Jenna Gosden

LMHC

Jenna Gosden, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in good standing and a Florida Qualified Supervisor based in Jacksonville, with over a decade of clinical experience spanning non-profit community mental health and private practice. Holding the Qualified Supervisor credential since 2017, Gosden has supervised associates toward licensure for most of that period, which is the subject of this session. Gosden is particularly interested in counselor ethics and in guiding supervisees through the practical, and sometimes genuinely difficult, application of ethical codes to live cases. Deeply committed to the value of community, supervision, and consultation, Gosden brings a collaborative approach to the supervisors and associates in the Motivo network.

Rachel Ledbetter

LMFT

Rachel Ledbetter, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in good standing and the chief executive officer and co-founder of Motivo, a managed clinical supervision platform connecting behavioral health organizations to a national network of more than 1,200 vetted clinical supervisors. Ledbetter started the company out of direct experience with the problem it solves. While accruing hours toward licensure, Ledbetter drove two hours each way to a supervision appointment, paid for those sessions out of pocket, and gave up a full day of billable work for each one. Earlier clinical work included providing therapy to chronically homeless adults on Skid Row in Los Angeles and supporting families through Georgia HOPE. Ledbetter writes and speaks regularly on clinical supervision, access to licensure, and behavioral health workforce development, the subject of this session.

Carla Smith

PhD, LCSW, LMFT

Carla Smith, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, is the Chief Clinical Officer at Motivo, where she leads clinical quality, compliance, and the standards governing supervision and continuing education across the platform. She is licensed as a clinical social worker and as a marriage and family therapist in Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, all in good standing, and is the founder of Haven Therapy and Wellness. Before joining Motivo, Dr. Smith spent eight years at Mercer University School of Medicine as Assistant Program Director and Assistant Professor, overseeing clinical training for master's students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. She holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy and an MSW in clinical social work, both from the University of Georgia. Her research and teaching center on clinical supervision, cultural humility, and therapist development.

Amy Smitke

LISW-S, LICDC

Amy Smitke, MSW, LISW-S, LICDC, is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with supervisory designation and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor in Ohio, both in good standing, and serves as an adjunct professor alongside clinical practice. Smitke is the founder of Motivated Wellness Solutions and a co-founder of both TheraVault and the Supervision Summit, an annual gathering for supervisors across the behavioral health disciplines. Much of that work has gone into building clinical supervision resources that did not previously exist, which is the subject Smitke speaks and teaches on nationally. Smitke contributes to professional podcasts, leads trainings for practising supervisors, and teaches the clinicians now entering the field.