LMFT Supervision
New Jersey
Are You an LAMFT Looking for Supervision in New Jersey?
If you're working toward your LMFT licensure and searching for supervision that's meaningful, supportive, and clinically rich — you've found the right place.
At Aspera Therapy in Red Bank, NJ, we offer individual and group LMFT supervision for Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (LAMFTs). Our supervision is grounded in systemic, trauma-informed practice and is designed to help you grow into a confident, specialized clinician.
We're Stephanie Godwin and Elizabeth Scudder (Karlinski) — both Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists with over 10 years of clinical experience. We understand how isolating and overwhelming the early years of practice can be, and we're committed to providing the warm, trusting environment you need to thrive.
What to Expect for supervision
Our supervision approach is collaborative, relational, and clinically focused. Whether you work with individuals, couples, or families, we help you:
Apply a systemic lens to your casework — understanding clients in the context of their families, relationships, and lived experiences
Develop trauma-informed skills for working with complex presentations, including PTSD, relational trauma, and family-of-origin wounds
Navigate challenging relational dynamics with confidence — couples in conflict, infidelity, high-conflict families, and complex attachment patterns
Build your clinical identity as a Marriage and Family Therapist
Log your required supervision hours toward LMFT licensure in New Jersey
We accept supervisees at various stages of the licensure process after graduation. Both individual and group supervision formats may be available.
Stephanie Godwin,MA,LMFT
Owner | LMFT Supervisor | Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant
Stephanie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and EMDRIA-Certified EMDR Therapist and Consultant based in Red Bank, NJ. With over a decade of clinical experience specializing in trauma and complex relational issues, Stephanie brings a deeply human-centered approach to supervision.
She knows firsthand that early-career therapists are often overworked and under-supported. Her supervision style creates a warm, psychologically safe space where you can ask hard questions, process challenging cases, and develop your clinical voice.
As a trauma specialist, Stephanie offers particular depth for supervises working with trauma, PTSD, anxiety disorders, and complex systemic family dynamics. If you're interested in developing a trauma-informed specialization as part of your LMFT path, Stephanie's supervision can help you get there.
Elizabeth Scudder (Karlinski), MS, LMFT
Owner | LMFT Supervisor | Couples Therapist
Elizabeth is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New Jersey with deep expertise in couples therapy. She is formally trained in an transformative model called Relational Life Therapy (RLT). The Gottman Method, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) also heavily influence her work. She has a passion for helping new clinicians develop into skilled, confident therapists.
Elizabeth's supervision is particularly valuable for supervisees working with couples, relational trauma, and clients whose family-of-origin dynamics affect their current relationships. She helps therapists see the systemic patterns beneath presenting problems and build the relational attunement needed for effective couples and family work.
Her goal is simple: to offer the trusting supervisory relationship that allows you to deepen your skills and find your footing as a clinician.
Why Choose an LMFT Supervisor for Your Clinical Hours?
New Jersey's LMFT licensure requirements specify that supervision must be completed under a Board-approved Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or equivalent provider of another license type. MFT-specific supervision offers something most clinical supervision doesn't: a systemic framework.
Rather than focusing solely on individual pathology, systemic supervision helps you understand your clients in context — their family systems, relational histories, cultural influences, and the dynamics that shape both their struggles and their strengths. This approach is:
Non-pathologizing — it reduces client shame by honoring complexity
Relationally focused — it explores how connection and disconnection drive behavior
Trauma-informed — it situates symptoms within lived experience and family systems
Clinically versatile — systemic thinking applies whether you see individuals, couples, or families
At Aspera Therapy, this is the lens we work from every day — and the lens we bring to supervision.
Ready to Start Your LMFT Supervision?
We'd love to hear from you. Whether you're just starting your associate hours or looking for a change in supervisors, we welcome the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions About LMFT Supervision in NJ
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Our supervision is designed for Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (LAMFTs) in New Jersey who are working toward their full LMFT license.
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Yes. Currently Stephanie has completed the requirement to be able to offer supervision via telehealth for LAMFTs throughout New Jersey, in addition to in-person supervision at our Red Bank, NJ office.
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We offer individual supervision. Please reach out to inquire about current availability for group.
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Our supervisors specialize in trauma-informed practice, EMDR, couples therapy primarily through Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and systemic family therapy.
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Use the contact form above or call us at 732-982-7068. We'll schedule a brief consultation to see if we're a good fit.