The Skill of Self-Disclosure in Supervision

Description

This course is a live, interactive webinar held on Friday, July 10, 2026 from 1-2:30pm Eastern Daylight Time

Registration closes at midnight the day before the event

Register here for the individual session, or you can register for the ongoing Clinical Supervision Forum which includes access to this training event.

Self-disclosure is a powerful clinical and supervisory tool, but many clinicians feel trepidation about utilizing it because the risks can feel just as real as the potential benefits. What if I overshare, what if it doesn’t land well, or what if the moment shifts attention away from the client, supervisee, or the work that needs to happen?

This training offers clinical supervisors a thoughtful space to examine how self-disclosure can be used with greater clarity, purpose, and professional intention in both clinical practice and supervision. For supervisors who want to model appropriate use of self-disclosure while helping supervisees develop this skill in support of their own clinical growth, this course provides a practical place to begin.

Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, Certified Financial Therapist, professor, consultant, TEDx speaker, and 2x Amazon #1 best-selling author. Her experience as a clinician, supervisor, educator, and consultant positions her to help clinical supervisors think carefully about the risks, benefits, and appropriate use of self-disclosure within both clinical and supervisory relationships.

Khara’s approach centers on self-disclosure as a skill that can be assessed, practiced, modeled, and refined rather than avoided out of fear or used without reflection. She will guide participants through a simple framework for self-disclosure while identifying opportunities for supervisors and supervisees to use this tool in ways that support clinical development, strengthen the supervision alliance, and encourage professional growth.

This course will explore self-disclosure as a clinical tool, including the common concerns clinicians have about oversharing, timing, impact, and professional boundaries. Participants will examine the risks and benefits of self-disclosure in both client work and clinical supervision, consider how supervisors can model appropriate self-disclosure, and learn a framework that supports intentional use of this skill within professional supervisory relationships.

Key Takeaways

• Greater confidence with self-disclosure: Learn how to assess when self-disclosure may be useful, when it may create risk, and how to approach it with more clinical intention.
• Clearer supervisory application: Understand how self-disclosure functions within the clinical supervision relationship and how it can support alliance, learning, and supervisee growth.
• A practical decision-making framework: Gain a simple structure that supervisors and supervisees can use to encourage appropriate, thoughtful, and professional use of self-disclosure.

Why This Course?

• Focused on a real supervisory challenge: Many supervisors know self-disclosure can be helpful, but they may not have a clear way to teach, model, or evaluate it in supervision.
• Taught by an experienced supervisor and educator: Khara Croswaite Brindle brings direct experience in clinical supervision, therapist development, teaching, writing, consultation, and professional growth.
• Aligned with TCI’s mission of practical, ethical continuing education: Telehealth Certification Institute provides training designed to equip behavioral health professionals with knowledge and strategies they can apply in real clinical and supervisory practice.

Learning Objectives

• Assess the risks and benefits of self-disclosure as a supervisory tool.
• Identify the risks and benefits of self-disclosure within the clinical supervision relationship.
• Apply a self-disclosure framework to encourage the appropriate use of this tool by both supervisors and supervisees.

Self-disclosure does not have to be an uncertain or avoided part of supervision. With a clearer framework, supervisors can better understand how to use this tool professionally, model it appropriately, and help supervisees develop greater confidence in applying it with care.

This course is a live, interactive webinar.

Course Details

Schedule: (times listed in Eastern Daylight (New York) time)

1:00 pm - 1:35 pm presentation/lecture
1:35 pm - 1:45 pm Q&A
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm presentation/lecture
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm Q&A

How to Attend: Course access and completion instructions.

Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services, particularly those who are supervisors or have an interest in supervision.

Teaching Methods: This is a live, interactive webinar. Enrollment includes access to live event(s) but does not include recordings of the presentations.

Instructor and Disclosures

Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT

Khara Croswaite Brindle, MA, LPC, ACS, CFT, is passionate about giving people aha moments that create goosebumps and catalyze powerful action. She is a TEDx Speaker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Financial Therapist, Certified Enneagram professional, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and journal therapist living in Colorado. Khara enjoys various roles as a serial entrepreneur, 2x Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author, professional speaker, professor, and consultant. Khara specializes in helping therapists and financial therapists create secondary income streams against burnout through consultation, courses, and supervision. She is originally from the Pacific Northwest and gets her best ideas walking outside and being around water. When Khara’s not writing her next book or supporting fellow professional helpers on their own self-discovery journeys, she enjoys spending time with her daughter, reading, and indulging in gluttonous, gluten-free desserts with her family.

Disclosure Statement: The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

Credit Hours: This course consists of 1.5 continuing education hours of credit.

Counselors:

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.

Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations.  You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.

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Social Workers:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 clinical continuing education credits.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.

Addiction Professionals:
 

This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

Psychologists:

Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.

Art Therapists: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.

Other Professionals: This course qualifies for 90 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations.  Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

This course is an-interactive, live online webinar.

Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.

Agreement

By registering for this event you are agreeing to the following:

• 24 hour notice is required if you are not able to make it to a live event. Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants.
• To update and test using Zoom.us/test before the event to ensure you are ready for the event.
• Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected.  Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
• An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted.  (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
• Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
• Respect all other participants during the event as though you would if you were sitting with the other attendees at a conference table:
  • Dress appropriately
  • Be in a private location void of distractions
  • Do not multitask
  • Do not drive during an event
  • Remain on mute unless you are sharing with the group

Accommodations and Policies

Close Captioning is available for live webinars and recorded video presentations.

You can click on the following links to view our policies:

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Cancellation Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Support Options
• Disclosure Statement