Jonathan Impellizzeri, PhD, LMFT, LPC, ACS

AAMFT-Approved Supervisor

I’d like to share a bit about my work and how I can help you to advance as a leader in the MFT profession.  As a mental health professional, my meta-framework for engaging therapy, supervision, and mentoring integrates systems theory, attachment science, and a developmental perspective. The Gottman method provides a research-informed framework for understanding the differences between the “masters” and “disasters” of couple relationships and a very clear road map for helping couples to develop healthier relationships. Given its emotion and attachment focus, it is highly compatible with my meta-framework.  While I find Gottman’s structured interventions to be particularly helpful in rekindling a friendship, unraveling gridlocked conflicts and facilitating meaning-making,

I also find Johnson’s conceptualization of couple distress through an attachment lens to be a complementary way to understand the therapy alliance and the couple’s dance. When I work with families, my primary map is structural family therapy (SFT) on whose shoulders EFT stands. Mapping the family structure and assessing their relationships, rules & roles, hierarchy, and boundaries sets the table well for systemic interventions. As a supervisor and mentor, I am often thinking about the developmental level of the trainee and I attempt to customize interventions accordingly.  Skovolt & Ronnestad (1992) describe various counselor stages across the professional lifespan which helps me to consider which levers to pull and what role I try to play with a particular supervisee.  SFT also influences the way I think and act as a supervisor and mentor.  In SFT, strengths are not so much conferred but elicited from families because all families are seen as having internal, untapped resources.

This competency-based perspective helps me to de-focus on self and trainee flaws and instead see possibilities and untapped potential in clients, supervisees, and supervisors.  Attachment science helps me to understand the secret sauce of wellness across the professional lifespan.  As a result, my relational goal is for the supervision alliance to serve as both safe base and launch pad for supervisees to receive support and empowerment to take risks and explore their professional world. If you would like to learn how to better integrate a systems, attachment, and developmental perspective to therapy and supervision, then let’s start a conversation.

Courtney Sonntag, LMFT

AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate

Since beginning my career in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy, I have been trained to work with individuals within the contexts of their relationships.  The unit of treatment isn’t just the one person, even if only a single person is present in the room, but rather the set of relationships in which the person is embedded.  Using this approach, it’s important to stress the belief that the whole is more than the sum of its parts, meaning individuals are most influenced by the systems they are in, such as family, career, and neighborhood.  Each person has a unique history and relationships, which serve as the basis of therapeutic growth and development. 

My approach draws on the principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.  However, as a therapist and supervisor, I have found that theories and interventions are simply the tools we use.  We, as clinicians, are the craftsmen in how these theories are applied and our abilities to connect with clients allows us to be most effective in the room.  In my supervision and mentoring, I support you in refining your clinical identity while exploring your own personal vulnerabilities.  This allows the whole self of the therapist to come through, providing the most authentic version of you be present in the room.  I welcome the opportunity to work with you.

*I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pennsylvania and Virginia.  I also serve as a Virginia Board Approved Supervisor, able to supervise Virginia LPC Residents and LMFT Residents.

Anthony Calvario, LPC, NCC, CGT, ACS

Licensed Professional Counselor; Certified Gottman Therapist

Anthony graduated from Shippensburg University in 2012 with his Master’s in Education, specializing in both mental health and school counseling. He has been intentional in his career to pursue specializations that support a relationship-drive and client-focused style of counseling. In addition to his master’s degree and professional experience, he is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and is a Certified Gottman Therapist (CGT). Anthony’s passion is working alongside couples who may be experiencing struggles with connection, dealing with the pain of addiction, and assisting them in repairing damaged relationships; it is his belief that lasting change, unencumbered joy, and true peace comes through genuine empathy, being heard, and connecting on a deep level with our partners. Couples therapy is a life-changing experience that can bring lasting transformation to any individual. In addition to his clinical work as a therapist, Anthony has also been an instructor for the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program. He has taught both substance abuse and crisis management courses at the graduate level. Anthony also has extensive experience and training working with individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Anthony approaches his clinical work through a humanistic lens as well as an emotionally focused approach.

