Clinical Supervision

Clinical Leadership Team

Mary is an expert in anxiety related disorders, specifically health anxiety, OCD, phobias and PTSD. She uses an integrative and science based approach that targets maladaptive thinking patterns, unwanted urges or compulsions, and nervous system regulation.

Mary Vuksanovic

Registered Psychotherapist
Founder & Clinical Director

As the Director of Clinical Training & Supervision, Dr. Amanda Spallacci leads the clinic’s clinical training and professional development initiatives, overseeing the supervision, mentorship, and ongoing development of practicum students and clinicians at Vital Minds Psychotherapy.

Dr. Amanda Spallacci, PhD

Director of Clinical Training & Supervision

As an experienced Clinical Supervisor and Registered Psychotherapist, July is deeply committed to fostering the next generation of competent, ethical, and reflective mental health professionals. Her approach to supervision is grounded in a commitment to coaching, mentoring, and professional consultation.

Julie Desjardins

Registered Psychotherapist
Clinical Supervisor

At Vital Minds Psychotherapy, our clinical supervision provides robust, high-quality training that supports practicum students and therapists in training in developing strong clinical skills, ethical judgment, and professional identity. We integrate the expectations set out by CRPO Professional Practice Standards, PHIPA legislation, and the educational institution (if applicable) and enhance them with our own structured, developmentally attuned training curriculum.

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Our goal is to create a learning environment where emerging clinicians feel supported, confident, and well-prepared to enter the field.

Below is a comprehensive overview of what therapists in training receive when completing supervision hours at our clinic:

High quality individual or dyadic Clinical Supervision
Supervisor review of documentation that meets CRPO standards: informed consent, clinical charts, progress updates, treatment plans, assessments, risk and safety plans.
Comprehensive case conceptualization training
Guidance with decision making aligned with CRPO’s ethics and jurisprudence.
Therapists in training learn how to function as PHIPA-compliant clinicians: Secure documentation standards; email, phone and virtual therapy privacy protocols; chart reviews; proper storage, retention, and destruction of client records.
Support and guidance working with diverse populations: children, teenagers, adults, couples, families.

What you will gain from Clinical Supervision at Vital Minds

By the end of their supervision period, therapists are prepared to:

Practice ethically and confidently
Work independently with diverse clients
Meet CRPO documentation standards
Use evidence-based treatment planning
Assess and respond to risk
Navigate real-world clinic expectations
Integrate theory, practice, and self-awareness

Therapists in training leave Vital Minds with a clinical foundation that lasts!