Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
a local chapter of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
Joyce Cartor, PhD,
Andrew Frazer, PhD,
and Bill MacGillivray, PhD,
on
Live Clinical Supervision
Saturday, February 7, 2026
8:30am - 12:10pm
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Description of Program
The purpose of this live supervision session is to help participants to consider the process by observing an actual session. The task is to reflect upon the observations and interventions of the supervisor and to consider how supervision helps clarify the therapist’s understanding of the case. In other words, this should be an active process whereby the participants reflect on and comment on the supervision, NOT on the treatment. Participants will be asked to refrain (reminded to refrain) from any discussion of "the case" during the discussion. Questions that might arise among the participants include:
- How does the supervisor address the therapist’s transference/countertransference responses to the patient?
- To what degree does the supervisor clarify versus conceptualize the case and the therapist’s interventions?
- To what degree is the supervisor addressing the therapist as a beginning, middle or experienced clinician (While this may be obvious in this setting, it is still an important part of assessing supervisory tasks.)?
- How might the supervisor respond to a less-experienced therapist?
- How does the supervisor/therapist mutually establish the frame for the supervision (or not)?
- What interventions/observations might you have suggested if you were the supervisor, and why?
Here is a summary of various psychoanalytic approaches to supervision. Participants are encouraged to review these before the seminar.
Presenters
Joyce M. Cartor, PhD, has been a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Knoxville since 1987 after completing the UT (Knoxville) Clinical Psychology training program and an internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has previously taught undergraduate psychology courses at Maryville College, Pellissippi State Community College and the University of Tennessee, and has supervised at UT’s Psychology Training Clinic. She was a founding member of APS and is currently its President.
Andrew Frazer, PhD, (University of Kansas), is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Knoxville, TN, working with children, adults, and families. He is a candidate at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Dr. Frazer has been a member of the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society since 2020 and previously served on the education committee of the APS board. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Frazer volunteers in a consultant role to organizations such the Great Smoky Mountain Council of Scouting America and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville.
Bill MacGillivray, PhD (University of Tennessee) is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Oak Ridge, TN. He has been an active member of APS as well as the Division of Psychoanalysis for many years and currently serves as chair of the Publication Committee of the Division. He is currently the Past-President of APS.
Schedule
8:30am Registration
8:55am Welcome and Introduction
9:00am Psychoanalytic Supervision: Joyce Cartor, PhD
9:20am Supervision Session: Joyce Cartor, PhD, and Andrew Frazer, PhD
10:20am Initial Comments on the Session with Bill MacGillivray, PhD
10:40am Break
10:50am Open Discussion
11:50am Response to Comments: Joyce Cartor, PhD, and Andrew Frazer, PhD
12:10pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn.
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate-level program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Identify patterns and interactions in psychoanalytic supervision that do and do not facilitate the therapist’s understanding of the treatment.
2. Articulate their own understanding of the supervision process and compare and contrast that to the supervisor’s approach versus other “choices” in supervision.
3. Identify the developmental tasks that supervisors address depending upon the supervisee's experience and comfort in addressing process.
4. Assess how and whether the supervisor met the needs of the supervisee during this session. What interventions might have been more successful?
Participants
This program is open to all APS members and other interested mental health professionals who may not be members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with intermediate levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration Fees and Policies
BY February 2, 2026:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $45
Non-members: $60
Early-Career Professional Members: $35
Graduate Student Members: Free.
AFTER February 2, 2026:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $60
Non-members: $75
Early-Career Professional Members: $50.
Graduate Student Members: Free
Registration will close on February 6, 2026.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
If you prefer to pay by check, please print the Program Registration form, and mail with your payment to:
Marisa Whitley, PhD
APS Treasurer
100 Forest Court
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 48 hours before date of program. Contact Marisa Whitley, PhD.
Contact the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to Joyce Cartor, PhD.
APS Membership
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2025-2026 program year for $120. Scholars can join/renew for $80 and Early-Career Professionals can join/renew for $65. Graduate students may join or renew for $25.
American Psychological Association Approval Statement
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education
This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 3 continuing education credits. With full attendance (sign-in at start of program) and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39. Partial credit is not available for partial attendance.
APS and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. APS and Division 39 are also committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Selected References
Blass, H. (2022) The capacity to think and disorders of thinking in psychoanalytic treatments and institutions. The International Journal of Controversial Discussions 2:100-120.
Boulanger, G. & Rosenberg, L. (2023) The case for remote supervision. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies 20:164-177.
Cherry, S., Meyer, J., Mann, G. & Meersand, P. (2020) Professional and personal development after psychoanalytic training. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 68:217-239.
Distel, E. (2025) Joyce schema: An exercise for analytic supervision. Free Associations 26:75-94.
McWilliams, N. (2021). Psychoanalytic Supervision. New York: Guilford Press.
Martinez, L. V. & Hersh, R. G. (2021) A novel approach to supervision of transference
focused psychotherapy (TFP). Psychodynamic Psychiatry 49:110-130.
Contact
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between Division 39, APS, presenters, program content, research, grants or other funding sources that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. During the program, the validity/utility of the content and risks/limitations of the approaches discussed will be addressed.