Hello! I'm Caitlin, a Neurodivergent Affirming Supervisor. I have a particular interest in working with Allied Health and human services professionals, such as Social Workers (including AMHSWs), Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, counsellors, coaches, and NDIS providers, who are committed to or curious about neurodivergent affirming practice. I can support you to develop a more neurodivergent affirming approach in your work (particularly with Autistic, ADHD, and/or gifted clients). If you're neurodivergent yourself, I’ll also help you integrate your lived experience into your practice in ways that are ethical, sustainable, and empowering, while making sure you're tending to your own neurodivergent needs, so you can show up as your best self for the people you support.
Being neurodivergent myself, I deeply understand the unique challenges that neurodivergent supervisees often navigate, both internally and within professional systems. I’ve personally felt the weight of neuronormativity, ableism, and the pressure to mask in order to fit in. I know the toll of invisible labour, the constant cognitive and emotional load, and how executive functioning differences or sensory sensitivities can compound this. I also recognise the relational complexities, including the double empathy problem, justice and rejection sensitivity, and the nuanced ways these experiences intersect in workplace dynamics. These pressures can culminate in Autistic and/or ADHD burnout. I work alongside neurodivergent supervisees to co-create a supervision space that’s supportive, flexible, and genuinely aligned with who they are. My focus is on affirming each supervisee’s strengths, reducing the impact of systemic barriers, and supporting their professional growth in ways that honour their neurotype, values, and overall wellbeing.
As an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW), I am able to support Social Workers who are working towards becoming an AMHSW. I can support you in identifying if you meet the criteria and any gaps in knowledge, skills, training, and experience to support you in preparing to undergo the application process.
I offer clinical supervision both online and in person from my Brisbane office. Sessions are available as one-on-one or in small groups (up to four participants), with flexible frequency to suit your needs and capacity.
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Reviewing Notes and Reports
Explore and refine how you document your work, ensuring it's sustainable and aligns with best practices and professional standards with an active advocacy voice.
Discussing Additional Skills or Strategies
We can identify and develop practical skills, therapeutic techniques, and new strategies to enhance your work with clients. This includes exploring treatment modalities that align with your practice framework.
Reflecting About Your Practice
Engage in deep, meaningful reflection to understand your professional and ethical decisions, successes, and challenges. We’ll explore what’s working well, identify areas for growth, and discuss the 'why' behind your practice.
Discussing Secondary Practice Challenges
Supervision can include navigating broader workplace concerns.
Managing workplace conflict and fostering collaboration.
Strategies to manage burnout, overwhelm, and competing priorities to ensure sustainability and well-being.
Problem Solving Practice Challenges
Whether you’re navigating complex cases, systemic barriers, or ethical dilemmas, supervision provides a collaborative space to explore solutions and approaches tailored to your professional values and goals.
Discussing Career or Business Develoment
Are you looking to apply for to be a AMHSW or transition to private practice? Supervision can help you clarify your professional aspirations and identify the steps to achieve them, whether that involves advancing your career, building a private practice, or transitioning into a new professional role.
Do you think we would be a good fit?
If you would like to learn more about my professional experience and qualifications, you can find more information on my LinkedIn.
Below, I have listed my practice framework and the therapeutic modalities I use in my practice. This may help you to identify whether we will be a good supervisor/supervisee fit and if I can support you to grow professionally in the ways you wish.
Practice Framework
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Neurodivergent Affirming: Valuing and supporting neurodivergent identities, strengths, and lived experiences.
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Trauma-Informed: Understanding the impact of trauma and working in ways that prioritise safety, choice, and empowerment.
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Neuroqueering: Challenging norms around identity, functioning, and relationships; deconstructing internalised ableism and heteronormativity; centring fluidity and authenticity.
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Systemic & Critical Social Work: Exploring how ableism, capitalism, heteronormativity, and cisnormativity affect wellbeing.
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Multidimensional Human Development: Considering the dynamic and interconnected factors that influence human growth and change.
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Positive Disintegration: Viewing growth and transformation as an ongoing process, often driven by deep, challenging experiences.
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Relational Ethics: Practicing in an attuned and accountable manner. that considers power dynamics
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Existentialism: Navigating purpose, meaning, identity, and the liminal spaces of becoming.
Therapeutic Modalities
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) & Attachment-Based Approaches
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Internal Family Systems (IFS – Parts Work)
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Polyvagal Theory & Somatic Mapping
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The Flash Technique (Somatic trauma processing)
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Narrative, creative, and symbolic work
If you value a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, and holistic approach to professional growth and supervision, we may be a great fit. Together, we can create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered to reflect, learn, and grow—while staying connected to your values and purpose as a practitioner.