Supervision is more than a requirement for registration - it is an opportunity to develop your clinical skills, professional confidence, and identity as a psychologist. 

I believe good supervision should be a space where you can ask questions, think out loud, be challenged, and sometimes admit, “I’m not sure what to do here.” Becoming a psychologist involves much more than building a toolbox of clinical skills. It’s also about learning to trust your clinical judgment, navigate complexity, understand yourself as a clinician, and develop a professional identity that feels authentic to you.

Truthfully, it wasn't until later in my career that I began to appreciate just how meaningful and valuable good supervision can be. Today, supervision is one of my favourite parts of my work. I genuinely enjoy getting to know the clinicians I supervise, learning alongside them, celebrating their growth, and helping them navigate the inevitable challenges that come with developing as a psychologist. 

Navigate over to my bio page (Stephanie David) to read more about my personal approach and clinical experience, or read on for more details about my supervision style. 

My Supervision Style

I see my role as both a support and a challenge to supervisees. I help you work through clinical questions, consider different perspectives, and build practical skills, while encouraging you to develop confidence in your own decision-making. Rather than simply telling you what I would do, I want to help you understand why you might make a particular clinical decision and feel increasingly confident making those decisions independently.

My training in clinical supervision through the Psychologists Association of Alberta (PAA) facilitated my interest in competency-based frameworks as a reflection tool. I also draw upon the Contextual-Functional Meta-Framework (CFM) model in my supervision practice (Chang, 2013). 

Overall, I would describe my style as approachable, flexible, and developmentally-attuned, with 4 key goals identified below: 

If you are seeking supervision as a provisional psychologist toward registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP), I invite you complete the Provisional Supervision Expression of Interest form below. The form will provide an opportunity to share a little about your background, current practice, supervision needs, and what you are looking for in a supervisor.