What happens when clients don’t come back after the first or second session? For supervisors, this pattern is more than a numbers problem. It’s a mirror. High early drop-off often reflects gaps in a supervisee’s session structure, boundaries, or clinical stance that can (and should) be coached, not shamed. When supervision reframes “ghosting” as actionable data, associates gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to keep clients engaged. The first trap is interrogation disguised as conce...
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What happens when clients don’t come back after the first or second session? For supervisors, this pattern is more than a numbers problem. It’s a mirror. High early drop-off often reflects gaps in a supervisee’s session structure, boundaries, or clinical stance that can (and should) be coached, not shamed. When supervision reframes “ghosting” as actionable data, associates gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to keep clients engaged. The first trap is interrogation disguised as conce...
154 Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clinical Supervisors: A Guide for Pre-Licensed Therapists
Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive
25 minutes
1 month ago
154 Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clinical Supervisors: A Guide for Pre-Licensed Therapists
When supervision goes sideways, what's a pre-licensed therapist to do? In this candid conversation, Dr. Kate Walker and Jennifer Marie Fairchild pull back the curtain on one of the most anxiety-producing challenges facing associates and interns—addressing problematic supervision. Many therapists-in-training find themselves frozen when faced with supervision red flags, trapped between speaking up and risking their relationship with someone who holds power over their career. This episode offer...
Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive
What happens when clients don’t come back after the first or second session? For supervisors, this pattern is more than a numbers problem. It’s a mirror. High early drop-off often reflects gaps in a supervisee’s session structure, boundaries, or clinical stance that can (and should) be coached, not shamed. When supervision reframes “ghosting” as actionable data, associates gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to keep clients engaged. The first trap is interrogation disguised as conce...
