Lead the Way:
Empowering Supervisors to Connect, Inspire, and Guide the Future
Sept 16, 2025 | Live Zoom Webinar
Lead the Way: Empowering Supervisors to Connect, Inspire, and Guide the Future
Behind every thriving clinician is a trusted supervisor, someone who doesn’t just oversee the work but fosters a relationship rooted in trust, psychological safety, and meaningful guidance. Many supervisors feel confident in their leadership, yet even the most experienced professionals carry gaps in awareness. What does it really mean for a supervisee to feel safe enough to speak honestly, admit mistakes, and actively seek feedback? How do we know when trust is truly present, and what can we do when it isn’t? This training invites a deeper, more reflective look at the supervisory relationship and how we create space for greater vulnerability, openness, and growth.
Participants will explore how to build emotionally safe supervisory relationships that support both accountability and receptivity. Through topics such as impostor syndrome, self-doubt, case consultation, and specialty supervision, this session explores how effective supervision strikes a balance between empathy and structure, and guidance and flexibility. This training is designed to nurture supervisors in a collaborative learning environment where experiences can be shared, systems can be challenged or refined, and shared insights lead to professional growth. With case-based learning and experiential exercises, participants will leave feeling both supported and stretched, equipped to lead with greater clarity, connection, and confidence.
Learning Objectives
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Identify and apply strategies to assess and strengthen the supervisory alliance by attuning to relational dynamics and promoting emotional safety.
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Demonstrate the ability to facilitate open dialogue about professional vulnerabilities, including mistakes, seeking feedback, and receptivity to direction.
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Evaluate and refine supervision systems and structures to better support the development, accountability, and long-term professional growth of supervisees.
Presenters
Liliana Baylon
Liliana Baylon has a master’s degree in Counseling & Marriage, Family, & Child Therapy as well as an MBA from University of Phoenix in Colorado. Since entering the therapy field, Liliana has developed an interest and niche in treating children and families who have experienced trauma, abuse, and multicultural issues from an attachment lens. To better treat these populations, Liliana has received training in different modalities, some of which she is a trained educator.
Liliana is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Synergetic Play Therapy Consultant, EFT Supervisor, EMDR Certified, TheraPlay Level 1, Independent Facilitator of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Curriculum, Bring Baby Home Gottman Trained Educator, Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator, Completed Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.Liliana’s brings a unique cultural lens into her therapy and supervision sessions. Liliana is passionate about working with fellow mental health professionals to embrace curiosity, inspiration, and discover meaning to rise to their full potential from attachment and cultural lenses. Liliana offers workshops in the field of Mental Health and Cultural Opportunity for Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Teachers and Consultations for Agencies, Schools, Private Practices, Mental Health Centers, & Non-Profits in English, and Spanish.
Dr. Rachel Altvater
Dr. Rachel Altvater (Psy.D., RPT-S™) is a multi-award winning, pioneering expert, leader, researcher, international trainer, author, and supervisor in the field of play therapy. She is a licensed psychologist and holds national certifications as a Registered Play Therapist–Supervisor™ and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She is the owner of Creative Psychological Health Services, past president of the Maryland/DC Association for Play Therapy, editorial advisory board member for the International Journal of Play Therapy®, clinical advisory board member for PlaySpace, and clinical consultant for Hopscotch.
Dr. Altvater authored the book Perspective: Contemplating the Complexities of Our Realities, published her research in the International Journal of Play Therapy® on technology use in play therapy, and is a contributing author in numerous scholarly texts on implementing digital technologies in play therapy practice.
Details & Registration
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 11-12:30 MST
Location: Online Zoom Training (MST Timezone)
Pricing: $25, which includes a CE Certificate
Of Note: As this is an online training, it is required that you have your video on and are actively participating in order to earn the offered CEs. Please do not engage in other activities while in this training including driving, driving through for that coffee fix, or rearranging your closet - this training requires your attention and engagement. You will receive an email with the Zoom link and any handouts the day prior to the training.
This training will provide 1.5 CE Credits. Maria Laquerre-Diego, A New Hope Academy's President, is an Approved Provider for the NM Counseling and Therapy Practice Board CCE020981; and A New Hope Academy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7816. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A New Hope Academy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.