This study investigated processes, strategies, and frameworks that took place during group supervision classes, which best cultivate the self-awareness of Mental Health and Marriage and Family Counselors-in-Training (CITs). It was designed to explore factors across multiple theoretical models, which contributed to the cultivation of self-awareness in CITs. In part, it was conducted in response to the counseling profession's call to shift the focus from an emphasis on specific theories and interventions in training programs, to the salient common factors present in multiple approaches that lead to better client outcomes. A review of the literature is presented in support of the need for training programs to focus more on cultivating variables such as self-awareness and countertransference management to produce more efficacious counselors. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]