Welcome to supervision science.
We know that providing clinical supervision is one of the most rewarding activities for mental health practitioners. It’s a way to give back to the field, mentor the next generation of clinicians, and expand your impact.
But supervision can also be incredibly challenging. From managing your legal responsibilities to the difficulties of working with under-confident or overconfident supervisees, ensuring you are offering effective guidance, and keeping up with administrative tasks, clinical supervision can be a daunting endeavor.
We built Supervision Science to provide supervisors and organizations with easy, efficient access to established best practices and the latest developments in clinical supervision. We offer trainings in the domains most likely to cause challenges for supervisors and those they train, including modern ethical dilemmas, bridging cultural divides in the supervision relationship, best practices in providing effective feedback, and how to make it all work in the context of a busy clinical practice. We’re glad you’re here!
Danielle Keenan-Miller, Ph.D.
Danielle is a clinical supervisor, therapist, psychological scientist, and consultant. At the heart of her practice and supervision is a belief that meaningful change happens when people learn scientifically-backed tools in the context of a meaningful and supportive interpersonal connection. She is a licensed psychologist in California (PSY24352) and New York (026457), and is a registered telehealth provider in the state of Florida (TPPY2248).
Danielle completed her B.A. in Psychology from Stanford and her Ph.D. at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). She served for two years as the Associate Director of Clinical Training at the University of Southern California. In 2013, she became the Director of the UCLA Psychology Training Clinic, directing a large low-cost mental health services clinic, and conducting research into evidence-based practices in training and supervision. After eleven years in that role, she decided to return to her passion for direct patient care, as well as supervision of advanced trainees and licensed clinicians.
Danielle is a seasoned trainer and supervisor. She spent five years on the executive committee of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics (APTC). She was awarded the APTC Clinic Director Mentor Award and the APTC Clinic Research Award in 2021, as well as the APTC Jean Spruill Achievement Award in 2023. She currently serves as a Consulting Editor for the journal Training and Education in Professional Psychology. She has written several academic and lay audience articles on the science of supervision.
More information about Danielle and her practice can be found on her website. Danielle is also a co-founder and CEO of MindScience Collective, an online continuing education platform.
Sarah M. Thompson, Ph.D.
Sarah is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in clinical supervision and training, third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies, and evidence-based treatments for trauma. She holds a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from UCLA as well as a B.A. in Psychology with Distinction from Yale University.
Sarah previously served as the Associate Director of the University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic, where she trained graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology, social work, and mental health counseling in evidence-based interventions and clinical supervision. While at UT, she received awards for her teaching and mentorship and conducted research on best practices in clinical supervision as co-chair of the APTC Research Committee.
Sarah currently provides individual and couple therapy to adults and offers consultation, supervision, and training on cognitive behavioral treatments and the practice of clinical supervision through Snapdragon Psychology. Her work as a therapist, supervisor, and trainer is guided by her belief in the value of genuine, compassionate relationships alongside rigorous adherence to evidence-based interventions.
She is based in Los Angeles and licensed in California (PSY34690).
Recent clients
City College of New York
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
MindWell NYC
National Register of Health Service Psychologists
Praxis Continuing Education and Training
selected
publications
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Hersh, J., Thompson, S.M., Farmer, R., & Keenan-Miller, D. (2023). Technology in psychology graduate training clinics: Past, present, and future. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 9, 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-023-00370-x
Thompson, S.M., & Keenan-Miller, D. (2023). Current status of psychology training clinics: Results of the 2023 APTC Survey. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics, Albuquerque.
Thompson, S. M., Keenan-Miller, D., Dunn, D., Hersh, J., Saules, K. K., Graham, S. R., Bell, D. J., Hames, J. L., Wray, A., Hiraoka, R., Heller, M. B., Taber-Thomas, S. M., Taylor, M. J., Hawkins, R. C. II, Schacht, R. L., Liu, N. H., Schwartz, J. L., & Akey, E. H. (2023). Preferences for and acceptability of telesupervision among health service psychology trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 17(3), 221–230.
Boyd, M. & Keenan-Miller, D. (2023). Developing and implementing supervisory standards. In M. Terjesen & T. Del Vecchio (Eds.) Handbook of Training and Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer.
Yarrington, J.S., Boyd, M., & Keenan-Miller, D. (2022). The importance of virtual interviews for graduate school and internships in clinical psychology. The Behavior Therapist. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000415
Chen, B., & Keenan-Miller, D. (2021). How much therapy is enough? The dose-response effect and its moderators in a psychology training clinic. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 20-35.
Thompson, S. M. (2020). Responding to inappropriate client sexual behaviors: Perspectives on effective supervision. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 30(1), 122-129. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000166
Keenan-Miller, D., Boyd, M., Westman, J.G., & Chorpita, B.F. (2020). Setting standards for supervision in a clinical science training clinic. The Behavior Therapist, 43, 127-133.
Keenan-Miller, D., Belik, O., & Falender, C. (2019). Competency-based assessment and evaluation: Advancing clinical supervision. The California Psychologist, 52(3), 32.
Herts, K., Loerinc, A., Owens, E. & Keenan-Miller, D. (2017). A model for competency-based supervision training. The California Psychologist, 50(4), 40-41.
Keenan-Miller, D. & Corbett, H. (2015). Meta-supervision: Can students be safe and effective supervisors? Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 9, 315-321.
Falender, C., Schaefer, M., Belik, O., Keenan-Miller, D., Herrera, E., & Crawford, N. (2021, September). Clinical supervision in the 2020s: Focus on telesupervision, the supervisory relationship, and well-being. 6 hour Continuing Education live webinar for the California Psychology Association Division II, Education and Training.
Harrell, S., Falender, C., Enyedy, K., Ellis, M., Keenan-Miller, D., & Wood, L. (2017, March). Connecting competencies and culture in supervision. California Psychology Association Division II Conference, Los Angeles.
Keenan-Miller, D., Corbett, H., & Tawfik, S.H. (2015, April). Clinic-based practicum experiences in supervision. Annual Meeting of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics, Austin.