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Group Supervision for Early Career Therapists
As an early career therapist, the journey can feel deeply meaningful and exciting — but also overwhelming. Alongside navigating ethical considerations, you’re also learning how to set boundaries, develop cultural competence, balance the pressure of “doing and being enough,” and still remain fully present with your clients.
At Talking Distance, we are starting a Group Supervision Series for early career therapists seeking a safe, supportive platform to discuss the realities and challenges of beginning clinical practice.
Free Introductory Session
How is therapy supposed to work? How do I know therapy is working for my clients?
This is an open-for-all session — a chance to meet us, experience the format, and see if this space feels like the right fit for you.
🔗 Register 📅 24th October 🕔 5:00 pm IST 💻 Online
Free Group Supervision Series
Theme: Relational and Interpersonal Challenges
31st October • Transference & Countertransference
14th Nov • Setting Boundaries in Sessions
28th Nov • Battling Imposter Syndrome
12th Dec • Navigating Silence in Sessions
90 mins Fortnightly Online Max. 10 participants
Registration
💰 Fee: ₹2,500 for the full series
🌟 Early-bird: ₹2,000 (until 20th October)
💳 Instalment option available (contact us)
👥 Closed group (min. 4 up to 7 participants, first come-first serve)
Complete your payment using the button below, and we’ll share all session details shortly after. ⬇️
To join, simply fill out the form below and choose the supervision sessions you’d like to attend. All sessions are free and limited to 10 participants each. ⬇️
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1. Transference and counter transference
📅 31st October 🕔 5:00 pm IST 💻 Online
We will bring to this space how emotions felt by both the client and the therapist, towards each other, impact the therapeutic relationship. It can also be easy to miss as a beginner therapist. This sessions will also allow you to use these emotions as tools to explore the client’s world, protecting the therapeutic relationship. Having a safe, protected space to unpack these feelings and situations, can help you learn more about yourself but also stay grounded in your therapy session.
2. Setting Boundaries in session
📅 14th Nov 🕔 5:00 pm IST 💻 Online
Sheds light on the difficult moments therapists may face at the beginning of their career, like when and how to interrupt the client gently, set out of office hours and stick to it, and remain ethical and honest about what they can and cannot offer. Knowing how to process personal feelings about these sticky situations, and how to set a gentle but firm boundary is what supervision helps you with.
3. Battling Imposter Syndrome
📅 28th Nov 🕔 5:00 pm IST 💻 Online
Battling Imposter Syndrome -Always hits the mark. Not a topic openly discussed, we want to reduce the shame and self judgement that comes with feeling “not good enough” that many new therapists feel. Supervisors generally help focus on their strengths and growth, rather than what they aren’t doing well. Bridging the theory-practice gap is one of the major takeaways from this session.
4. Navigating Silence
📅 12th Dec 🕔 5:00 pm IST 💻 Online
Navigating silence in sessions – has so much to be said about. New therapists can be stumped with silences in sessions, not knowing when a silence is reflective versus empty, and they often feel anxious or awkward in moments like these. Practicing new ways of responding, and checking in with the clients, are also goals that are worked on.
You can join the free session by registering through this link ➜ Register
Who should apply?
- Early-career therapists with 0–2 years of clinical experience
- Currently residing in India
- Holding a minimum of a Master’s degree in Counselling or an equivalent field
- Seeking structured supervision, professional community, and guidance in client work and practitioner development
Your Supervisor:
Tanmayee, a counseling psychologist with six years of experience, supports early career therapists through supervision grounded in psychoanalytic, humanistic-relational, and process-based perspectives. Blending the roles of teacher and counselor, she fosters reflection, confidence, and growth while helping therapists feel supported in their work.
Group Supervision Structure
Introduction (first session only)
- Supervisor introduction
- Supervisee introduction
Group Agreement / Expectations Review (first session only)
- Establishing shared values, boundaries, and expectations to create a safe, respectful, and supportive supervision space.
Supervision format and goals (first session only)
- Purpose of supervision
- Flow and structure
Check in (all sessions)
- feelings/thoughts regarding topic chosen
- Reflections/takeaways from previous sessions
- Real life impact of reflections/takeaways
Case presentation/challenge related to the topic (all sessions)
- identify/discuss concerns re: topic
Group Discussions (all sessions)
- Role playing activity
- Reflections
- Theoretical implications
Feedback and Processing (all sessions)
- Takeaways
- Themes emerged
Free session
24th October
Our first introductory session – “how is therapy supposed to work” – introduces you to the world of therapy and supervision.
We will talk about how it feels to be a therapist in the therapy room/online, answer some common questions that early career therapists face, have a small overview of what therapy actually looks like via a role play or case vignette, and lastly identify insights or questions they want to carry for future supervisions.
- Flow/structure:
- Welcome and
- Introduction
- Common Questions
- Mini presentation
- Experiential activity: Role Play/observation
- Reflection/Discussion
- Takeaways/Reflective journal prompt