My approach to supervision is founded in developmental and discrimination models of supervision. Recognizing each supervisee will be in a different developmental stage in their career is important to make sure their professional development needs are being met while in supervision. It is my goal to partner with the supervisee to help them learn, feel supported, and feel challenged. Enhancing each supervisee’s professional development is vital to the supervision process, which includes case conceptualization, intervention skills, and self-awareness as a therapist. I also carry a fiduciary responsibility to promote client welfare and ensure that your clients are receiving quality care.

I approach supervision that will allot time during weekly supervision with me to provide formative feedback on the supervisees’ performance. Self-report, progress notes, video tapes, reflective process, and live supervision are supervision interventions that are utilized. It is requested the supervisee produce at least 1 video tape for supervision every 4 weeks. The supervisee is encouraged to bring up any questions, concerns and/or feedback that they may have about the supervisory relationship. Supervisor will send the Supervisor Working Alliance (SWAI) form at least once per month to better understand Trainee’s experience and needs relating to supervisor and the supervisor.

• Clinical Population(s) served: Adult and couples
• Specialties: Couples therapy
• Special interests/activities: (This can include teaching, research, anything else relevant)
• Couples workshops, Teaching CE events for the CBI Center for Education. Current Program Manager for the CBI Center for Education.
• General working Hours: Monday-Friday: 9-5

Special requirements to be expected of supervision process: 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. As a supervisor, it is my goal to provide you with regular feedback. Additionally, I will provide you with summative feedback at every quarter so that we can step back and collaboratively review your growth as a professional counselor. Furthermore, supervisees are provided opportunities for remediation, if needed, via written contract and procedures of due process (except for certain gross ethical violations). Adherence to the ethical standards of ACA and NBCC and any supervisory directives is expected and a basis for evaluation.

Jennifer Snow, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor; EMDRIA Certified in EMDR Therapy

Jennifer works mostly with PTSD or other Trauma or Stressor Related Disorders. She is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing through EMDRIA. She focuses primarily on individual counseling with adults and young adults. Her undergraduate degree is in Family Studies and Psychology from Messiah University, and she earned her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology through Chatham University. She also has 14 years working in Substance Abuse Counseling where she worked as counselor, lead counselor and clinical supervisor.

Jennifer uses components of EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Internal Systems/Structural Dissociation Models, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She also has some previous training in Exposure Related modalities for PTSD as well as OCD, although she does not focus on these modalities.

As a supervisor, Jennifer believes in helping the new professional identify their own personal goals as a therapist and walking with them through the journey of pursuing those goals. She encourages new professionals to develop further skills in case conceptualization and management, effective intervention skills, and self-care strategies that will help them remain healthy as a professional and able to remain present with their clients in practice.

• Clinical Population(s) served: 18 and over
• Specialties: EMDR; Substance Abuse and Dependence; Dual Diagnosis
• Special interests/activities: Jennifer is a co-lead for the Center for Trauma at CBI. She also currently co-facilitates a psycho-educational group for individuals in early recovery from trauma related disorders.

Special requirements to be expected of supervision process:
It is expected that the supervisee will attend a minimum of 1 weekly individual supervision, as well as participate in several of the variety of group supervision meetings offered at CBI. It is also expected that they maintain CBI expectations for conduct and documentation, while pursuing their individualized goals for personal clinical development.

Rachel Hahn, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Rachel received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2016. While in her master’s program, she specialized in multicultural mental health and domestic violence advocacy. During her time as a clinician, she has developed experience working with anxiety, trauma, child and adolescent behavior, and addictions. Rachel blends Gestalt Therapy, CBT, and Feminist Theory in her counseling approach. Rachel joined CBI in 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and as such has developed competence in providing counseling and supervisory care utilizing both in-person and teleconference formats. She commenced her role as a Site Supervisor in the 2022 spring semester. Rachel utilizes the Discrimination Model (i.e. the supervisor fulfills roles as educator, consultant, and counselor)

• Clinical Orientation: eclectic, utilizing predominantly Gestalt, CBT, and Feminist theory
• Clinical Population(s) served: Child Adolescent, Adult, Individuals, Groups
• Specialties: Domestic Violence, trauma, LGBTQIA, multicultural
• General working Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday daylight hours

Special requirements to be expected of supervision process: Rachel will regularly request the submission of session recordings for her observation and joint review. Rachel and her supervisee will engage in role played mock sessions periodically throughout the internship experience. Rachel strongly encourages her interns to participate in their own therapy as client for at least one semester of their internship.

