Clinical Supervision for Counselors

Clinical Supervision for Mental Health Counselors

Supervision for Licensure with Ericka Martin

Ericka Martin has been supervising counselors toward professional growth and skill mastery since 2014. As a licensed mental health counselor with an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential, Ericka provides supervision to Licensed Professional Counselor Interns (LPC Interns) in Oregon and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associates (LMHCA’s) in Washington. With over a decade of experience, Ericka blends expertise with warmth, creating an environment where supervisees feel both supported and challenged as they refine their therapeutic skills.

The role of a clinical supervisor is multifaceted, focusing on enhancing counselors’ skills, building self-awareness, increasing objectivity, and providing encouragement. Supervision at our practice prioritizes creating a safe, open, and honest environment for exploration, self-discovery, and professional development. Through Ericka’s approach, counselors-in-training receive compassionate guidance to help them master the skills essential to effective, ethical, and culturally responsive practice.

Ericka’s Supervision Approach
Ericka integrates elements of her theoretical orientations, including Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and person-centered therapy, into her supervisory work. She is also committed to anti-oppressive practices, guiding supervisees to consider diverse perspectives and maintain social justice-oriented frameworks in their work. This approach enables counselors to develop a well-rounded understanding of the change process while enhancing their ability to offer empathetic, client-centered care.

Supervision, much like counseling itself, offers both benefits and growth challenges. Benefits include professional and personal growth, improved case conceptualization, stronger ethical and legal understanding, and enhanced confidence in counseling skills. However, growth can also bring moments of discomfort due to evaluative feedback, learning new interventions, and navigating different perspectives on treatment strategies. Such experiences are normal and essential to developing resilience and competence as a mental health professional.

Qualifications and Fees

• National Supervisory Credential: Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
• Supervision Training: 30 Clock Hours Clinical Supervision Training
• Fee: $140 for individual supervision

Additional Supervisors at Our Practice
In addition to Ericka, our practice offers the expertise of several other qualified supervisors for our staff counselors and graduate student counselors:  Kayla Johnson, Nhu An Lam, Alissa Loncar, Heather Merrill, and Grey Wiltshire. Each supervisor brings a unique set of skills and therapeutic perspectives to support graduate students and associate-level counselors. Together, our supervision team is committed to nurturing emerging mental health professionals with comprehensive, empathetic, and individualized guidance.