Clear Blue Sky
EMDR Therapy | Consultation
We're about possibilities. Growth after the storm.
Starting fresh and seeing the rainbow.
Intensive EMDR Therapy gets you there faster.
New Therapist Starter Pack helps new therapists become great therapists.
You Learned So much And Got Your MSW!
Now you have to put it into...Practice
Even graduates of the best MSW programs face self-doubt during their supervised practice period.
- Not sure that they learned what they learned in school
- Have to put what they learned into practice and that feels uncomfortable;
- Not sure that they trust their boss to be their clinical supervisor because it is scary to be vulnerable with your boss
- They have questions, but they're afraid they're "dumb" questions
- They have to do this for 2 years, which is bad enough, but it could be longer
- They have to prove they had the time—360 hours!—in 6 different content areas in their master’s program or after
- Then they have to pass a test on things they learned in grad school—two or more years prior!
- The test is extremely broad, but what they do at work might be very focused. They don't know where to turn, and might turn to social media for case consult, or not consult at all, which can get them into trouble before their career has really started.
- They might change jobs during the supervised practice, which can create disruptions and delay in getting the supervision hours needed to get to their goal
- While working towards their next license, they still have to meet the requirements of the current license, including 40 Continuing Education hours in a 2 year renewal period.
The New Therapist Starter Kit addresses all of these challenges.
What's in a New Therapist Starter Kit?
What is the New Therapist Starter Kit
The New Therapist Starter Pack is a two-year program that operates in trimester modules, renewing on 4-month intervals.
Each 4-month module includes:
- 16 hours of group supervision in 2-hour sessions twice per month, on Saturdays so it doesn’t conflict with employer demands
- Knowledge Base: 8 Continuing Education Hours in subject areas taken from the license exam—live, once per month, or done at your own pace as independent study after the live event
- past courses are available to you while you stay in the program
- Bonus: A workbook to help organize your goals and the hours you obtain each trimester
- Bonus: A comprehensive hours tracker that will help you complete every step for MN BOSW LICSW licensure when you need it, with links to the forms you need.
- Bonus: An online community where you can ask your questions with people you have come to know and who are invested in you and your success--not some rando on the internet!
- Moderation will be from approved license supervisors who can help make sure that you don't get bad advice.
The cohort opens 3 times per year to allow people to join and “graduate” according to their license journey, while also maintaining the stability of the group and mutual support. Cohorts open in February, June and October.
Important Note
If you continue for the 2 years after your MSW, you'll have:
- Reminders and exposure to content from all the sections of the ASWB Clinical Exam, so you don’t forget everything you learned in your MSW
- You'll have all of your group supervision hours
- You'll know in advance if you need to get more clock hours in one area or another, and have plenty of time to get them before it is time to apply.
- You’ll have the CE’s you need for license renewal through our Knowledge Base
- You'll also be able to lay out your vision for the kind of therapist you want to be, and have short-term goals along the way to get there.
- Your path won't be interrupted by changing jobs or needing to manage your employment relationship and your supervisory relationship at the same time.
- Once you’re ready to apply for your license, you’ll know everything is in place.
I'm not sure I need all of that
Group Supervision Only
$ 300
/ month 4 months
✔️ 16 hours of Group Supervision
✔️ Only 2 Saturdays per Month
✔️ Supervision Plan and Verification filed with the board
Knowledge Base Only
$ 149for the 4 month term
✔️ 8 hours (2 hours each month) of continuing education aimed at newly graduated therapists, and aligned with a content area of the ASWB Clinical Exam
- Scheduled live after office hours -or-
- Watch the recording at your own pace for independent study credits
✔️ Certificate of Completion provided after attendance at the live event or completion of the independent study.
✔️ Access will remain for 30 days after the end of the four-month term
Just One
Get a taste
✔️ One Session of One-on-One Case Consult: $100
✔️ One Continuing Ed event: $30 per CE hour
✔️ One month of group Consult: $400
About Katherine
Helping people find their clear blue sky possibilities after their storm
Katherine Driskell, MSW, LICSW has been in the non-profit and mental health space for more than 20 years. With experience in therapy with clients from 8 to 80+, in a variety of settings, she is able to start with clients where they are, and help them reach their goals.
She is a certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant-In-
Training through EMDRIA and a Certified HeartMath Interventions Practitioner. She is a member of the Minnesota Society for Clinical Social Work.
Training through EMDRIA and a Certified HeartMath Interventions Practitioner. She is a member of the Minnesota Society for Clinical Social Work.
She focuses on motivated clients with clear goals. She helps them meet their goals through short-term intensive work focused directly on the origins of the blocks and beliefs that hold them back. She works with high achieving professionals and performers as well as individuals who have experienced traumas big and small. Located in the heart of the Destination Medical Center district in Rochester, Minnesota, she loves working with patients and their loved ones, doctors and providers to overcome the medical trauma that is sometimes part of healing and illness. She combines mental health and counseling knowledge and skills with cutting edge, research-supported approaches to remove barriers to achieving potential.
She has worked for the State of Minnesota providing mental health care to clients with chronic mental and behavioral challenges. She was in a leadership position at the Mayo Clinic for five years before joining a local non-profit organization to guide a program providing mental health therapists to provide care in schools.
Katherine is available for Consultation for EMDR Therapists who have completed EMDRIA-Approved Basic Training and want to pursue certification. Clickhere to join the next cohort.
Katherine has also provided license supervision to social workers and professional clinical counselors for nearly a decade. She sought supervision outside of her place of employment as well, knowing the value of an outside perspective. Clinicians must continually reflect on their own well-being and responses to the work they do with clients. In a safe, nurturing supervisory relationship, clinicians can become the healers they seek to be. Each year she takes on a small cohort of Clinical Social Workers and candidates for licensure as Professional Clinical Counselors for license supervision. Reach out to get on the waiting list for the next cohort here
