About Clinical Supervision at Believe Therapy & Coaching
Clinical supervision is provided by Amelia Dowell, RP, CCC — Registered Psychotherapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor, and Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa. Amelia brings both academic rigour and real-world clinical depth to supervision, with a style that is warm, direct, and genuinely invested in your development as a therapist.
Supervision at Believe Therapy & Coaching is structured and reflective. Sessions go beyond case review — we attend to the therapeutic relationship, parallel process, countertransference, and the clinical decisions that shape the work you do with clients.
Who This Is For
- RP(Q) therapists working toward full registration with CRPO
- Psychotherapy students completing practicum or internship hours
- Clinicians looking for supervision with someone who works across trauma, ADHD, perinatal, couples, and eating concerns
- New therapists who want supervision that feels genuinely supportive — not just administrative
What We Focus On in Supervision
- Case conceptualization and treatment planning
- Navigating complex and high-risk presentations safely
- Trauma-informed practice across all client populations
- EMDR protocol guidance and integration (Amelia is EMDR trained)
- Therapeutic alliance challenges, rupture, and repair
- Countertransference and parallel process awareness
- Ethical practice and professional identity development
- Self-care and preventing compassion fatigue
About Your Supervisor: Amelia Dowell
Amelia Dowell holds an M.A. in Counselling Psychology and is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) in good standing with both CRPO and CCPA. She is a Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa, where she teaches in the counselling psychology program.
She founded and leads Believe Therapy & Coaching, a trilingual group practice in Westboro, Ottawa. Her clinical specializations include trauma and EMDR, couples therapy, perinatal mental health, ADHD and neurodivergence, and body image concerns. She currently supervises the full team of RP(Q) associates at the practice.
Format and Scheduling
Individual supervision is available in-person at our Westboro, Ottawa office or via secure video. Sessions are typically 50 minutes and can be scheduled weekly or bi-weekly depending on your registration requirements and caseload needs.
Group supervision may be available periodically — contact us to enquire.