Grow Into the Confident Therapist You Want to Be
Sometimes you wonder if you're actually doing it right…
You're gaining clinical experience, seeing clients, and doing your best, but sometimes you wonder if you're actually doing it right.
Maybe you're a pre-licensed therapist navigating the complexities of clinical work, feeling uncertain about your approach & overwhelmed by the responsibility. Or maybe you're a fully licensed clinician who understands the value of continuing to learn and hone skills, and you desire feedback about your technique. Perhaps you have a particularly challenging case that's got you second-guessing yourself.
Graduate school and traditional therapy training rarely address culture, intersectionality and social justice issues with warranted depth. Let's explore how to be an ethically sound clinician while addressing the real world fears, biases, and experiences you and your clients are both grappling with.
I'm here to help
Through supervision and consultation, you'll develop your ability to think critically, trust your clinical instincts, and show up with confidence. You'll learn to BE a therapist, not just DO therapy. And if you're working toward private practice, I'll give you full transparency into what it actually takes to run a successful practice.
Clinical supervision & Consultaion
Who This Is For
Clinical Supervision
I provide individual and group clinical supervision for:
Virginia and Washington DC
Resident Counselors and Resident Marriage and Family Therapists in Virginia, and
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselors (LGPC) in Washington DC who are working toward full licensure, and fully licensed LPC’s.
Case Consultations
I offer case consultation for fully licensed clinicians across the DMV:
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) in Virginia and Washington DC
Licensed Professional Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC) in Maryland
Focused, Supportive, and Collaborative
My Supervision & Consultation Style
My supervision style is focused and collaborative. I believe a supervisor's first responsibility is to help clinicians feel confident, increase your critical thinking ability, and clarify what your role is as a psychotherapist..
My aim is to ensure you're clear on your responsibilities to clients, clear on your requirements from the Board (both ethical and administrative), and that you feel supported while gaining clinical skills.
My philosophy is that supervision is successful when you know you have someone that you can lean on for support and information. When you feel confident growing into an autonomous therapist who knows how, when, and where to seek support and consultation. You'll have confidence in your practical skills, not just theoretical frameworks.
I'm collaborative and supportive while offering clear feedback. Your goals are my priority, as well as helping ensure you meet the expectations of the Board. I'm organized and prepared. My supervisees leave supervision with me feeling confident in their abilities and understanding their role as clinicians.
I Focus on Critical Thinking, Not Just Clinical Skills
What Makes Me Unique as a Supervisor
I have a unique ability to:
Understand and empathize with myriad worldviews, see many points of view
Help you develop your capacity to think critically and make sound clinical decisions
Support you in understanding who you want to BE as a therapist, not just what you want to DO
Provide clear, direct feedback in a way that feels collaborative and supportive
Offer full transparency into the business side of private practice
I'll Help You Start Your Own Private Practice
Supervisees often tell me they feel truly prepared
They share that I helped them feel confident in their own abilities, not dependent on me for answers. They appreciate that I'm organized, clear about expectations, and genuinely invested in their growth as autonomous clinicians.
If you're coming to work for my practice, I'll give you comprehensive supervision that includes full transparency into day-to-day operations. I know many pre-licensed clinicians face pushback or even sabotage from supervisors when they've completed their hours. I don't operate like that.
I want to help you start your own private practice if that's your aspiration. If not, after full licensure I'm happy to renegotiate your contract if you want to stay on.
My background and clinical experience
I'm Shalin Carter, a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in working with clients navigating life's challenges, racial trauma, OCD, C-PTSD, thought rumination, family patterns, and relationship challenges.
For couples, I primarily use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help partners identify relationship patterns that are keeping them in a cycle of conflict or disconnection.
Specialized Trainings
Virginia Approved Clinical Supervisor Residents LPC, LMFT - 2025
Certified Trauma Counselor - 2023
BTTI (behavior therapy training institute) IOCDF (international OCD foundation) training levels 1 & 2 - 2023, 2024
ISEFT Completed Basic Training and Supervised Practice of EFT - 2024
Licenses
Washington DC, Licensed Professional Counselor PRC200001691
Maryland, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor LC15209
Virginia, Licensed Professional Counselor 0701015602
South Carolina, Licensed Professional Counselor LPC.10601.PC
I bring this clinical expertise into supervision and consultation, particularly for therapists wanting to deepen their skills in these areas. My approach is comprehensive, grounded in the understanding that clinician competence requires acknowledgment of clients' practical realities married with clinical knowledge.
What We Might Explore Together
My approach is comprehensive and based on your goals. Depending on what you need, we might address:
Professional Development
Ethics: Navigating ethical dilemmas with clarity and confidence
Cultural Awareness & Social Justice: How to show up with curiosity and empathy for clients' identities and experiences
Administrative Skills: Paperwork, notes, billing, and staying organized
Self-Care: Recognizing potential pitfalls and maintaining your well-being
Private Practice Preparation: Full transparency into what it takes to run a successful practice, including business operations and day-to-day management
Clinical Skills
Case Conceptualization & Treatment Planning: How to think through complex cases and develop effective treatment strategies
Specialized Areas: Racial trauma, OCD, couples counseling, anxiety
Critical Thinking: How to trust your clinical judgment and make sound decisions
Self of Therapist: Your presence, countertransference, and how you show up in the room
Logistics & Details
Format: Individual supervision, dyadic supervision, or group supervision
Location: In-person in Herndon, VA, & Bethesda, MD or online via secure video platform
Fee: Contact me to discuss rates based on supervision format
Consultation: I offer a free consultation to explore whether we're a good fit
For case consultation: Available on a case-by-case basis for fully licensed clinicians.
Let’s connect
Get the Support You Need to Grow as a Clinician
If you're looking for focused, supportive supervision that helps you develop critical thinking skills and confidence as a clinician, let’s chat!
Whether you're working toward licensure, navigating a challenging case, or ready to build your private practice skills, supervision and consultation can help you grow into the therapist you want to be.
Let's talk about what's going on for you and explore how I can help.