SUPERVISION
Clinical Supervision Rooted in Liberation, Relationship, and Integrity
Grow in your practice of anti‑racist, anti‑oppressive, culturally grounded care.
At Tree of Life Counseling Center, graduate students and provisionally licensed providers are not just trainees—you are accomplices in dismantling systems of oppression and expanding access to ethical, community-rooted mental health care.
Supervision with me is relational, embodied, and grounded in the belief that our communities deserve healers who are doing their own work, who understand power, and who are committed to liberation—not replication of harm.
Who This Is For
Supervision is available for pre‑licensed and provisionally licensed professionals who are committed to:
Deepening their clinical skills, case conceptualization, and therapeutic decision‑making
Practicing through a somatic abolitionist lens and understanding how the body holds trauma, identity, and liberation
Decolonizing mental health and unlearning harmful or outdated clinical practices
Honoring lived experience, identity, and culture in the therapy room
Building a sustainable, joyful, grounded career rooted in integrity and community care
Engaging in supervision that is relational, reflective, and rooted in accountability
Optional for RPT‑Track Clinicians: Integrating play therapy principles across the lifespan, including with adults, as part of Registered Play Therapist™ (RPT™) supervision
Supervision with:
Alyssa Cedillo, MA, LPC‑S, RPT‑S™, IP‑CST
My Approach to Supervision
I offer supervision to a limited number of associates who are aligned with liberation‑centered, culturally grounded, community‑rooted work. My supervision is relational, transparent, and rooted in mutual respect. I do not replicate hierarchical, punitive, or performative models of supervision—we name power, we navigate it honestly, and we use it responsibly.
My supervision models center:
Honesty and transparency about power, identity, and responsibility in the supervisory relationship
A culturally grounded, responsive approach that adapts to your lived experience and clinical growth
Openness, humility, and a willingness to unlearn
Sustainable caseloads and realistic expectations
Clinical depth, curiosity, and critical thinking
Embodied awareness and somatic abolitionist practices
Together, we work to disrupt internalized systems of oppression so that you can more effectively challenge the external systems impacting our communities.
You have already invested so much into becoming a competent provider—you deserve to find joy in the work you do.
What You Can Expect
Supervision with me includes:
Case conceptualization through a relational‑cultural, liberation‑centered, and trauma‑informed lens
Support in integrating identity, culture, and lived experience into your clinical work
Guidance in navigating burnout, boundaries, and sustainability
Exploration of intergenerational trauma and how it shows up in the therapy room
Somatic abolitionist practices that support embodied awareness and healing
Support with complex cases involving culture, identity, power, and community
A space where you are seen, valued, and not reduced to a number
Optional for RPT‑Track Clinicians
For clinicians pursuing the Registered Play Therapist™ (RPT™) or Registered Play Therapist‑Supervisor™ (RPT‑S™) credential, I offer support in:
Play therapy across the lifespan
Play therapy with adults
Sand tray therapy integration
Decolonizing play therapy
Integrating liberation‑centered, culturally grounded approaches into play therapy practice
About Alyssa
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC‑S), Registered Play Therapist Supervisor™ (RPT‑S™), and IP‑CST with over 15 years of experience supporting historically and intentionally marginalized communities. Born and raised in San Antonio, I identify as Chicana and Indigenous, and I move through this work as a disrupter of systems of oppression and a practitioner of collective liberation.
My clinical and supervisory work is informed by:
Relational‑Cultural Theory
Somatic Abolitionism
Play Therapy & Play Therapy with Adults
Sand Tray Therapy
Trauma‑informed, anti‑oppressive, and liberation‑centered care
Neurodivergence‑affirming practice
Attachment, development, and intergenerational trauma frameworks
Psychedelic‑assisted therapy training & ketamine‑assisted psychotherapy integration
Community‑rooted, culturally grounded healing traditions
I serve as the Clinical Director of Tree of Life Counseling Center and the Founder and President of the Root of It Foundation, our sister nonprofit dedicated to community healing. I also serve on a mental health rapid response team in Colorado through the IMatter program, providing crisis support and culturally responsive care.
My mission is to weave ancestral wisdom, social‑justice‑informed care, and empowerment practices with collective liberation—grounding healing in connection, relationship, and community care so individuals and communities can thrive together.
At the heart of my work is a commitment to community‑rooted care: supporting people in strengthening their networks of connection, resilience, and collective support so we can take care of one another. We rise together.
Is Consultation a Better Fit?
Some clinicians and organizations need support that goes beyond supervision. I offer liberation‑centered clinical and business consultation for providers, teams, and community‑rooted organizations navigating identity‑centered work, complex cases, ethical dilemmas, and practice development grounded in integrity and cultural truth.
Looking for Trainings?
We offer workshops and trainings for organizations seeking culturally responsive, anti‑oppressive, and liberation‑centered education.
Getting Started
Supervision is a significant commitment—financially, emotionally, and professionally. My rate is $400/month, reflecting the depth, experience, and liberation‑centered approach I bring to this work.
Prospective associates can schedule a 30‑minute informational session (fee: $60) to determine fit, ask licensing questions, and understand what supervision with me looks like.
Who We Are
Tree of Life Counseling Center is a practice rooted in disrupting systems of oppression while engaging in ethical, culturally grounded healing practices. Each of us is part of this change as social justice advocates and mental health professionals.
Many of us were taught practices in school that unintentionally harmed the very communities we serve. With awareness comes responsibility—to unlearn, to repair, and to ensure these practices are not passed down to future providers.
We offer a safe, equitable, and welcoming environment for all. We strive to be more than optical allies. We believe each of us has the power to rewrite the harmful experiences our communities have had with mental health systems that failed to honor their lived experience.
What others are saying
“My experience with Alyssa has been accepting, open-minded, and truly empowering. I really valued the one-on-one time and learning from how she’s navigated different situations in her own life and work. She cultivates a connected, socially conscious practice where oppressive systems are confronted and challenged.”
“Working with Alyssa has been validating, encouraging, and deeply inspiring. Through her grounded, community-centered approach, she has helped me learn how to do my work with integrity and clarity. I feel less alone, more hopeful, and more confident in the way I approach therapy, supervision, and training. If you are dying to grow and be changed, if you love to be engaged in real growth, please talk to her! She is a well of power and you will experience real community.”