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CLINICAL SUPERVISION & MENTORSHIP
"A star wants to see herself rise to the top.
A leader wants to see those around her become stars."
Simon Sinek
Clinical Supervision & Mentorship
For Counselors
Heather McPaul, MS, LPC, GC-C, ACS is a certified Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) through the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), offering post-master's counselors the supervision hours needed to pursue their clinical license.
As a clinical supervisor and mentor, Heather's mission is to support and guide you in becoming a competent, confident, and effective counselor — one who can skillfully integrate knowledge, theory, and technique in practice.
Her supervision model is psychotherapy-based and rooted in a person-centered, trauma-informed, Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, explored through a creative, integrative, and holistic lens. She believes the supervisory relationship itself is a powerful catalyst for growth — and through that relationship, her goal is to collaborate with you, honor your unique strengths, and nurture the natural curiosity and capacity for learning you already carry within you.
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Goals for Clinical Supervision
Through our work together, supervision is designed to help you:
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Build competence across core clinical skills — including mental health assessment, treatment planning, implementation, documentation, and evidence-based treatment modalities.
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Deepen your understanding of theoretical orientations and their real-world application, while developing a clear and authentic counseling identity.
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Explore and refine techniques and theoretical frameworks that align with your clinical approach.
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Strengthen ethical decision-making and cultivate best practices in the clinical setting.
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Engage in collaborative case review and thoughtful case management.
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Recognize and proactively address the signs of professional burnout before they take hold.
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Establish healthy boundaries, essential communication skills, and a grounded sense of self-disclosure and self-awareness.
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Develop the organizational and coordination skills needed to effectively design, schedule, and manage client care.
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Prioritize client welfare while fostering your own capacity for self-leadership.
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Explore the complex themes that arise in clinical practice — including the influence of cultural, gender, sexual identity, and religious biases, as well as transference and countertransference.
Evaluation Procedures
Progress in supervision is assessed through a variety of collaborative methods:
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Experiential learning — including roleplay, constructive dialogue, and feedback sessions grounded in your real clinical experiences.
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Direct observation — reviewing observable examples of your work through live observation, audio recordings, or video recordings.
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Formative and summative evaluations — periodic check-ins to assess your growth and alignment with established goals over time.
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Scales and questionnaires — used to track progress and provide meaningful, structured feedback.
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Self-assessment tools — to evaluate both administrative and clinical performance, offering a valuable counterpoint to supervisor observations and deepening your reflective practice.