The Audacity of Privilege

The Messengers Today I had an exchange with a black woman who is a fellow counselor. In our dialogue she made a statement aligned with a very privileged perspective. My initial reaction was shock. But then when I considered the limited information I had about this fellow counselor and her apparent limited information about me, … Read more

Clinical Supervision Training

Supervisor Preparedness The counseling profession is navigating tremendous growth. We are growing in the state of Georgia but also throughout the United States as well as internationally. As more counselors complete graduate training and work toward licensure in their respective states, there is a need for quality clinical supervisors. Clinical supervisors are critically important to … Read more

Abuse of Power

Abuse of Power It can be subtle… or it can knock the wind of you. We tend to be more sensitive to when someone is abusing their power over us. We are far less aware of when we are abusing the power we have over others. In clinical supervision or its counterpart in a non-therapy … Read more