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S P R I N G 2 0 2 1 – I S S U E 7 3 Tell us about your clinical training/licensure, experience, and current work setting/location. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), newly-approved AAMFT supervisor mentee in Las Vegas, NV, and a doctoral candidate at Northcentral University. I am completing my doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy, specializing in mental health administration. I own and operate The Healthy Foundations Center (THFC), which is a therapy agency providing outpatient individual, family, and group therapy, as well as medication management. My team at THFC consists of 12 licensed therapists, two medication prescribers, and five mental health support staff. I began my supervision experience by supervising bachelor's-level students from local colleges and universities after I obtained my master's degree in 2014. Describe your supervision style in three words. Fun, real, personal. What self-care practices do you engage in? I am proud of myself that I have continued to keep exercise as a part of my schedule throughout the pandemic. My home has become a gym with all of the equipment I have purchased! Also, I love to nap. I have always been a napper. I listen to my body and when it is tired, I rest. Last, but not least, I have an amazing six-year-old son who is incredibly smart. I love to just talk to him. He says incredible things! What is your hope for the future of MFT training/supervision? I hope that we, as a field, shift some focus to the relational dynamics we have amongst colleagues when it comes to discussing race. The field has included diversity as a part of the discussion as it relates to therapists and their clients, but we need to continue to work on how we, as therapists, discuss the topic and address racial disparities amongst ourselves. I imagine that us not being able to discuss race amongst professionals is one of the reasons why we continue to see panels of professionals positioned to train, and they are made up of all white, or mostly white, professionals. We can't have those discussions if we can't talk about race and racial disparities. SUPERVISOR SPOTLIGHT COURTNEY DANDY-FRALICK, MSC, LMFT, LCADC, CAMS-I