Advance Your Clinical Craft with Relational Depth Supervision
Advanced 1-on-1 supervision with Max Parrella, LCSW – founder of Rise Therapy Chicago – to deepen your clinical intuition and exponentially strengthen your work with clients through a powerful, relational focus.
Why Work With Max?
Max Parrella, LCSW brings years of clinical experience from numerous settings: schools, nonprofit agencies, community mental health, and private practice. His supervision style is direct and practical — ideal for clinicians who want to vastly enhance their understanding of their clients’ minds, navigate the most complex cases with confidence, and hone the craft of deep relational psychotherapy with direct, clinical feedback.
✅ LCSW Supervision Approved (Illinois)
✅ Founder of a thriving private practice (Rise Therapy Chicago)
✅ Specialization in relational, depth psychotherapy
✅ Support for clinical confidence, intellectual prowess, and burnout prevention
✅ Guidance on building and refining your private practice
Who This Is For
- Pre-licensed social workers seeking in-depth clinical supervision and preparation for their LCSW.
- Therapists wanting to integrate relational, psychodynamic, and mentalization-based frameworks.
- Clinicians navigating complex client dynamics who want to expand their clinical arsenal and overall confidence in their work.
- Social workers seeking mentorship that supports both clinical excellence and personal authenticity.
- Therapists curious about growing a private practice with expert guidance.
Your Supervision Experience
Meaningful, stimulating conversations — Weekly supervision (live or virtual) that focuses on the philosophy of true psychotherapy in the postmodern era.
Deep dive consults — Explore what’s happening in the room with your clients, how to think about it, and what options you have to respond.
Business mentorship — Navigate boundaries, burnout, imposter syndrome, difficult bosses — the practical knowledge they don’t teach in grad school.
Integrative learning — Curated theory and shared reflection that feed your mind and nourish your clinical soul while providing direct, practical suggestions.
Authentic connection — A supervision space that’s warm, collaborative, and never rigid or top-down. We all go into social work for a reason, let’s ensure your reason serves you and your clients in the best way possible.
Getting Started
Apply for supervision with Max Parrella.
- Fill out a brief application to share your background and goals.
- Free optional phone consult.
- Start your weekly sessions tailored to your needs.
Spaces are limited. This is an intimate supervision offering designed for depth and individual attention.