Clinical Supervision for Therapists
Create Balance Counseling provides thoughtful, collaborative clinical supervision for therapists working toward licensure, art therapy registration, or continued professional development.
Through individual and group supervision, clinicians can explore their client work, strengthen their skills, and develop a professional identity that feels authentic and sustainable. Our approach balances support with constructive feedback, creating space for curiosity, creativity, and growth.
Support for Your Growth as a Clinician
Becoming a confident therapist requires more than understanding clinical theories and techniques. It also takes ongoing reflection, guidance, and a trusted space to work through the questions that arise in practice.
Clinical supervision gives therapists an opportunity to examine their work with clients while receiving feedback from an experienced clinician. Sessions can address immediate clinical concerns as well as the broader development of your skills, professional identity, and approach to care.
Create Balance Counseling provides clinical supervision for the LCPC licensing pathway in Illinois, along with art therapy registration (ATR) and professional consultation. Because art therapy registration is a national credential, art therapy supervision may also be available to clinicians outside Illinois, while LCPC supervision is specific to Illinois. Supervision requirements vary by licensing board, credentialing organization, and state, so prospective supervisees should confirm that the supervisor and format meet their specific requirements.
What Can We Explore in Clinical Supervision?
Supervision is personalized around your experience, responsibilities, and professional goals. Depending on your needs, sessions may explore:
Case conceptualization and treatment planning
Ethical questions and professional boundaries
Client safety and risk management
Documentation and clinical decision-making
Transference and countertransference
Cultural humility and responsive care
Therapist confidence and professional identity
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and sustainable practice
Career development and areas of specialization
Challenges involving complex cases or new populations
Supervision is not simply about being told what to do. It is a collaborative process designed to encourage self-awareness, critical thinking, and greater intention in your clinical work.
Clinical Supervision Services
Create Balance Counseling offers supervision options for therapists at different career stages. Individual and group supervision are available both in person at our Hinsdale office and virtually through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform.
Individual Clinical Supervision
Individual supervision provides focused time to explore your cases, questions, and professional goals. This format can be especially helpful when discussing sensitive clinical situations, navigating credentialing requirements, or developing skills in a particular area of practice.
Group Clinical Supervision
Group supervision combines guidance from an experienced supervisor with the perspectives of other clinicians. Participants can learn from different cases, practice giving and receiving feedback, and build professional connections in a supportive environment.
Art Therapy Supervision
Art therapy supervision addresses both the counseling relationship and the specialized use of art materials, imagery, symbolism, and creative processes in treatment.
Sessions may explore selecting appropriate materials, ethically handling client artwork, art-based interventions, telehealth adaptations, and ways to integrate verbal and nonverbal communication. Artmaking may also be incorporated into supervision as a reflective tool when it supports the supervisee's learning and goals.
Supervision With Erin Mooney Simkus
Erin Mooney-Simkus, LCPC, ATR-BC, brings extensive clinical, administrative, leadership, teaching, and program-development experience to supervision.
Her background includes developing and providing art therapy services at the Department of Veterans Affairs, contributing to national creative arts therapy initiatives, teaching graduate-level courses at Adler University, and working with clients across a range of clinical needs and settings.
Erin's supervisory approach creates room to examine the relationship between client and clinician, approach challenges from new perspectives, and build greater confidence in your work. Supervisees are encouraged to bring their questions, creativity, strengths, and individual identities into the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer supervision for art therapy registration?
Yes. Erin Mooney-Simkus, LCPC, ATR-BC, provides art therapy supervision. Because art therapy registration (ATR) is a national credential, this supervision may be available to clinicians outside Illinois as well as within it.
Is supervision available online or only in person?
Both. Individual and group supervision are offered in person at our Hinsdale office and virtually through a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform.
Can you supervise my hours toward Illinois licensure?
Create Balance Counseling offers supervision for the LCPC pathway in Illinois. Because requirements vary by licensing board and state, we recommend confirming that the supervisor and format meet your board's specific requirements — something we're glad to talk through in a free consultation.
Do you offer individual or group supervision?
Both individual and group supervision are available, and some clinicians combine the two. We can help you decide which format fits your goals during a consultation.
Begin Clinical Supervision
Whether you are accruing hours toward licensure, pursuing art therapy registration, entering a new area of practice, or seeking an experienced perspective, clinical supervision can help you continue growing with purpose.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your experience, credentialing needs, and professional goals. Together, we can determine whether clinical supervision for therapists at Create Balance Counseling is the right fit for you.