Spirit, Soul, and Struggle in Supervision: My Eight Anchors of Honor

I have been given the privilege of sharing with you some of my most cherished beliefs and convictions and views about supervision, and I do so subsequently. Although there is a host of beliefs, convictions, and views that I could share, I emphasize eight that are most meaningful to me --- what I consider to be my eight Anchors of Honor. These Anchors, while grounding and guiding my supervisory work, also reflect my way of honoring and holding in mind the awe and wonder of supervision itself, that grandly generative service with which we as supervisors are graciously gifted. What follows is an adaptation of two presentations, first, the Lectio Magistralis, an invited address delivered at the International Conference: Supervision in Psychotherapy, June 7th, 2025 [1], upon conferral of the Doctor Honoris Causa by the “Tibiscus” University of Timişoara (the greatest honor of my professional life) and, second, Spirit, Soul, and Struggle in Supervision, an invited keynote address delivered at the First Latin American Conference on Clinical Supervision, October 9th, 2025 [2].