Supervision for Psychologists and Mental Health Professionals
Psychologists | Social Workers | Therapists | Counsellors
Are you an early career psychologist?
Supporting Early Career Psychologists in Private Practice
Jessica has a special interest in supporting early career psychologists navigating the complexities of private practice.
Whether you’re building your caseload, refining your therapeutic voice, navigating ethical dilemmas, or managing the emotional demands of the work, supervision with Jessica is a reflective space and an opportunity to grow, foster your competence, and improve your confidence. Her approach is collaborative and supportive.
Clinical Interests
Jessica has a particular interest in working with adults experiencing:
Personality disorders (particularly Borderline Personality Disorder) and complex emotional presentations
Disordered eating and body image concerns
Chronic health conditions, including Type 1 Diabetes
Neurodiversity, particularly ADHD in women
Interpersonal and relational difficulties
Supervision is offered via videoconference. Supervision fees are $250.00 (including gst) per hour.
Supervision is where the work behind the work happens. It’s the quiet force that shapes ethical, reflective, and resilient practitioners.
Meet Your Supervisor
Jessica Barrett is an endorsed Clinical Psychologist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and a Board-Approved Supervisor. She has over 10 years experience working in private practice and more than 7 years experience supervising psychologists across various stages of their careers.
Jessica’s primary area of interest in supporting early career psychologists. She has previously held a Clinical Supervisor role at Bond University, supervising Provisional Psychologists in the Master of Clinical Psychology and Master of Professional Psychology programmes. Jessica has conducted and published research in the area of clinical supervision and psychology practitioner training, with an emphasis on competency-based approaches.
Jessica is also passionately interested in providing supervision to psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to offer informed and tailored care to the Type 1 Diabetes community.
She offers supervision for Registered Psychologists, Clinical Psychology Registrars, and early career Clinical Psychologists working primarily with adults in private practice settings. She is available for ad-hoc or regular supervision sessions.
Are you wanting supervision to support your clients affected by Type 1 Diabetes?
Holding Space for the Lows & the Highs
As psychologists supporting clients with Type 1 Diabetes, we often hold the tension between clinical care and lived reality. Supervision at Slow Release Psychology offers a reflective space to unpack the emotional highs and lows – yours and your clients’ – with guidance from someone who understands both professionally and personally.
These sessions are reflective, non-judgmental, and grounded in both evidence-based practice and real-world experience.
Academic Research
Jessica has conducted and published research in the area of clinical supervision and psychology practitioner training, with an emphasis on competency-based approaches. Publications:
Barrett, J. A., Calvert, F. L., Gonsalvez, C. J., & Shires, A. L. (2022). A qualitative investigation into perceptions of scientist-practitioner competence within supervision during psychology training programmes. Australian Psychologist. doi:10.1080/00050067.2022.2125282
Barrett, J., Gonsalvez, C. J., & Shires, A. (2019). Evidence based practice within supervision in psychology practitioner training: A systematic review. Clinical Psychologist, 1-15. doi:10.1111/cp.12196
Calvert, F. L., Deane, F. P., & Barrett, J. (2019). Supervisees’ experiences of a metacommunication intervention in clinical supervision. Clinical Psychologist, 1-11. doi:10.1111/cp.12199
Calvert, F. L., Deane, F. P., & Barrett, J. (2019). Improvements in psychologists’ metacommunication self-efficacy, willingness and skill following online training and a supervision exercise. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1-18. doi:10.1002/jclp.22889
Supervision is offered via videoconference, with flexible scheduling to suit your needs.
To enquire about availability, please email: info@slowreleasepsychology.com.au or complete the online enquiry form.