Culturally Responsive Group Supervision for Associate Clinician

Early-career clinicians often find themselves navigating complex clinical situations while simultaneously developing their professional identity, confidence, and voice as therapists. This 8-week group supervision experience is designed to provide a supportive, reflective, and engaging space to grow alongside other associate clinicians.

Led by Katharine Chen, LICSW, this group combines clinical consultation, discussion, and professional development for associates seeking thoughtful supervision and community. Participants are invited to bring cases, explore clinical challenges, and process common experiences that arise in the early years of practice.

Many early-career clinicians experience isolation as they navigate the complexities of clinical work. This group offers an opportunity to build relationships with other clinicians who are facing similar professional and clinical challenges while learning from one another's experiences, perspectives, and insights.

About Katharine Chen, LICSW

Katharine Chen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who provides culturally responsive therapy and supervision grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and respect for the complexity of human experience.

Kat has specialized expertise working with immigrant and refugee populations and is passionate about supporting clinicians in developing culturally informed, ethical, and effective clinical practice. She integrates cultural considerations into case conceptualization and encourages clinicians to explore how identity, culture, systemic factors, and lived experience influence the therapeutic relationship and treatment process.

Kat comes from a community mental health background and has worked across a variety of systems, including healthcare, schools, foster care, and criminal justice settings. Through supervision, she creates a space where clinicians can deepen their skills, explore challenges openly, and grow into confident, thoughtful practitioners.

How the Group is Structured

This group is designed to provide both clinical learning and meaningful consultation. Each 2-hour session will generally be structured as follows:

First Hour: Professional Development & Clinical Topics

The first hour will focus on common topics and challenges that frequently arise for associate clinicians, including:

• Case conceptualization and treatment planning

• Building confidence and professional identity

• Navigating ethical dilemmas and clinical uncertainty

• Cultural responsiveness in clinical work

• Boundaries and use of self in therapy

• Documentation, diagnosis, and clinical decision-making

• Therapist burnout and sustainability in practice

Second Hour: Case Consultation & Process

The second hour will focus on current clinical questions, case consultation, and reflective discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring cases, questions, and challenges from their clinical work for group discussion and feedback.

To get the most out of this experience, group members should come prepared to actively participate, present questions and/or cases for consultation, and engage thoughtfully with one another's clinical work. The intention of the group is not only to learn from the supervisor, but also to learn from one another.

This collaborative approach helps create a rich learning environment where clinicians can deepen their clinical skills, expand their perspectives, and develop greater confidence in their work.

Who This Group Is For

This group is especially well-suited for clinicians who:

• Want to strengthen their clinical skills and confidence

• Value reflective discussion and consultation

• Are navigating the early years of clinical practice

• Work with or are interested in serving immigrant, refugee, and marginalized communities

• Want to deepen their culturally responsive clinical skills

• Learn best through discussion, consultation, and peer feedback

• Seek a supervision experience that thoughtfully incorporates cultural humility, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice into clinical practice

Who This Group May Not Be the Best Fit For

This supervision group focuses primarily on adult clinical work and culturally responsive practice.

It may not be the best fit for clinicians seeking specialized supervision in:

• Child and adolescent therapy

• School-based mental health services

• Neurodevelopmental conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Comprehensive assessment or treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders

• Eating disorder treatment and recovery

Clinicians whose caseloads primarily consist of these specialty areas may benefit from supervision with a provider who has advanced expertise in those domains.

Group Details

Facilitator: Katharine Chen, LICSW
Format: Group Supervision
Duration: 8 weeks
Frequency: Weekly on Mondays starting September 14
Length: 2-hour sessions
Group Size: Limited to 7 participants
Cost: $60 per session ($480 total)

Please note: Participants must maintain an individual supervisor while enrolled in this group. Group supervision hours may count toward Washington State licensure requirements in accordance with Department of Health regulations.

To sign up, please email info@seattlecounselingandwellness.com or call us at 206-785-1953!