’re having questions or concerns on, while also balancing things coming up for you in private practice and owning a small business in general.
Ready to Start Getting Your Hours?
I can provide the clinical guidance, mentorship, and support you need to grow your skills as a clinician to be prepared for full licensure. Inquire today and fill out the form. I will contact you as soon as I can to set up a free consultation call to make sure we are a good match for each other before moving forward.
FAQs
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You must:
Be fully licensed for at least 2 years as an LMHC, LICSW, LMFT, LPC, or clinical psychologist.
Complete a 15 hour clinical supervision training that focuses on law and ethics.
Have 25 hours of supervision experience
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10+ years working in the mental health field, including 8 years inpatient behavioral health and PHPs
Fully licensed as an LICSW since 2023
Completed 15 hours of Clinical Supervision Training
Completed over 25 hours of supervised experience, including supervision of an MSW practicum student 2022-2023 at an inpatient behavioral health setting
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No. While I am based in Seattle, I provide clinical supervision to therapists throughout Washington State via secure video.
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Yes! As long as we check with both WA DOH and the board of the state you are in to confirm it is clinically appropriate for me to provide supervision when we are located in different states.
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Reach out for a free consultation to make sure we are a good fit together.
If we move forward, I’ll provide you with my clinical supervision agreement, as well as an intake form to complete. We’ll schedule our first session and get to know you and your practice, caseload, business, and goals!
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Absolutely we can!
For LSWAICs, LASWAs, or LMHCAs, you can complete all of your hour requirements with a non-LMHC (e.g. an LICSW), if desired.
For LMFTAs, you can complete 100/200 clinical supervision hours with a non-LMFT, but 100 supervision hours must be with an LMFT licensed 2+ years. You will also need to obtain 500/1000 hours treating couples/families, so while you can complete about 50% of your hours requirements with an LICSW, you would still need to make sure you get the rest from an LMFT.
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As long as you have a separate supervisor you are working with to supervise you for any clients using their insurance for billing, we can work together for any/all of the clients who are out-of-network using superbills or private pay. I will not be able to supervise you for any clients that are using insurance, beyond those submitting superbill reimbursement.
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Yes, all clinical supervision hours can be completed virtually for LSWAIC, LMHCA, and LMFTAs. Associate psychologists require some in-person supervision, but I do not offer supervision for psychologists.
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Yes, typically in dyads if you already have another peer/colleague you want to do group supervision with.
If there is enough interest and I think you’d be a good fit with someone else, I offer group supervision between 2-6 associates.
I require a minimum of 2-3 individual sessions first before starting group supervision.
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Yes, we can work together if you are at a group practice in an outpatient setting. Some reasons for this may be you are needing more hours than the agency can provide, there is no LICSW supervisor available, or you may be trying to start a private practice on the side.
I ask that your supervisor at the group is aware of this and recommend you defer to them and their policies if there is crisis or if my recommendations conflict with theirs.
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Unfortunately, no. In order to stay within my scope, I only see associate supervisees with clients who are 18+.
You are more than welcome to seek supervision from someone else that can oversee any youth and children on your caseload and we can work on your cases that involve adults.