Joy Harris, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Additional Certifications:
Certified in functional behavior analysis, certification in trauma focused CBT, certified sexual assault counselor

Joy F. Harris is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, as well as a Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. Joy brings an eclectic and compassionate approach to clinical work, which has been informed by working with a wide range of populations across many different settings over the course of 18 years. Joy has a specific passion for working with adolescents, young adults, and the aging population. Joy also has a passion for supporting and providing guidance to clinicians who find themselves at the beginning of their journeys in this wonderful field of ours. Joy finds it imperative that blossoming clinicians be given the space and encouragement to develop their own strategies, to discover their own passions, to develop confidence in their own abilities, and to create their own paths to success and fulfillment.  

Joy approaches individual therapy from a client centered perspective, which is eclectic and holistic in nature. Joy focuses on each client as an individual, explores what each client responds best to, and provides a therapeutic experience that is strength based and collaborative. Some of Joy’s most frequently utilized modalities include CBT, ACT, psychodynamic, emotional focused and mindfulness.

Joy takes a collaborative approach to supervision, with a focus on providing the opportunity for the supervisee to freely explore and express their experience as a developing clinician. Joy believes that developing clinicians should be given the space to explore their own strengths, set their own boundaries, and to learn to trust their own personal insight and intuition. Joy views the supervision experience as one where the supervisor and supervisee are on a journey together, with the ultimate goal of the supervisee concluding the experience feeling prepared for and confident in their ability to work towards their professional goals and aspirations.

• Clinical Population(s) served: Joy works with adolescents, adults, and groups  
• Specialties: Joy specializes in the treatment of adjustment disorders, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and lack of confidence.
• Special interests/activities: Joy is actively working towards a PsyD (expecting to graduate in late 2024) and is currently most interested in gaining more knowledge on topics such as stress, “the body brain connection”, and neuroplasticity as it relates to mental health treatment.
• General working Hours: Joy has a flexible schedule, which includes daytime hours, evening hours, and weekend hours. 

Special requirements to be expected of supervision process: Joy requires and expects that supervisees be prepared, active, and engaged in the process. Joy encourages supervisees to be open throughout the process in terms of not only their clinical experience, but also their own reflections, responses, and feelings.

Courtney Sonntag, LMFT

AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate

Since beginning my career in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy, I have been trained to work with individuals within the contexts of their relationships.  The unit of treatment isn’t just the one person, even if only a single person is present in the room, but rather the set of relationships in which the person is embedded.  Using this approach, it’s important to stress the belief that the whole is more than the sum of its parts, meaning individuals are most influenced by the systems they are in, such as family, career, and neighborhood.  Each person has a unique history and relationships, which serve as the basis of therapeutic growth and development. 

My approach draws on the principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.  However, as a therapist and supervisor, I have found that theories and interventions are simply the tools we use.  We, as clinicians, are the craftsmen in how these theories are applied and our abilities to connect with clients allows us to be most effective in the room.  In my supervision and mentoring, I support you in refining your clinical identity while exploring your own personal vulnerabilities.  This allows the whole self of the therapist to come through, providing the most authentic version of you be present in the room.  I welcome the opportunity to work with you.

*I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pennsylvania and Virginia.  I also serve as a Virginia Board Approved Supervisor, able to supervise Virginia LPC Residents and LMFT Residents.

• General working Hours: Flexible hours, but typically Monday-Friday in the daytime.

