I know Dr. Yvette Boles in the capacity of my clinical supervisor at a community mental health center. Throughout my time as a therapy extern, Dr. Boles oversaw many of my clinical cases and helped me process difficult emotions, conceptualize clients, and formulate treatment plans. In regard to Dr. Boles' clinical skills, she is very insightful, highly intelligent, organized, empathic, and observant. I have consistently observed her willingness to effortlessly tune into everyone she works with and clearly interpret what they are verbalizing while offering validation. I believe this speaks to her strong rapport-building skills and genuine character. Additionally, Dr. Boles consistently demonstrates her ability to exercise sound clinical judgment; she asks questions with intentionality to thoroughly assess whoever she is working with to obtain relevant information. From being in supervision sessions with her, it is apparent that Dr. Boles is very knowledgeable of a wide range of psychological theories, which speaks to her competency as a clinical psychologist. She is well-informed of evidence-based treatments and personally speaking, it has been comforting to know that I was in proficient hands.
On an interpersonal level, Dr. Boles is strong-willed, dependable, transparent, responsible, personable, and collaborative. Dr. Boles is able to question her own biases and be honest with herself and others. It is apparent to me that Dr. Boles is deeply committed to this work and invested in people's growth. I believe this contributes to her passion to not only work with a variety of populations, but to work with an array of problems, as well. Furthermore, Dr. Boles is very passionate about various social causes and relevant issues that affect our community, which again, speaks to her caring and perceptive character.
Overall, it has been more than a delight to have Dr. Boles as my clinical supervisor. Dr. Boles constantly strives to set a positive example for others and is very open to share her knowledge with others. She has been a very supportive and sound figure throughout my training experience, and it has been very rewarding to have her as my supervisor. I would highly recommend her as a psychotherapist! read more