Wendy Summer, LPC

I’m Wendy Summer, and I offer AEDP supervision for both therapists and supervisors. In general, my approach to supervision balances left and right brain learning; this means that we will attend to your internal experience, support your faith in yourself and stay rooted in the
theory and practice of AEDP. Overall, my style is warm, supportive, and playful at times. I believe that play and laughter make it easier to explore and make mistakes. One of my current passions is to support all of us – myself included! – in letting go of perfectionism and embracing learning as a process.

In addition to learning about the model, one of my main goals in supervision is to support you in fully stepping into being your best AEDP therapist (or supervisor) self. For me, this means helping you to expand into being that unique self – not a copy of me or a faculty member or even Diana. Because no one can be you, and I maintain a deep faith in the importance of you bringing you to this work.
Some other details about me: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor and have been in practice for more than 20 years in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here in Virginia, I have been instrumental in growing a robust regional community of AEDP therapists; in that role, I have served as president and vice president of our local AEDP steering committee. I currently serve as the Chair of AEDP Supervisors and am a member of the AEDP Supervisor Review Committee.

Finally, I have a specialty practice treating young adults and young professionals. If you work with these populations, you can check out my Transformance journal article that details how I have adapted AEDP for young adults. That said, I have years of experience working with supervisees who treat clients of all ages – young adults are just an area of expertise. If you are interested in exploring working together, I offer a free 20-minute Zoom chat. Just shoot me an email to connect!

Warmly, Wendy Summer
You can learn more about me at wendysummer.com.

Supervisor since: 2019
Location: Charottesville, VA, USA