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Not Your Average Supervision
for LCSWAs in North Carolina and LMSWs in Georgia

Clinical supervision for trauma-focused clinicians who truly want to know what it means to be trauma-responsive, not just informed, and how to do this work without burning out and overworking yourself. You know, so you can do this for the long haul. 

This isn't box-checking supervision

Most therapists, even new ones, don't need more information thrown at them. They need a space where they can actually learn how to use themselves in the room.

This is for clinicians who are ready to slow down, get curious, and deepen their craft. They recognize that seeing 30+ clients per week won't afford them the space to dive deeply and still have room for themselves at the end of the day. This is for clinicians who realize that the beige, blank slate, textbook type therapy isn't for them (or for their clients) and they really care about taking clients to the actual root of what brings them to therapy in the first place.

If you’re a North Carolina-based LCSWA or Georgia-based LMSW who wants to move beyond surface-level interventions and into relational, nervous system-informed work, you’re in the right place.

The truth is, the supervision you receive in those early years does shape everything.

If you're reading this, I probably get you better than you think.

I knew early on that I didn't want to wear a white lab coat or provide standard, run of the mill care. My whole path has been nontraditional - from working in therapeutic wilderness programs, to building out entire programs for young adult residential centers, to then jumping in and building my own private pay practice (in the same 6-months that I sold a house, bought a house, had my second baby, moved to a new town, quit my full time job...yeah. I understand risk.) I'm a rule follower and a risk taker - and I think that's what makes me a solid supervisor. I care about the right way to do things, and I care about twisting what needs twisted so that it actually works for you and your clients.

I'm relational, depth-oriented, and nervous-system aware

That means that we aren't just talking about modality and technique.

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We're paying attention to:

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  • What's happening in the room

  • What's happening in your body

  • What's happening between you and your client (verbally and nonverbally)

You'll learn how to:

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  • Track the nervous system (yours and your client's)

  • Stay present when things get intense - which ultimately leads to greater client/therapist attunement

  • Move beyond scripts and surface-level charts, toward deeply attuned, responsive work

If there's any part of this that feels like a breath of fresh air, you're probably in the right spot.

Is this right for you?

This is a good fit if:

This is likely not a good fit if:

You want to truly understand relational, bottom-up therapy

You're open to feedback - even if it challenges what you might have been taught in grad school

You're willing to look at some of your own patterns as part of the work

 You're interested in depth work - not just cognitive therapy and diagnoses

You see this as an investment in your career - not just a signature

You care about building a practice that is sustainable in the long-term

You show up prepared, engaged, and on time

You primarily want to check a box and move on

You feel resistant to feedback or observations

You want rigid formulas or step-by-step scripts for every situation

The top concern is finding the cheapest and fastest option to get through your associate license period

You aren't interested in exploring your own internal responses in the work

You're chronically late, miss meetings, and don't show up with your own questions and hopes for each supervision session

You want a black and white answer for every scenario, situation and question

Investment:

$150/1 hour individual session, twice monthly minimum

I'm Emily Smith, LCSW


Supervising LCSWAs in NC and LMSWs in GA

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  • Specializing in developmental trauma, childhood trauma & complex trauma

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  • Over 10 years of clinical experience

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  • Heavy experience working with high acuity clients and high levels of dysregulation

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  • Built a successful, private pay practice from the ground up​

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