OUR SERVICES
Counselor Supervision & Education for Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Expert Psycho-dynamic Counselor Supervision to Enhance Clinical Skills and Professional Growth
Receive tailored psychodynamic counselor supervision that deepens your clinical mental health counseling skills, supports your professional identity, and promotes ethical, effective care.
OUR APPROACH
A small practice with big commitment to counselor education and professional growth.
At RTC Counseling, we partner with clinicians who seek more than just surface-level tools. Our focus is on counselor supervision that fosters reflective, skilled, and deeply attuned therapists in the field of clinical mental health counseling. We believe that real growth comes from ongoing education: engaging in long-term training, deepening expertise in psychodynamic and other modalities, staying active in the community, and committing to your own therapeutic work.
Clinicians receive thoughtful mentorship from Raquel Carrera Adams, LCPC, LPC, NCC, and become part of a community that values curiosity, integrity, and meaningful development—well beyond the minimum supervision requirements.
Clinical Supervision
Supervision for State Licensure (DC, MD, VA)
We offer board-approved clinical supervision designed to meet licensure requirements in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Our focus is on cultivating ethical, reflective, and relationally grounded practice that prepares you for success as a licensed counselor.
Support for Clinical Growth
Supervision offers a dedicated space to expand your skills, deepen your understanding of the therapeutic process, and develop your unique voice as a clinician in the field of clinical mental health counseling.
Ongoing Performance and Practice Reflection
Through regular review of your clinical work, our counselor supervision sharpens your clinical insight, clarifies therapeutic interventions, and builds confidence in your clinical decision-making skills. This reflective process supports your growth as a skilled clinician in clinical mental health counseling.
Prioritizing Client Welfare
We keep client care at the heart of our work—supervision includes an ongoing focus on ethical practice, boundaries, and the complexity of real-world clinical dynamics.
Empowering Toward Professional Autonomy
Our goal is to help you think like a therapist—developing the ability to critically evaluate your own clinical work, manage uncertainty, and grow into a confident, autonomous professional.
Raquel Carrera Adams, LCPC, LPC, NCC
Raquel Carrera Adams, LCPC, LPC, NCC, is a psychodynamic therapist and clinical supervisor who brings depth, warmth, and thoughtfulness to her work with emerging clinicians. She is the founder of Road To Change Counseling and is licensed to practice in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.
Raquel helps clinicians deepen their therapeutic work by learning to listen with greater flexibility and nuance. Her supervision emphasizes the art of psychodynamic listening—not just attending to what clients say, but also tuning in to what may be unspoken, symbolic, or unconscious. This approach allows supervisees to better recognize the emotional undercurrents in their work, including transference, defenses, internal conflicts, and symbolic communication. By cultivating these skills, Raquel supports clinicians in developing a richer, more layered understanding of their clients and the therapeutic relationship.
Raquel is a Board Certified (NBCC) Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Maryland and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the District of Columbia and Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a Board Approved Supervisor for Maryland and for Virginia Counselors In-Training. She can also provide supervision to District of Columbia LGPCs needing hours for licensure. She received her Master’s of Science degree in Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and studied Psychology at Towson University.
Dedicated to raising the standard of care in the field, Raquel invests deeply in training new therapists. In addition to her work with pre-licensed counselors, she provides psychotherapy consultation to psychiatry residents at Howard University and teaches in the Psychoanalytic Studies Program at the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis—a two-year, post-graduate training program in psychoanalytic principles. Her commitment to the development of thoughtful, well-trained clinicians is at the heart of her supervisory work.
Want to improve your clinical practice and become a better therapist?