At Valley Connections Counselling we provide Clinical Supervision to mental health professionals and counselling/psychotherapy students completing internship placements.

 Our Clinical Supervision is provided by three of our staff who are recognized as supervisors with the CRPO:

• Amanda Youssef, MEd, RP, CCC, our Executive Director, who has been practicing as a Registered Psychotherapist since 2010 and has been a Clinical Supervisor for Interns, Registered Psychotherapists, MSW's, CYW's, and other Mental Health professionals since 2017.
  
• Kiara Panetta, MA, RP, our Intern Supervisor, who has been practicing as a Registered Psychotherapist since 2017 after completing her internship at Valley Connections Counselling.  Kiara is now Valley's primary Intern supervisor and also provides individual, dyadic, and group supervision to Registered Psychotherapists.
  
• Jasmin Baird, RP, who has been practicing as a Registered Psychotherapist since 2017 after working in the non-profit sector for four years with clients managing substance abuse.  She is now providing individual and dyadic clinical supervision for interns and Qualifying Registered Psychotherapists.

The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) requires that Qualifying Psychotherapists obtain a minimum of 1 hour of clinical supervision for every 4 to 5 hours of direct client contact hours. Once registered with the CRPO as a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), the CRPO requires that RP's obtain 1 hour of clinical supervision for every 10 direct client contact hours until 1000 client contact hours have been reached. At least 50% of these hours must be obtained in individual or dyadic format.

Individual/Dyadic Supervision is available for Counselling Interns, Qualifying and Registered Psychotherapists in person or online.

Please contact our admin team at [email protected] for more information.

Valley Connections Counselling has been providing internship placements for Masters-Level Counselling Psychology and Social Work students since 2017.

We are currently accepting applications for students seeking placements for September 2023 Placements.

We look forward to accepting applications from Masters-Level Counselling Psychology or Social Work students seeking a Clinical Internship/Practicum Placement in the Hamilton or Burlington area beginning in September 2023.  

Please note: due to the nature of the presenting issues at our clinics, some counselling experience is required. If you have prior experience and are seeking an internship, please email a cover letter and CV to [email protected]

See bottom of page for available group dates and times.

Groups are open to Mental Health professionals and to practicum students practicing in Canada.  Our groups are run by our Executive Director and Registered Psychotherapist, Amanda Youssef and by our Intern/Clinical Supervisor and Registered Psychotherapist, Kiara Panetta.

Fees:

2 hour groups are $120/meeting

Registration is required and members are asked to commit to a minimum of 6 months of attendance.

If you are interested in attending a group, please contact our admin team at [email protected] for more information and to register.  You will need to have access to a high-speed internet connection in order to participate in these sessions using Zoom.

Clinical Case Consultation is available for those who have met the CRPO's requirements for supervision (or other applicable college).

Please contact our admin team at [email protected] for more information.