AAMFT/CAMFT CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Multiculturally curious, not just multiculturally competent.
Supervision for clinicians pursuing their AAMFT Approved Supervisor designation — grounded in partnership, not hierarchy.
Credentials & Background
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor (since 2018), maintaining Clinical Fellow status. I've provided AAMFT Supervision of Supervision since 2019, supporting supervisor candidates as they work toward their own Approved Supervisor designation.
My clinical foundation draws from Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and attachment theory, with extensive training in the Gottman Method and certification in EMDR.
I'm a former contracted trainer with SDSU Academy for Excellence, where I developed curriculum and facilitated trainings on microaggressions, implicit bias, privilege, the impact of cultural norms, and decolonization in mental health. While I'm no longer training there regularly, I remain a first-call resource when they recruit for their Cultural Competence Academy. I've also presented this work at the community and conference level.
How I Supervise
I don't see supervision as a hierarchy — I see it as a partnership. Two people, each bringing real experience and knowledge, working together toward the growth that fits you, not a one-size-fits-all model of what a "good" supervisor looks like.
That means I stay decentered but influential: I won't hand you my agenda and ask you to adopt it as your own. My role is to elevate what you already know and help you build from there — while staying transparent about the power that exists in any supervisory relationship, rather than pretending it isn't there.
On culture, my position is that no clinician — myself included — can claim to be multiculturally competent. Culture is too complex, too specific to the individual, to ever fully "master." What I can offer is multicultural curiosity — an ongoing willingness to question assumptions, name bias, and examine the frameworks our field treats as neutral or universal, when they often aren't.
Who This Is For
This supervision might be a good fit if you:
Are pursuing your AAMFT or CAMFT Approved Supervisor designation and need a mentor to guide you through the required hours
Want a supervisor who shares the lived experience of navigating identity and hierarchy as a clinician of color
Are ready to critically examine the assumptions built into mainstream clinical training — not just add cultural sensitivity as an afterthought
Are looking for a collaborative, non-hierarchical supervisory relationship rather than a top-down one
Want to deepen your use of Narrative, IFS, attachment-based, Gottman, or EMDR approaches in your own supervision practice
Practical Details
I currently offer individual mentoring only, at $200/hour. Mentoring sessions occur at minimum once per month, conducted live (in person or virtual) to count toward your required hours.
