SUPERVISION
Ready to Level Up your Clinical Licensure?
We've Got Your Back!
Feeling daunted by the Clinical Licensure Journey? Fear Not! Meet our team of state and board-approved supervisors, seasoned guides on your path to independent licensure and play therapy credentialing. They're not just supervisors; they're your allies, your mentors, and your champions in this adventure.
With their expertise and support, you'll craft goals, hone your skills, and unlock your full clinical potential. Through a blend of individual and didactic supervision, they'll help you navigate every twist and turn, ensuring you emerge from the journey stronger and more capable than ever before.
Curious about their unique styles and philosophies? Dive into their profiles below and discover the perfect match for your licensure quest!
Why seek supervision with us?
Here's just a few reasons...
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Expert Guidance: Benefit from the expertise of our state and board-approved supervisors who provide comprehensive support throughout your licensure journey.
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Tailored Development: Receive personalized attention as we help you develop goals and work towards clinical competency tailored to your unique strengths and areas for growth.
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Holistic Support: Experience a blend of individual and didactic supervision sessions designed to nurture your clinical skills, enhance your confidence, and foster professional growth.
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Diverse Perspectives: Gain insights from supervisors with diverse styles and philosophies, ensuring a well-rounded approach that meets your individual needs and preferences.
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Community Connection: Join a supportive community of fellow supervisees where you can share experiences, exchange ideas, and draw inspiration from like-minded peers on similar journeys.
Meet Our Supervisors
Maria Laquerre LMFT, RPT-S
Maria utilizes the Systems/ Dialectical Model of Supervision (SDMS). SDMS considers aspects of the supervisor-trainee relationship as well as assessing and addressing the developmental level of a supervisee. She believe that how a supervisor responds to a supervisee will transfer into the therapy room and affect how they responds to their own clients. SDMS provides that supervisors and trainees are individual biological systems that are influenced by their biological and social factors, again viewing the individual within a systems concept and being mindful of how that affects their engagement in supervision.
Maria is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Maria chose to complete these additional certifications to further her own skills and she believes that ongoing education and training is vital to all aspects of her profession. To learn more about these certifications, please visit: www.aamft.org and www.a4pt.org.
Contact Maria directly for rates and availability: maria@anewhopetc.org.
Jessica Cauthorne, LCSW, RPT-S
Jessica is an LCSW and an approved supervisor by the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners. Jessica has had significant supervision experience, including as a Permanency Placement Supervisor at the Children Youth and Families Department as well as clinical supervision of interns in a psychiatric hospital setting.
Jessica has been a practicing therapist for over ten years, providing clinical services to children, adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Jessica utilizes her supervision training and real practice experience to help clinicians understand and implement best practice standards, allowing them to strengthen their skills, ensure client welfare, establish their own therapeutic identity, while supporting their growth and professional development.
Contact Jessica directly for rates and availability: jessica@anewhopetc.org.
Niki Grimes, LPCC
Niki believes each individual has unique needs, strengths, and belief systems. With 5 years of practice, she has found that fostering healing and growth comes from providing a safe, compassionate space for clients to navigate their experiences and work towards their desired lives. Niki takes a similar approach to clinical supervision, offering support tailored to each clinician’s values and goals. As a clinical supervisor, she aims to create an environment that nurtures clinicians in becoming their best selves, advancing the mental health field.
Niki holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology (with a minor in Criminal Justice) from Western New Mexico University, a Master’s in Christian Counseling from Grand Canyon University, and has extensive training in EMDR, Attachment Theory, Parts Work, and other trauma-informed modalities. She is a certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant in Training.
Love, faith, and family are central to Niki’s life, and her goal is to help clinicians find balance.
Contact Niki directly for rates and availability: niki@anewhopetc.org.
“Supervision with A New Hope has been without a doubt one of the most supportive experiences I have received as a budding therapist in the field of mental health. As a therapist with A New Hope Therapy Center, our fearless leader and owner Maria Laquerre-Diego has incorporated supervision as a benefit of our employment into our contracts as we work towards independent licensure.
I had the pleasure of being able to be supervised by both of our wonderful supervisors at A New Hope at different times during my clinical journey towards independent licensure. Lisa McVann helped me to determine the type of therapist I wanted to become while I was still acquiring my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She helped me to build the confidence to feel capable to meet the individual needs of every client and to trust my clinical judgment. Jesscia Cauthorne became my supervisor during my first two years in private practice as I worked towards independent licensure. She helped me to learn how to support the needs of clients while growing and maintaining my personal and professional boundaries.
I can honestly say I’m not sure where I would be without the kind, compassionate, and authentic guidance I received from the three women who helped lay the foundation for the work that I am proud to do today.”
— Katie Giesler, LPCC