Supervisor Self-Disclosure: Supervisees' Perceptions of Positive Supervision Experiences

Within clinical supervision in psychology, supervisor self-disclosure plays an important role in normalizing supervisees' clinical experiences and process of identity development. This article explores three examples of supervisees' experiences with supervisor self-disclosure. We discuss the circumstances surrounding supervisor self-disclosure and how it facilitated professional development and clinical competency. Each supervisee reported an existing strong supervisory relationship and experienced the disclosure as beneficial to their identity development. We recommend flow research examine the impacts of supervisor self-disclosure on supervisee development. Additionally, we suggest that training on supervisor self-disclosure be more readily available and integrated into existing supervision training opportunities.