KIMBERLEY MEAD COUNSELING

Supervision that gives you the space and guidance to grow your clinical skills, develop a strong sense of who you are as a clinician, and define what you need to thrive.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2025
LPC ASSOCIATES

Finding the right fit is of utmost importance. Supervision is a relationship that lasts at least 18 months, though usually closer to 2 years. This time is set aside to develop your clinical knowledge, skills, and personal confidence through sustained support from your chosen Supervisor. To help start our conversation, here’s a snapshot of what supervision is like with me and what I bring to the work. I’d love to hear more about you, your goals, and your vision. If you’d like to chat further, please fill out the form below.

• 4+ hours of supervision each month.
  Supervision is held in both individual and group settings and will be charged at a monthly rate of $375.
  • Individual Supervision is 1 hour of one-on-one attention – just you and Kimberley.
  • Group Supervision is 2 hours of discussion and case consultation with Kimberley and two to four of your peers.
• Abundance of Support
  Access between sessions and “SOS” emergency consultations when needed.
• Supervision Discussion
  Includes, but is not be limited to: Case Consultation, Healthy Boundaries, Addressing Counter-Transference, Developing Therapeutic Skills, Self-Care, Session Notes, Ethics and Understanding Board Rules.

• Active support around self care and preventing burnout.
  Burnout, overworking, and secondary trauma is a real issue within our community, however, it is often spoken about but not actively demonstrated on how to prevent it. Kimberley has created a schedule that allows for self-care, catching up on admin tasks, trainings, and time off. Starting this practice early can help prevent burnout.

• Rich discussions on how to create an ethical, sustainable, and thriving private practice.
  Many of us dream about opening a Private Practice, however, school often doesn’t often teach the business acumen needed to do so. Kimberley offers support and the guidance, skills, and resources needed to create your practice and thrive.

• Resources
  Create a sound understanding of HIPAA, writing ethical and efficient session notes, treatment planning, working with suicidality, trauma-informed care, along with other foundational topics.

Ideal candidates are:

• attachment and trauma-focused
• work with adults and couples
• self motivated and creative thinkers
• interested in learning how to build a private practice
• dedicated to developing a strong sense of who they are as a clinician and business owner
• seeking to deepen their clinical skills and willing to explore their growth edges
• sex positive and queer-, poly-, or kink-affirming
  

I’d love to hear more about you, your goals, and your vision. If you’d like to chat further, please fill out the form below. (if you have not heard back within 2-3 days please check your spam folder for a reply)

ABOUT KIMBERLEY AND HER PRACTICE AS A LPC SUPERVISOR

Providing supervision to provisionally licensed therapists to fulfill Texas State Board requirements for full LPC licensure.

A little bit about me and my background

I have worked with grief and trauma for over a 14 years and have been a supervisor for 9. My areas of focus include grief and loss, adoption, difficult or violent childhoods (C-PTSD), shame, relational injury, life transitions, couples counseling, poly and non-traditional relationships. I am an adoptee and specialize in working with adults of adoption and the lifelong search for identity. I am a sex-positive, LGBTQ+ ally, all-inclusive therapist and honor both traditional and non-traditional relationships.

TRAINING: I have trained in NARM, Attachment Theory, IPNB (Interpersonal Neurobiology), Somatic Experiencing (Intermediate III, planning on returning to complete Advanced this year), EMDR, and Level I & II of Gottman and draw from both IFS and applied improv (yup). I have a Master’s in counseling from St. Edwards University, am a certified NARM Therapist, and gained my supervisor training with Wingspan in 2016.

If you’re really interested, feel free to review my full list of education and training.

BACKGROUND: My therapeutic career started as a grief therapist for Austin’s Center for Grief and Loss in 2011 and led groups at Paladin, a dual diagnosis outpatient treatment center. I’ve had a thriving private practice in south Austin for over 10 years and founded Resilience Austin in 2019 for clinicians looking to work in a supportive group practice as they build towards their own private practice.

Though now I couldn’t imagine being anything else, I haven’t always been a therapist. I changed careers to become a therapist in my late 30s. I started with Bachelors in photography and design. In the corporate world, I’ve worked as a graphic and UI designer, freelance consultant, and a creative director for a energy consulting company.

Personally, I’m a photographer, a dog momma (they may even join us for supervision), on occasion I get to take to the stage, and my passion project is a game I created to help adults talk about death – it’s a slightly quirky, slightly tender, card game.

I value the variety of experiences and backgrounds that people bring with them and strives to provide a supportive environment that encourages both inquiry and mastery. I’m always seeking to grow and deepen my skills by attending trainings and work to seeking out diverse voices and experiences. I will challenge you to do the same.

I view my role as

• a teacher I am a sounding board and guide for clinical and ethical issues that arise in therapy. I am invested supporting you as you become a confident, flexible, grounded and respected clinician.
• a mentor I tend to the personal aspects of becoming a therapist, identifying and supporting your areas of growth and self care.
• a consultant I educate and help navigate the business aspects needed to manifest your vision towards a full licensed therapist.  Having built my business from the ground up and having worked in the corporate world, I offer practical guidance as to the ins and outs of the skills and fortitude needed to be a successful and ethical business owner.

I strive to always provide supervision that is encouraging, accepting, interactive, and responsive.