Are you looking for supervision of emotionally focused therapy?
SUPERVISION PHILOSOPHY:
I strive to supervise therapist in a manner consistent with the principles and values of Emotionally Focused Therapy. It’s a process that validates you were you are in your development at a therapist in keeping with A.R.E.
• Accessible: I committee that you will be able to reach me both during supervision and between supervision sessions.
• Responsive: I commit to be responsive to your reaches for support and to your needs as a therapist-in-training.
• Engaged: I commit to not only focus my mental attention and emotional attention on you during supervision, consistent with my style of engagement with clients.
The supervision process makes use of case report and tape consultations (regular tape consultations are a requirement of supervision with Dennis) and occasional live “bug-in-the-ear” supervision.
Dennis Eames, MS
•Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(in Washington & Alaska)
•ICEEFT Certified Couple, Family, & Individual EFT Therapist and Supervisor
•WA, AK & AAMFT Approved Supervisor
EFT Supervision / Consultation Groups
Pacific Northwest Group
2nd Wednesday of month
9-10:30
$50/session
(1 current opening)
General Agenda for group:
Checking-in
~How we are doing personally and professionally
Usually this is brief but if someone needs a supportive place to talk it can be extended as needed (10-40 minutes)
~During check-in we find out if anyone has an urgent consult question, and who has short consult questions if we have time
Address urgent consult questions (5-10 minutes)
Case/Video consult (45-60 minutes)
Other questions (time permitting)
Ongoing Closed Groups with maximum of 6 members.
Initial 6-month commitment.
The space is reserved for you and you pay whether you attend or not. Supervision groups will be recorded and you will have access to the recoding for month after the session.
By joining this group you are making a commitment to recording sessions and take turns presenting cases including showing tape about 2 times per year.
Group can count toward Licensure Supervision for LMFTAs and LMHCs in WA & AK
FRAMEWORK FOR SUPERVISION
To achieve the above therapist development I organize supervision around five domains based on research on supervision of EFT by Lisa Palmer-Olson:
Alliance: Building, monitoring, and maintaining a strong alliance between Supervisor and Supervisee and between therapist and client
Conceptual: Developing a theoretical/conceptual understanding of the individual and systemic factors within an attachment frame that are blocking a client from reaching his or her goals and knowledge of appropriate interventions to assess and address those blocks
Experiential: Practice and demonstrate the experiential skills application- do not only know what do but have the ability to do the interventions effectively in supervision and in therapy
Self of Therapist: Model and help develop the habits of Self-of-Therapist awareness and reflection to reduce invisible personal barriers and bias that can impede successful therapy.
Ethical & Legal Practice: Cultivating ethical and professional conduct touches on multiple domains above, but bears specific attention due to it’s importance in protecting clients and the profession.
If Dennis and Kim cannot currently take new clients, please consider reaching out to one of Dennis’ supervisees
Dennis’ Current Supervisees:
Dennis supervises therapists who are committed to the ongoing development of their EFT skills. Supervisees practices in Washington, Alaska, and across the U.S.
Supervisees with intermediate EFT Training
• Anna Gray Baker, LMHC (WA), LPC (LA) – Couples
• Roxie Powell, LMFT (AK) – Couple, Individual
• Jessica Sather, MFTA (WA) – Couple, Individual
• Jonathan Aderhold, LMHC (WA) – Couples, Individuals
• Parmis Brazil, MFTA (WA) – Couple, Individual
• Nicholas Chalmers, LMFT (FL) – Couple
Supervisees with some EFT training
•Hillary Bucher-Brown, MFTA (WA)– Couples, Families
•Lindsay Power, MFTA (WA)– Couples