Clinical Supervision & Professional Consulting
Develop your clinical voice.
Deepen your expertise.
Build a career and practice that reflects where you’re going.
Great clinicians never stop developing.
At Mind Body Intimacy Studio, clinical supervision and professional consultation are designed for therapists and helping professionals who want more than a place to discuss cases. Our work is collaborative, challenging, practical, and centered on helping professionals become more confident in their clinical judgment, strengthen specialized skills, navigate complex cases, and intentionally build the next stage of their careers.
Whether you are working toward independent licensure, developing competency in sex and relationship therapy, growing a private practice, stepping into leadership, or simply want another experienced clinician at the table when the work gets complicated, consultation is tailored to your professional goals.
Services are available virtually and may also be available in person in the Chicagoland area.
Supervision and consultation are available to qualifying Illinois mental health professionals based on licensure, professional discipline, and applicable regulatory requirements.
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Clinical supervision should be more than completing required hours.
Dr. Kres Ashford provides supervision designed to strengthen clinical reasoning, case conceptualization, ethical decision-making, therapeutic confidence, boundaries, use of self, and the ability to work effectively with increasingly complex clients.
Supervision may include support with:
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Case conceptualization and treatment planning
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Clinical assessment and intervention
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Ethical dilemmas and professional boundaries
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Therapist identity and use of self
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Relational and attachment-based work
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Couples and relationship therapy
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Sexuality and intimacy concerns
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LGBTQIA+ affirming clinical practice
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Kink, BDSM, consensual non-monogamy, and diverse relationship structures
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Trauma-informed care
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Difficult clinical dynamics and therapeutic ruptures
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Professional development and career planning
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Transitioning from graduate training into independent practice
SEX THERAPY SUPERVISION & CONSULTATION
Build the confidence to talk about what many clinicians were never trained to discuss.
Sexuality enters the therapy room whether clinicians feel prepared for it or not.
Dr. Ashford provides specialized consultation and supervision for clinicians seeking to deepen their competency in sexuality, intimacy, relationships, and sex therapy.
As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor-in-Training, Dr. Ashford provides eligible supervision and consultation for professionals pursuing advanced training and certification in sexuality-related fields, consistent with current AASECT requirements and supervision guidelines.
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Sexual desire and desire discrepancies
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Sexual functioning and sexual concerns
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Intimacy and erotic connection
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Sexual communication
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Sexual shame and restrictive sexual messaging
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Kink and BDSM
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Consensual non-monogamy and polyamorous relationships
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LGBTQIA+ sexuality and relationships
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Sexual trauma and trauma-informed sex therapy
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Couples experiencing sexual disconnection
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Integrating sexuality into broader psychotherapy
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Becoming more comfortable initiating conversations about sexuality
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Ethical and culturally responsive sex therapy practice
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The goal is not simply to teach clinicians what questions to ask. It is to help clinicians develop the clinical confidence, language, conceptual understanding, and therapeutic presence necessary to hold conversations about sexuality well.
PROFESSIONAL & PRIVATE PRACTICE CONSULTATION
You learned how to be a therapist. That doesn’t mean anyone taught you how to build a sustainable career.
For therapists starting, expanding, or reimagining their professional work, Dr. Ashford provides individualized consultation around both clinical and business development.
With experience spanning clinical practice, program development, leadership, supervision, group practice, private practice, training, and specialized clinical services, Dr. Ashford helps professionals think strategically about how their expertise can become a sustainable practice and professional identity.
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Starting or restructuring a private practice
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Identifying and developing a clinical niche
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Creating specialized services and programs
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Developing groups, workshops, intensives, and educational offerings
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Fee structures and service models
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Building referral relationships
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Strengthening professional visibility and networking
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Moving from generalist to specialist practice
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Developing clinical training and educational programs
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Expanding beyond traditional weekly psychotherapy
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Clinical leadership and supervision development
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Translating clinical expertise into new revenue-generating services
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Consultation is available to both newer clinicians and established professionals who are ready to strengthen, expand, or rethink their work.
CONSULTATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS & CLINICAL TEAMS
Dr. Ashford is also available to practices, organizations, clinical leaders, and interdisciplinary teams seeking specialized consultation or professional development.
Consultation and training can be customized around topics including sexuality, relationships, clinical competency, therapist development, inclusive clinical practice, difficult case consultation, and the integration of sex-positive and affirming approaches into behavioral healthcare settings.
Customized trainings, case consultation groups, and ongoing consultation relationships are available for organizations.
INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL CONSULTATION
Effective care sometimes requires collaboration beyond one treatment room.
With appropriate authorization and written client consent, Dr. Ashford is available to collaborate with therapists, physicians, pelvic health professionals, psychiatrists, and other medical and behavioral health providers regarding shared clients.
Consultation can help interdisciplinary teams better understand the interaction between psychological, relational, sexual, and medical factors and develop a more coordinated approach to treatment.
ABOUT DR. KRES ASHFORD
Dr. Kres Ashford, PsyD, LCPC, CST, brings approximately two decades of clinical experience to her supervision and consultation work.
Her professional background includes clinical practice in forensic and child-welfare settings, clinical leadership, supervision, program development, group practice, and more than a decade of private practice. Her specialty work focuses heavily on sexuality, intimacy, couples and relational therapy, LGBTQIA+ affirming care, kink/BDSM, attachment, and complex relationship dynamics.
Dr. Ashford’s approach to supervision is collaborative but active. Clinicians are encouraged to think critically, examine their clinical instincts, strengthen areas of uncertainty, and develop an authentic therapeutic identity rather than simply replicate another clinician’s approach.
The objective is simple: help good clinicians become exceptionally thoughtful, confident, and effective clinicians.
Ready for the Next Stage of Your Professional Development?
Whether you are pursuing licensure, developing sex therapy competency, navigating a challenging case, growing your practice, or exploring what’s next professionally, consultation can be designed around where you are now — and where you want to go.