Formulation and treatment planning
Making complex presentations understandable and translating a formulation into purposeful clinical work.
Clinical supervision
A reflective space for clearer thinking and steadier clinical work.
Board-approved supervision for psychologists seeking thoughtful formulation, ethical clarity and practical support with complex clinical work.
Areas for supervision
Clinical thinking that can hold both detail and context.
Supervision can focus on the immediate clinical question while also considering the therapeutic relationship, the practitioner’s response, the wider system and the professional task.
Trauma and complexity
Pacing, stabilisation, processing, dissociation, relational dynamics and work with multiple interacting concerns.
Ethics and boundaries
Role clarity, consent, confidentiality, risk, third parties and difficult professional decisions.
Reports and communication
Clear clinical reasoning, defensible documentation and communication suited to its audience and purpose.
Private practice
Systems, scope, referral decisions, risk management and the practical realities of independent work.
Clinician sustainability
Using reflection, boundaries and professional support to remain effective in demanding work.
Working together
Supervision should support independence, not dependence.
Brent’s approach invites careful reasoning, honest discussion and attention to uncertainty. The aim is to help supervisees develop their own defensible clinical judgement, not simply adopt a supervisor’s preferred answer.
The format, frequency, learning goals and any formal requirements are agreed at the beginning and reviewed as the work develops.
Common questions
Before arranging supervision.
Is supervision available face-to-face and by telehealth?
Yes. Face-to-face supervision is based in the Perth CBD, with telehealth available Australia-wide.
Can supervision count towards a formal training pathway?
Potentially, depending on the pathway and current regulatory requirements. Any formal supervision arrangement must be checked and agreed before commencement.
Is one-off consultation available?
Yes. Include your role, registration stage, main area of work and what you want from the consultation or ongoing supervision.
Professional enquiry
Briefly describe your role and what you want from supervision.
Include your registration stage, practice setting, primary areas of work, preferred format and whether the arrangement needs to meet formal requirements.
Enquire about supervision