Supervision

Michael Towers offers clinical supervision and consultation for counsellors and psychotherapists seeking support in their professional development, ethical practice, case reflection, documentation, and clinical decision-making. Supervision is offered in a collaborative, respectful, and non-pathologizing manner, with attention to both clinical skill and the person of the therapist.

A note from CRPO

• CRPO does not approve, accredit, endorse, or maintain a list of supervisors
• The responsibility of making sure your supervisor meets CRPO's qualifications is on the supervisee
• As of April 1, 2026, CRPO's definition of a supervisor meeting the minimum eligibility conditions requires
  • Registration in good standing with a regulatory college whose members can practise psychotherapy
  • Extensive clinical psychotherapy experience - generally five years or more
  • The applicable independent-practice experience threshold
  • Completion of 30 hours of coursework in providing clinical supervision
  • Completion of CRPO's clinical-supervision learning module
  • CRPO may later request evidence of the 30 hours of learning and, depending on the circumstances, seek verification and a description of the supervisor's approach
• A supervisor cannot claim that they are approved, accredited, recognized, acknowledged, or endorsed by CRPO in anyway

Michael's qualifications

• Registration in good standing with all four professional associations 
• Over 15 years of extensive clinical psychotherapy experience
• Practising supervision for over 11 years 
• Completion of a 36 hour masters level supervision course 
• Ongoing supervision and consultation on his own supervision
• Completion of CRPO's clinical-supervision learning module 
• Certification of supervisor status in four different professional associations 
• Training and development in evaluating supervisee competence, impairment, risk, remediation, gatekeeping, and due-process issues
• Developed a coherent ethical framework for power, documentation, multiple relationships, cultural humility, and institutional accountability in supervision
• Had his course content, assessments, and teaching competence externally reviewed. 

Areas of focus

• Therapeutic skills, modalities, and practice development.
• Ethical decision-making and professional responsibility.
• Documentation, case formulation, and administrative aspects of practice.
• Power, relationship, and non-pathologizing approaches in therapy and supervision.
• Trauma-informed and relationally responsive clinical work.

Supervision approach

Supervision is intended to support thoughtful, accountable, and ethically grounded practice. Conversations may include case reflection, skill development, use of self, documentation practices, professional boundaries, and the challenges that arise in complex clinical work. Michael also provides post-supervision letters that summarize themes and next steps from the session to support continuity and reflection.

Credentials

Michael is a Certified Supervisor with CACFT, BCACC, CCPA, and PACCP, and also provides SOS (Supervision of Supervision) services for clinicians pursuing BCACC supervisor certification.

Rates & booking

Individual supervision is $180 per 60-minute session. Consultation is $180 per 60-minute session, and dyadic supervision is available for up to two participants at $200 per session.

Book directly online:

• Individual supervision, online (60 minutes)
• Individual supervision, in person (60 minutes)
• Dyadic supervision, online (up to two participants)
• Consultation, online (60 minutes)
• Consultation, in person (60 minutes)

Group supervision

UPDATE: The September cohort is now closed as all spots have been filled. If you want your name added to the waitlist for the next group in January 2027 please email [email protected]

Groups run twice a year (January to May and June to November). New: another group has been added, starting September 2026. To register for group supervision, contact Michael:

Call/text: 250-215-4415
Email: [email protected]

Payment, cancellation, refunds, and credits

Sessions are prepaid at the time of booking. If you need to cancel or reschedule, at least 48 hours’ notice is required. With sufficient notice, you may choose to have your payment refunded or held as a credit toward a future session. Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice, or missed appointments, are typically charged the full fee, as the time has been reserved for you.

This practice is committed to respectful, non-discriminatory, and culturally humble care and professional communication. All clients and consultees will be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. Services are provided without discrimination on the basis of personal characteristics protected under the BC Human Rights Code.