Professional Development

Mensink Counseling & Consulting offers services to support professionals in their continued education and training.

We provide the following services:

  • clinical supervision for counselors seeking licensure,

  • reflective supervision/consultation for professionals in helping and education fields, and

  • training and workshops for groups and agencies

  • Dr. Mensink has experience providing clinical supervision to bachelor’s level practitioners, counseling students, post-graduate counselors seeking licensure, and has provided clinical supervision for mental health and ABA agencies.

    She is credentialed to supervise individuals in counselor education programs or counselors seeking licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida.

    Dr. Mensink offers individual and group supervision as required by state licensure. Clinical supervision is provided at an hourly rate.

    • Dr. Mensink is an endorsed Infant Mental Health Specialist (IMHS) and has advanced training in reflective supervision and consultation (RS/C). She is able to provide RS/C to professionals seeking Infant Mental Health endorsement. Dr. Mensink has experience providing reflective consultation to counselors, educators, daycare providers, social workers, and professionals from other disciplines.

  • Topics and areas of expertise include:

    • DC:0-5 Diagnosis of Young Children

    • DSM-5 Diagnosis of Mental Disorders (Children, Adolescents, and Adults)

    • Clinical Supervision Training for Counselors (45 hours)

    • Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RS/C)

    • Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

    • Parent-Child Relationships

    • Attachment and Co-Regulation

    • Social Skills in Children

    • Regulation in Children: Skills and Strategies

    • Challenging Behaviors

    • Differential Diagnosis

    • Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experences (ACEs)

    • Working with Families impacted by Substance Use

    • Parenting with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

    • Foster Care and Adoption

    • Separation and Reunification

    • Working wih Families in Child Welfare Systems

    • Collaboration and Consultation: A Multidisciplinary Approach

    • Pregnancy, Prenatal Development, and Perinatal Mental Illness

    • Playing to Promote Development

    • Play as a Therapeutic Intervention

    • Adult Attachment

    • Grief and Loss

    • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delays

    • Depression in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

    • Anxiety in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    • Multicultural Considerations for Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    • Ethics for Professional Counselors

    Training rates are hourly or daily for small or large groups. If you are interested in a training for you or your agency, contact us.