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Professional Supervision
Supervision for Behavioral Health Professionals
Are you a therapist seeking support as you navigate the clinical process? Have you faced challenges in developing a professional framework that integrates your education in a variety of modalities and approaches? Are you looking for ways to maintain your resilience to do this work? Clinical supervision from a Spectra Supervisor may enhance your abilities to grow through these challenges and achieve your professional goals.
About our Supervision Service
Spectra’s supervisors offer therapists a nurturing place to receive insights that supports the normalization of their challenges and promotes the development of strategies for clinical practice.
Spectra’s supervisors are experienced in teaching professionals how to interweave their cross-training experiences in a manner that supports the development of harmonious professional frameworks. As such, therapists gain a deeper understanding of how to adapt to individuals’ specialized needs and advance their person-centered approach.
Grounded in the value of encouraging individuals to develop their strengths to lead them to meeting their full potential, Spectra’s supervision groups support therapists’ abilities to practice what they preach. By doing so, therapists can nurture their resilience and enhance their sense of confidence as they form-storm-norm-perform-reform into the therapists they aim to be.
Who We Serve
Spectra offers clinical supervision opportunities to a variety of healthcare professionals including but not limited to creative arts therapists, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, behavior therapists, and psychologists. Our seasoned supervisors specialize in supporting behavioral health therapists who are established professionals, working toward licensure in Pennsylvania (e.g., clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and professional counseling), or earning their master’s degree in a behavioral health field. We offer group and individual supervision opportunities.
About Our Supervisors
Patricia Gonzalez, LPC, MT-BC, NADD-CC
Patricia began her career as a therapist by earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Therapy from Duquesne University. She completed her clinical training with Deforia Lane, Ph.D. at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. She earned a Master’s in Music Therapy (MMT) from Temple University. Today, Patricia is a board-certified music therapist, licensed professional counselor, certified clinician by the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) in intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental illness (MI), certified MARI® practitioner and teacher, and an approved trainer by the Family & Play Therapy Center to teach the introductory course to mindfulness-based play therapy.
Patricia's areas of expertise include some of the following: trauma informed care, medical trauma, music therapy, dual diagnosis, pain management, guided imagery, mindfulness-based play-family therapy, sand play, focusing, mandala assessment research instrument, cognitive behavior therapy, functional behavioral analysis, behavior support, emotional freedom technique, and eye movement and desensitization and reprocessing. Patricia provides clinical supervision for established mental health professionals and therapists pursuing state licensure.
Patricia is the Co-Founder, Co-Owner, and Executive Director of Spectra Support Services, LLC. In 2023, her agency earned an accreditation in response to successfully meeting the standards established by the NADD for providing quality care and programming to individuals who have I/DD and MI. Patricia is NADD committee member and a member of the examination team for clinicians seeking their clinical certification.
Spectra provides a variety of specialty care programs, mental health services, and professional training opportunities. To date, Patricia established new creative arts therapy programs and behavioral health supports in settings such as residential homes, ambulatory healthcare settings, pediatric hospitals, pediatric rehabilitation centers, senior homes, homeless shelters, day programs, and schools.
Patricia is an advocate for the advancement of quality programming for people who have mental health needs. Patricia finds that she can influence this type of support through her leadership roles, clinical work, training programs, clinical supervision opportunities, and development of community programs that increases individuals' access to specialized health services. It brings Patricia great joy to serve her community in this way.