05/09/2026
This semester, I’m not saying goodbye to my graduate student… just “see you later.” ❤️
And honestly? If I could clone him and take 20 more just like him, I would in a heartbeat.
One of the biggest privileges of supervising graduate students is getting to watch the transformation happen in real time. The moments where knowledge starts turning into clinical instinct. Where confidence slowly replaces panic. Where they realize they can do hard things.
Like... Really hard things!
This semester reminded me that the best grad students are the ones who know they have a lot to learn.
Clinical growth doesn’t come from perfection. It comes from humility, reflection, adaptability, and the willingness to keep showing up anyway.
I watched this student step into a very specialized corner of our field — executive functioning, telepractice, parent coaching, social cognition — and continue saying “okay, let’s try” even when things felt unfamiliar.
That matters.
Our field needs clinicians who are thoughtful humans first. The clinical skills come with time. The willingness to learn, connect, and grow? That’s the harder part to teach.
So here’s to the grad students finishing placements…
The ones staying up late writing SOAP notes.
The ones replaying sessions in their heads.
The ones wondering if they’re “good enough” yet.
You’re growing more than you realize.
And to this semester’s student specifically:
You did good. SO good. Proud of you.
(But also… never escape my email inbox entirely, because I fully expect updates.)
