Supervision in Private Practice: Logistics, Challenges, and Strategies

There has been an increased demand for postgraduate sport psychology supervision to complete Certified Mental Performance Consultant certification’s requirements. Although this supervision is conducted in private practice, there is limited guidance on how to set up this service. The purpose of this study was to explore logistics, challenges, and strategies implemented by sport psychology supervisors working outside academia. Certified Mental Performance Consultant mentors ( N = 108) completed a survey about their supervision in private practice. Participants tended to select mentees via interviews, use individual supervision, and fees charged varied between $0 and $250. Mentors described challenges such as mentees not accepting feedback, being unresponsive to supervision, and communicating poorly. Results may aid supervisors in further developing their own supervision logistics when working outside of academia. Additionally, information from this study can help sport psychology graduates learn what to expect as they begin their search for a mentor.