IJSP Number 5, 2023

31 and tenderness, an mutuality of relationship is established. The supervisor’s availability, flexibility, and vulnerability demonstrated throughout the supervisory relationship are essential relational ingredients that stimulate the supervisee to respond authentically to the supervision and consequently, to their clients [18, 19]. The supervisor and supervisee are two colleagues sharing an important experience together. The supervisor may encourage the supervisee to appreciate their vulnerability and importance of intimate dialogue in order to become more professionally attuned to the vulnerability and relational needs of their clients. The capacity to be vulnerable, aware of oneself, and attuned to the other — the basis of full interpersonal contact — is what Erskine refers to as presence [8]. The result of such an interpersonal supervisory relationship is that the supervisee has a more complete sense of themselves as a psychotherapist and an enhanced capacity to attend to their clients with increased skill and confidence [19]. Question four: “How do you make use of the various levels of the Supervision Pyramid as the supervisee develops professionally?” The Supervision Pyramid is a developmentally focused supervision tool used by the supervisor during the supervision session, but it may also be used by the supervisee to reflect on the case [3]. We guide the supervisee to understand and appreciate the goals of each level of the supervision pyramid. The movement from one level of the pyramid to the next occurs after the objectives of each level have been met. But the successive movement from level to level is not necessarily linear; recycling to earlier levels of the supervision pyramid may occur as new concepts and methods are incorporated into the supervisee’s training. Through repeated use of the Supervision Pyramid, the supervisee ideally develops the capacity to self- supervise. 5. CONCLUSION The “Keyhole Model” spotlights the essential dimensions of a relationally- focused Integrative Psychotherapy [2]. It describes the significance of eight relational needs; the importance of the psychotherapist’s inquiry, attunement, and involvement; the effective use of acknowledgement, validation, normalization, and presence; as well as a necessary sensitivity to the client’s nascent affects, rhythm, style of cognition, and level of development. Each of these essential dimensions of psychotherapy can be incorporated at each level of the Supervision Pyramid — this integration delineates the common factors in psychotherapy supervision [20]. REFERENCES [1] Erskine, R.G. & Moursund, J.P. (2022). The art and science of relationship: The practice of integrative psychotherapy . Phoenix Publishing. ISBN: 13:978- 80013-137-8. [2] Erskine, R.G., Moursund, J.P. & Trautmann R.L. (2023). Beyond empathy: A therapy of contact-in-relationship. Rutledge Mental Health Classic Editions. ISBN: 978-1-032-32(hbk).