Clinical Supervision

There's a version of supervision that hands you a formula: the right intervention, the right read of the body, the right words. That's not what I offer.

What happens when your own history shows up in the room? When you're working across culture, language, or difference and don't have a script for it? When your gut says something your training didn't cover? Supervision is where you build the judgment to work with that, not around it, and grow into the therapist only you can be.

I'm Jun Akiyama, and I offer clinical supervision and consultation for LPCC candidates and licensed clinicians in Colorado working somatically.

My own clinical training is in body psychotherapy and dance/movement therapy at Naropa University, and my path into embodiment was non-traditional: Contact Improvisation, Playback Theatre, and Aikido, not a dance background. That shapes how I understand the body in the room, less technique or prescribed intervention, more relationship, weight, contact, and responsiveness in real time.

I bring a lot of myself into how I supervise. I'm a cisgender, male-identified, voluntary immigrant from Japan, and I've lived through my own experience of disability and illness, including a stroke in 2019 and cancer, alongside high-level athleticism earlier in life. Identity and context are not side notes for me, in supervision or in the therapy room; they shape everything. I try to hold this work with as much humor and humanness as rigor.

I've served as adjunct faculty at Naropa University in the MA Somatic Counseling department, mentoring and supervising dozens of somatic counseling students in and outside the classroom. Before private practice, I worked with survivors of domestic and interpersonal violence, and I've also drawn on an earlier career as a computer programmer to support clinicians navigating burnout, competition, and imposter syndrome, somatic counselors often come from varied first careers, and that context matters in supervision too.

I hold the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential, am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado (LPC.0017602), and a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT-1550) through the American Dance Therapy Association. I can sign off on hours for clinicians pursuing LPCC licensure in Colorado.

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## Questions

Can you be my clinical supervisor?

Yes, if you're an LPCC candidate in Colorado. [Confirm scope: does this extend beyond Colorado, e.g. for BC-DMT-specific supervision for clinicians elsewhere?]

What does supervision look like?

Individual supervision is available now, with group supervision coming soon. Sessions are available virtually across Colorado, or in person in Longmont, with in-person availability in Boulder coming soon. We cover case consultation, ethics, and somatic tracking, with ongoing attention to how culture, identity, and embodiment show up for you and your clients.

What are Colorado's LPCC requirements?

These are set by DORA and have changed over time. I recommend confirming current hour and supervision requirements directly with the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations. I'll help you track and document your hours in the format your licensure application will need.

How do we start?

I currently have open supervision slots. Book a consultation call so we can talk about your current hours, your practice, and whether we're a good fit.

What does it cost?

[Add your rate or sliding scale here.]

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