How do clinicians control for their own mental disorders?
Clinical Supervision (see these articles on effectiveness) is standard practice and required in codes of practice for registered counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc. and those in training.

Note: This is separate and completely different to line-management but necessary for effective line-management


There is no one way to do clinical supervision, but there are a few principles…


clinical supervision allows a person to focus on particular aspects of their clinical practice in a way that they would not normally do
it is characterised by reflection on previous action and its implications for future action
a clinical supervisor will often challenge the supervisee to think outside of their current ways of working
the clinical supervisor will offer support and advice
the supervisee tends to learn alternative ways of working and specific skills
the clinical supervisor will be interested in the quality of the supervisees performance and wellbeing; and will offer constructive feedback


Assuming that all therapists follow the code of practice, all clinicians will be monitored for mental health conditions and other problems which would affect their ability to perform their work effectively.

Clinical supervisors have a duty of care, not only to the supervisee (the therapist), but also the supervisee's clients, and if the supervisor feels that abuse of power is occurring they must refer it to the governing bodies to remove their licence to practice.

If they feel there are any mental health issues preventing the supervisee from acting effectively, then the supervisor will refer the supervisee for therapy.  If necessary, they may also take further action to prevent the therapist from causing harm to their clients whilst undergoing therapy.