Supervision & Training

Sophie Smith is a Clinical and Developmental Psychologist and Clinic Director at The Young Mind Clinic with more than 17 years experience. Sophie is a Psychology Board Approved Supervisor for both the Clinical Psychology and Educational and Developmental Psychology areas of endorsement. A large part of her practice is providing supervision to psychologists, school counsellors and other health professionals in the area of child and adolescent therapy and assessment. In person and Zoom supervision appointments are available. Contact admin@theyoungmindclinic.com for more details.

• Supervision of fully registered psychologists in the area of child and adolescent practice including therapy and assessments.
• Registrar supervision for Clinical and Ed/Dev endorsement areas.
• Provisional psychologist supervision – typically as a secondary supervisor, unless the intern is working within the practice.
• School Counsellor supervision – small groups of up to 4 or individual supervision available.
• Supervision available for other health professionals seeking support in the area of child and adolescent mental health.

Pina has over 10 years of experience supervising provisional and registered psychologists. She is able to provide supervision for registered psychologists, Ed/Dev registrars as well as  provisional psychologists undertaking a masters or 5 +1 registration pathways. She specialises in child and adolescent development and has supported psychologists working across a range of areas, including NSW disability services and NSW public education and is currently in private practice. Pina offers personalised guidance, fostering a supportive environment to enhance clinical skills, ethical decision-making, and effective client engagement.

Nikita is currently on extended leave until late 2024/ early 2025. Any queries regarding clinical supervision can be made by calling reception 02 9420 0896.