About

Professional Disclosure Statement

Timothy L. Herrin, LPC, LLC                                                                              706-429-5493 (cell)

P.O. Box 2244                                                                                         timothylherrin@gmail.com

Dahlonega, GA 30533

Educational Background and Credentials

CPCS certificate                                                                                          University of North Carolina Greensboro

MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling                                                                            University of North Georgia 

BS Sociology                                                                                          North Georgia College and State University

Licensed Professional Counselor (Georgia)                                                                                                 #010399

National Board-Certified Counselor                                                                                                             5/7/2015

                                                                     Counseling Background

I have counseling work experience in residential, community, school, and outpatient private practice. I have worked with clients from young children to elderly adults in dealing with family issues, substance issues, domestic violence and anger issues utilizing personal, psycho-educational, and psycho-social counseling services. I have spent the majority of my professional career working with families, parents, and children, involved with the Department of Family and Children Services working toward reunification and restoration of family relationships.

My orientation to counseling is based on a CBT approach from an existential viewpoint. I incorporate DBT and proven theories of counseling to assist clients in resolving challenges and learning new approaches to old problems as a means of experiencing personal and emotional growth.

Supervision Background

My supervision background includes one year of practicum supervision followed by an additional year of internship. My practicum experience involved a lot of group work while my internship focused on psychometry, testing and diagnosing mental disorders.

Supervision Approach

My approach to supervision is founded in developmental models of supervision. Attention to the supervisory relationship and supervisory roles is critical to these approaches, requiring the supervisor to be intentional, proactive, and flexible. Supervision interventions are tailored to supervisees’ developmental, cognitive, and conceptual levels, as well as the supervisees’ motivation, skills, and personal attributes, while ensuring the needs of the client(s) are met.

Multiple roles and foci are employed in supervision. The supervisor may use a variety of roles with the supervisee, such as teacher, counselor, or consultant, addressing overall developmental goals in addition to the expressed goals and identified performance issues. Supervision may focus on interventions/techniques to use with clients, case conceptualization, professional behaviors, or the counselor as both a person and change agent. The pervasive goal of supervision is for the supervisee to gain more complex and integrative assessment, conceptualization, and intervention skills. Supervision also includes goals of increased self-awareness and may involve examining personal behaviors, thoughts, or feelings that are elicited by a client. However, it must be stated that supervision and personal counseling are distinct activities and processes, despite any attendance to personal issues and reactions and overlap in the techniques employed. Any issues that are unrelated to the supervisee’s efficacy with clients or that may be identified by the supervisee or supervisor as needing further attention are to be referred to a different, qualified professional; providing any therapeutic interventions beyond the scope of the client must be precluded. Lastly, supervision involves evaluation, which is incompatible to the goals of personal counseling.

Live observation and/or audio/video recordings are the predominant modes of reviewing counseling skills for supervision.

Evaluation Procedures

Goals are co-constructed and tailored to the supervisees’ needs according to: individual contracts, performance and experience, reason for supervision (licensure/ internship/credentialing), and in accordance with current standards of practice and ethics in the field.

Supervisees are provided feedback continuously and apprised of any performance issues. Furthermore, supervisees are provided opportunities for remediation, if needed, via written contract and procedures of due process (with the exception of certain gross ethical violations).  Adherence to the ethical standards of ACA and NBCC and any supervisory directives is expected and a basis for evaluation. Supervisees are provided copies of any written summative evaluations.

Confidentiality

Privileged communication is not applicable to supervision sessions. However, every effort is made to keep the content and process of supervision sessions confidential, with a few noted exceptions: (a) the client’s welfare is in danger of harm, (b) a written release is provided by the supervisee, or (c) the contract for supervision provision requires communication with a third-party (university supervisor, licensure board, etc.). In these events, effort is made to inform the supervisee of the disclosure.

Fee Schedule

Supervision of counseling students in internships is free of charge, as it pertains to the specific instructional agreement and prospectus. For non-students, payment is based on the specific supervisory contract, including the modality of supervision (individual or group) and the purpose of supervision.

Emergency Situations

In the event of a client emergency, supervisees may contact me at my office or via cell phone. It is critical to follow established protocols when faced with client emergency or ethical dilemma, and any incidents should be either discussed or reported in a reasonable timeframe, particularly if there is a diversion from established procedures.

Ethical Standards

I adhere to the NBCC Code of Ethics, the NBCC Standards for the Ethical Practice of Clinical Supervision, the ACES Guidelines for Counseling Supervisors, and the applicable ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Supervisees are expected to adhere to ethical practice and legal standards of counseling. If a supervisee is dissatisfied with my work, they are encouraged to address the situation with me openly and directly. If the issue isn’t resolved or they continue to be dissatisfied, the supervisee may contact the NCBLPC (844-622-3572), NBCC (336-547-0607) or ACA (703-823-9800).