Clinical Supervision for LCSWAs in North Carolina

Supportive, thoughtful supervision for clinicians developing confidence, clinical depth, and their own therapeutic voice.

Supervision should be more than checking boxes toward licensure.

I offer clinical supervision for LCSWAs throughout North Carolina who want a space to think deeply about their work, strengthen clinical judgment, and grow into therapists who feel confident in both what they do and why they do it.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and direct—with room for curiosity, challenge, humor, and the very human experience of becoming a therapist.

What Supervision With Me Looks Like

Supervision with me is collaborative, relational, and grounded in real-world clinical practice. We'll move beyond simply asking “What should I do with this client?” and develop a deeper understanding of what is happening in the room, why it may be happening, and how you want to respond as a clinician.

Together, we may work on:

  • Case conceptualization and clinical decision-making

  • Challenging client dynamics and therapeutic stuck points

  • Countertransference and use of self

  • Treatment planning and documentation

  • Ethical questions and professional boundaries

  • Burnout prevention and sustainable practice

  • Developing your therapeutic identity and areas of specialization

The goal is not for you to become a therapist who practices exactly like I do. It's to help you become more confident in the therapist you are becoming.

Areas of Expertise

My clinical background allows me to offer additional depth to supervisees interested in:

✔ Sex therapy & Sexual Wellness

Sexual desire and desire differences, sexual pain, arousal and orgasm concerns, erectile and ejaculation concerns, performance anxiety, sexual shame, and communication around sex.

✔ Couples & Relationship therapy

Relationship patterns, attachment, conflict cycles, emotional and sexual intimacy, infidelity, and working with desire differences within relationships.

✔ Trauma-informed practice

Relational trauma, attachment trauma, somatic awareness, internal parts, EMDR background

✔ Trauma & EMDR

Trauma-informed conceptualization, relational and sexual trauma, attachment wounds, and integrating an EMDR-informed lens into case conceptualization.

✔Anxiety, Self-Worth & Relational Patterns

Anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, boundaries, self-worth, attachment, and recurring interpersonal patterns.

You don't need to specialize in sex therapy or relationship work to supervise with me.

Shie Benisti, sex therapist and clinical supervisor reading a book titled "Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy" while sitting on a brown couch with a green blanket draped over the armrest, in a room with light green walls and hanging wicker lamps.

About Me as a Supervisor

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, EMDR trained therapist, and hold a PhD in Clinical Sexology. My clinical work focuses particularly on sexuality, sexual desire, intimacy, relationship dynamics, anxiety, and the ways past experiences can shape how we connect with ourselves and others.

Before opening Desire & Bloom Therapy, I served as a Clinical Director in a group practice, where I trained and supervised clinicians, supported clinical decision-making and documentation, and led consultation groups. I bring that combination of clinical leadership and active private-practice experience into supervision.

My doctoral work focused on sexual desire differences in relationships and led to the development of Desire Dialogues, a psychoeducational workbook for relationships navigating differences in desire. That work further informs the way I conceptualize sexuality, relationships, attachment, and intimacy in both clinical practice and supervision.

Most importantly, I want supervision to be a place where you can be honest. You should be able to bring the case you don't know what to do with, the interaction you keep replaying, the mistake you're worried you made, or the part of yourself that showed up unexpectedly in the room—without feeling judged or micromanaged.

Who I Work Best With

I tend to be a good fit for clinicians who value a supervisor who is:

  • Warm, relational, and nonjudgmental

  • Direct without being rigid

  • Interested in depth, not just checking boxes

  • Comfortable talking openly about sexuality and relationships

  • Curious about attachment, patterns, and the therapeutic relationship

  • Willing to explore countertransference and use of self

  • Invested in developing their own clinical voice

Rates & Structure

Individual supervision: $100–$125/hour


Format: Telehealth throughout North Carolina or in person in Wilmington, NC


Frequency: Weekly or biweekly, based on licensure requirements and individual needs

Looking for a clinical supervisor?

Finding the right supervisor matters. If you're an LCSWA in North Carolina and think we may be a good fit, I'd be happy to hear from you.