The parallel process is a very prominent aspect of the supervision relationship (Bernard & Goodyear, 2009). The traditional view of the parallel process is where the supervisee mirrors some characteristic of the client during supervision. As counselor educators, embracing the more contemporary view of the parallel process being bidirectional, where the supervisor contributes a dynamic that's operative in the supervisee's therapy, could prove fruitful in affirming diversity (Kaiser, 1997).
