Registered Play Therapist (RPT)
Clinical Supervision

I imagine supervision in play therapy like a beautiful carousel …

Here in Colorado, there is a truly magical Carousel of Happiness in Nederland, a hand-carved wooden carousel steadfastly carved by a veteran recovering from trauma. This is the carousel I can picture.

  • The supervisee is on the ride… spinning with the real experiences of sessions: the dizzying speed of emotions, the ups and downs of clinical decisions, the blur of moments that are both thrilling and overwhelming.

  • As a supervisor, I run alongside, pushing the carousel… not riding it for them, but providing steady momentum, encouragement, and direction when it risks slowing down or wobbling off balance.

  • Sometimes, I gently slow the spin so that the supervisee can catch their breath and reflect.

  • Other times, I add just the right push at the right time, helping the supervisee trust their own rhythm and discover the joy of the ride.

  • Importantly, both share laughter, imagination, and a sense of safety. Play therapy supervision is a bounded, playful space where risks can be taken and new moves can be tried, knowing there is containment and support.

Rogers (1961) defined self-actualization as, “the curative force in psychotherapy – man’s tendency to actualize himself, to become his potentialities...to express and activate all the capacities of the organism” (p. 350). I strongly believe that each individual possesses the innate drive towards self-actualization.  In play therapy supervision, self-actualization emerges as strengthened self-and-other awareness and emotional attunement; improved confidence in your ability to provide the conditions for therapeutic growth; and, expanded faith in your clinical intuition and judgment.

Let’s Work Together…

Interested in beginning a supervisory relationship or scheduling a one-off supervision or consultation session with me? Schedule an introductory call with me here or just jump right into scheduling your session. I am looking forward to getting to know you and supporting your goals. My supervision fee is currently $100/50-minute session.*

I am flexible and available on Thursdays and Fridays starting the week of January 12th, 2026.

*If you are not one of my current counseling interns, in which case, there is no charge, of course.

As a counseling adjunct professor, I have taught: Human Growth and Development, Introduction to Play Therapy, Advanced Play Therapy, Practicum, Internship, and Group Therapy.

I currently practice child-centered play therapy and comedy therapy and provide supervision through those theoretical lenses. I am also strongly grounded in polyvagal and attachment theory. I received my PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017 from the University of Northern Colorado. I am a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with the Association for Play Therapy and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado.

Here are a few really nice things my students and supervisees have said about me (that I saved in my email inbox because they were so nice!):

“I have learned so much from just watching you, and I am really, really feeling so energized to work with kids in internship.”

“You, your way of being as a supervisor and a human, have made an impact on me and those around me. And I am so grateful.”

“Your mix of being super rigorous while still being incredibly kind is your magic power.”