#4;
Rapunzel, " The supervisor can't provide supervision and therapy to the same person at the same time. That would be a huge boundaries problem, and unethical, although the supervisor would also be a licensed therapist or other licensed mental health professional. "

I had a PhD practitioner take off one week with me, so she could go out of town to see her therapist for consultation I was told. I always assumed she was engaged in a very infrequent psychotherapy with a higher trained peer to remain grounded and opine professionally with as part of her treatment with me. If I recall, I signed a release so she could discuss my case, but I am not completely certain anymore.

Irregardless of the ethical dynamics of that networked therapeutic relationship, I always found great safety in that arrangement, and never thought it difficult to allow her time off from our routine for her treatment (?).
For all I actually knew, she could have been off fishing, but it seemed there was more therapeutic focus once she returned rather than relaxed from vacation perhaps.

I strongly believe in practitioner peer oversight with case review, and have no problem with disclosure to any other practitioners. (who understands hippa)
Tom S. in Tn.