Licensure supervision

Licensure Supervision at Cypress Counseling Group

Licensure Supervision for counselors who are seeking the LPC-MHSP credential is provided by Carla and Paul Babb. Each with over 25 years of direct clinical experience and over 20 years as Clinical Supervisors, they have provided supervision to clinicians in non-profit and private practice settings and meet the Board’s supervision requirements. Additionally, they have obtained the Approved Clinical Supervisor credential (ACS) through NBCC.

Dan Siegel’s 4 S’s

We approach counselor development with Dan Siegel’s 4 S’s in mind:

Safe

We focus on making sure counselors are supported in their developmental growth as new clinicians and respond with encouragement and celebration

Seen

We focus on making sure the voice of the therapist is their voice, helping them find their own footing and approach

Soothed

We focus on what it is like to carry the weight of all that is explored in the therapy rooms and take care of the counselor

Secure

We create a contract together to address expectations up front so that both supervisor and supervisee can have goals met

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We help the helpers make sure they are supported, coached and developed.

Both Paul and Carla approach supervision with the goal to help the helpers make sure that they are supported, coached and developed so that they might best help those clients in need.

Feeling safe

To Feel Safe in Supervision

We focus on making sure counselors are supported in their developmental growth as new clinicians and respond with encouragement and celebration as progress and goals are met. We create safety in the supervision room so that the human side of the therapist (the person of the therapist) can be present as they encounter their own stories being impacted by the rooms they are sitting in.

Feeling seen

To Feel Seen in Supervision

We focus on making sure the voice of the therapist is their voice. It is not the role of the supervisor to teach counselors to do therapy the way we would do it. Instead, through videos and role plays we help the counselor find their own footing as a therapist, their own approach that matches their personality and goals in the work they want to do with clients. Counselors also help create the agenda for each supervision meeting so that their needs are met each week.

Feeling soothed

To Feel Soothed in Supervision

We focus on what it is like to carry the weight of all that is explored in the therapy rooms and make sure to take care of the counselor impacted by the stories and the experiences they are sitting with in the therapy room. We grieve with our counselors as they grieve for their clients just as we celebrate with them as they celebrate with the clients’ progress.

Feeling secure

To Feel Secure in Supervision

We create a contract together to address expectations up front so that both the supervisor and supervisee can have goals met in the relationship of supervision. Security comes from consistent times to meet, consistent triad partners to experience supervision with, and consistent availability to support in times of crisis. We set up supervision so that you are never doing this work alone.

If this feels like the kind of supervision you are looking for, join us at Cypress. Supervision can be provided for Master’s level counselors working at Cypress or counselors working offsite at local counseling centers in the community.

Testimonial

Carla has created space for me to not only know my emotional experience well but also hold the full range of emotions and even the most challenging parts of myself with utmost compassion and honesty. She has been a wise counsel, trusted resource, and safe space through the many things life, marriage, work, and parenting has thrown at me. Even as a seasoned therapist myself, when I imagine a good therapeutic response and excellent care, I imagine Carla. I couldn't possibly recommend her or her practice more.

Female Client, 37 years old

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My therapist brings both expertise and genuine care to every session. She remembers what matters to me, comes prepared, and uses creative approaches to help me understand myself in ways I never could have on my own. If you're considering therapy but feeling unsure, I can't recommend it enough. Having that consistent support—someone who's in it with you through the hard times and celebrates the wins—has been invaluable. It's one of the best investments I've ever made in myself, and I only wish I had started sooner.

Female Client, 50 years old

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I started therapy, but it has genuinely changed my life. Over the past five years, I've learned that therapy isn't just about talking through problems—it's about having someone truly invested in understanding you and helping you grow. What surprised me most was how much having a skilled, compassionate guide makes a difference.

Female Client, 50 years old

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It is impossible to name all the ways I've grown and healed in my therapeutic work with Carla Babb. Working with her for the last decade has been one of the most fundamentally enriching and life-changing experiences of my days. Her warmth, empathy, and attunement has created a launch pad for me to become more centered, honest, authentic, and ultimately more myself.

Female Client, 37 years old