Barb Egan is an Approved Clinical Supervisor with BCACC in Kelowna and throughout BC offering in person clinical supervision in Kelowna and online individual clinical supervision and online small group clinical supervision. Barb has experience being a clinical supervisor for counsellors and graduate students.
We have created a beautiful community and safe space to grow as a therapist, and would love for you to join for individual or small group clinical supervision.
Barb is an RCC, ACS and the owner of Alive Counselling, an award winning mental health clinic with a team of 10 therapists that serves children, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and families. Stemming from her athletic and coaching background, she loves the mentoring aspect of supervision to help you become the clinician you are created to be. Her approach to therapy and clinical supervision is characterized by a blend of compassion, adaptability, and a commitment to empowering therapists to find their authentic style while supporting their growth.
Therapeutic Approach and Expertise
– Diverse Modalities: Barb integrates a wide range of evidence-based approaches including CBT, IFS, Narrative Therapy, EFT, Gottman, and Attachment work, among others. This eclectic approach allows her to tailor therapy to the unique needs of each client, and helping you hone your own process as a therapist. She also encompasses a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.
– Specializations: Her practice includes working with various client demographics such as children, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and families. She has been a clinical supervisor since 2019 of graduate students and licensed therapists. She specializes in anxiety, stress, confidence, negative self-talk, depression, relational issues, boundaries, self-compassion, self-image, grief and loss, and trauma.
– Unique Niche: Barb has a particular interest in working with university-aged students having worked with The Ohio State and University of British Columbia, high performers/ athletes, and working in perinatal/ postpartum mental health, and parenting (as a wife and mom of 4). Her background as a former athlete and coach informs her somatic approach to therapy.
Clinical Supervision Style:
– Safe & Supportive Environment: Barb creates a safe and supportive space for clinical supervision where therapists can explore challenges and strengths without judgment. She also integrates practical teaching and exploration, including reflective and Socratic exercises to debrief case consultations and provide structure to supervision.
– Encouragement and Empowerment: She aims to empower therapists by helping them hone their skills, integrate new therapeutic approaches, and deepen their identity as a therapist in a supportive environment.
– Mosaic Approach to Therapy and Supervision: Barb is not a purist in one modality as a clinician or supervisor, but takes more of a “mosaic” approach. Barb encourages therapists to find what is authentic for them and best serves their clients, rather than adhering strictly to one modality.
Private Practice Coaching
- Leadership Support: Recognizing the challenges of managing a large clinic, Barb offers coaching and support for private practice clinicians and clinic owners, helping them navigate the complexities of the industry and combat compassion fatigue.
- Community and Connection: She acknowledges the potential loneliness of leadership roles in mental health and emphasizes the importance of mutual support and community.
Background and Influences
- Athletic Background: Barb’s background as an elite athlete and professional coach contributes to her relational and mentoring approach to therapy and supervision, emphasizing holistic well-being and bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.
- Teaching and Mentorship: She values mentorship and teaching, guiding therapists to integrate their learning into effective practice for lasting change.
- Published Author and Speaker: Barb’s expertise extends beyond clinical practice to writing and speaking engagements, where she shares insights and educates others in the field.
Barb’s leadership and relational style reflects a deep commitment to fostering growth, resilience, and authenticity in both her clients and the therapists she supervises. She has a holistic approach, informed by diverse experiences and therapeutic modalities but mostly aims to support you where you are at in your process and honour that in your practice and identity as a therapist.
Clinical Supervision for therapists
If you are a therapist looking for a clinical supervision and would like to work with Barb as your clinical supervisor, please fill out the contact form below:
Clinical Supervision for Graduate Students
If you are a graduate student pursuing your Masters in Counselling Psychology or Masters in Social Work looking for a practicum placement Barb is a clinical supervisor with Third Space Charity program. Please apply HERE and see the information below:
PRACTICUM PLACEMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Our graduate student counselling internship training program with Third Space Charity provides high-level mentorship and real-world counselling experience to the next generation of mental health care professionals.
Barb is the senior clinical supervisor. This clinically-supervised program is supplemented with additional learning opportunities through workshops and expert guest presentations on things such as practice-specific counselling modalities, self-care for frontline workers, intimate partner violence and trauma-informed practice, and setting up an independent counselling practice.
INFO:
Our graduate student counselling internship training program provides comprehensive, quality training to graduate students of social work and counselling-related programs.
The program offers exemplary real-world training to student interns under the guidance of senior registered clinical counsellors. Core skill-building is supplemented with additional learning opportunities through workshops and expert guest presentations on things such as practice-specific counselling modalities, self-care for frontline workers, intimate partner violence and trauma-informed practice, and setting up an independent counselling practice.
By fostering excellence in nurturing mental health care professionals in training today, Third Space Charity supports the addition of more quality counsellors and increased mental health services in the community for years to come.
ELIGIBILITY
Our intensive, practicum internship program is available to counselling and social work graduate students from any university with applicable programming.
We accept applicants of all ethnicities, genders, and experiences and are are striving to build a diverse team. As such, we may give preference to candidates who are Indigenous, Black or racialized, people with diverse gender identities or expressions, and/or, people with disabilities.
Given we seek to train the next generation of clinical counsellors to serve our community, we do not accept applications for remote internship positions.
Click below to apply for one of our next internship intakes.