Joanne Bagshaw and Atar Stav are approved in Maryland to provide supervision toward LCPC licensure. Joanne is also a certified sex therapist and an AASECT supervisor-in-training and is on the faculty of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. Supervision for pre-licensed therapists is based on an integration of feminist and developmental models of supervision, meaning your supervisor will act as both a counselor and teacher, and will create a relationship with you to help increase your competency and deepen your development as a therapist.
Joanne & Atar use research on feminist supervision to guide this model and incorporate the following principles of feminist therapy:
An analysis of power, boundaries, and hierarchy
an emphasis on social context and diversity
an examination of the relationship of language to the social construction of gender
the promotion of social activism and ethics
life-long self-examination and professional development
What can you expect from feminist supervision?
Within a feminist-developmental model of supervision, you can expect that your supervisor, will reflect on the inherent power balances within a supervisory relationship and work towards an egalitarian relationship while maintaining a safe and ethical practice of supervision. We will provide a supportive environment, and safe and ethical practice of supervision, to empower you to grow professionally while ensuring that your practice does not support oppressive gender norms and other systems of hierarchy.