Special Requirements to be expected of supervision process: Supervisees should expect to regularly review videos of their clinical work in supervision.  Supervisees should also expect the possibility of live supervision, meaning Courtney will observe sessions as they’re happening.  Courtney also places an emphasis on self-as-therapist work in professional development and hope supervisees come to meetings prepared to discuss cases, as well as their experiences in the therapeutic process.

Lindsey Breznik, PhD

Licensed Psychologist

Lindsey is a Licensed Psychologist who provides evidence-based therapies for children, adolescents, and their parents. She has a specialization in parent training, particularly for children who are experiencing disruptive behavior and/or anxiety. Dr. Breznik received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Missouri State University and her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida. Dr. Breznik completed a clinical internship and a clinical postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute within Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She has worked in a variety of medical and mental health settings, including a university based community mental health center, an anxiety specialty clinic, children’s hospitals, and pediatric medical subspecialty clinics. As a Center Lead for the Center for Children and Adolescent Behavioral Health at CBI, she also helps to develop and implement programming for both clinicians and families in the community. Dr. Breznik has a special interest in multidisciplinary collaboration with community partners, including pediatricians, schools, and providers in other disciplines working with youth.

Lindsey’s supervision approach is developmental in nature and is consistent with a CBT orientation. She works with trainees to collaboratively identify specific goals for trainees to work toward, and supervision time is targeted at reaching those short-term and long-term goals. From the developmental perspective, support is scaffolded such that trainees are provided with more directive coaching and feedback initially, and this shifts over time to allow more autonomy and decision making by the trainee. Lindsey partners with supervisees to focus supervisory time on case conceptualization skills, intervention skills, and processing of self-as-a-therapist. This typically includes discussion, observations, video review and literature review, and role play.

• Clinical Population(s) served: children, adolescents, parents
• Specialties: Parent Training, OCD, Young children with anxiety, ADHD
• Special interests/activities: PCIT, Groups
• General working Hours: Mon to Wed 8-5

Special requirements to be expected of supervision process: Trainees should expect to regularly review videos of their clinical work in supervision. Lindsey tries to observe live sessions occasionally. Trainees are also encouraged to complete observations of licensed clinicians.

Elizabeth  Brendik, psyd

Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Elizabeth Bendick is a licensed psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate degree at Washington and Jefferson College and went on to earn her doctorate in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) from William James College in Massachusetts. Dr. Bendick takes an integrative approach to therapy which includes therapeutic approaches which range from CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic therapy, and Relational/Interpersonal Therapy. Above all, Dr. Bendick emphasizes the human connection that is created in therapy and works to use creativity, spontaneity, and humor to build a strong relationship and promote healing. Dr. Bendick has experience working with clients throughout the lifespan. Most recently her experience has focused on young adults and college-aged students. She has experience working with individuals who have a history of trauma or negative life experiences, complicated family dynamics, interpersonal or relational concerns, and individuals with concerns related to self-value and assertiveness difficulties. Elizabeth approaches individual therapy pulling from various theoretical perspectives which include CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic therapy, and Relational/Interpersonal Therapy.

Elizabeth’s supervision style is collaborative and allows the supervisee to explore where they are developmentally and explore areas of strength and growing edges. Elizabeth encourages her supervisees to be motivated, assertive and proactive in their developmental process. Elizabeth’s supervision focuses often emphasizes themes which include: development of case conceptualization, intentionality in intervention and exploring the way the interpersonal relationship and emotional experience deepen the therapy experience.

• Clinical Population(s) served: Adults
• Specialties: Adults, Trauma focused
• Special interests/activities: Elizabeth is passionate about working with individuals with complex trauma.
• She is pursuing training to become a Trauma Certified Therapist.
• General working Hours: Daytime hours Monday-Thurs (10am-4pm)

Special Requirements to be expected of supervision process: Trainees should expect to come prepared each week with cases to review. This at times includes preparing case conceptualizations and videos of their clinical work. There could also be times where some additional literature can be assigned to explore a specific topic or theory (and she encourages trainees to bring in interesting materials from their learning too!). Trainees should expect to explore their own emotions/reactions to clinical material, reflect on their own attachment history and experience impact the therapy experience.