Clinical supervision
A collaborative approach to supervision
I offer clinical supervision for trainee, newly qualified and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists.
My approach to supervision is collaborative, relational and grounded in curiosity. I aim to provide a reflective space where supervisees can think openly about their client work, professional development and the challenges that naturally arise in therapeutic practice.
A space for reflection and growth
Many supervisees arrive in supervision carrying uncertainty, self-doubt or concerns about getting things wrong. Others may feel stuck with particular clients, struggle with difficult emotions that arise in the work, or find themselves comparing their practice to that of their peers. In my experience, shame and fear of judgement can sometimes reduce our capacity to think clearly. Curiosity often helps restore it.
I believe that supervision should provide both support and challenge. It is a space to reflect on client work, explore ethical dilemmas, consider different perspectives and develop greater confidence in clinical decision-making.
The ideas that inform my practice
My supervision practice is informed by the Seven-Eyed Model, an integrative approach to therapy, and an interest in attachment theory (how our early relationships can influence the ways we relate to ourselves and others), emotional regulation (our ability to understand and manage our emotional responses), interpersonal neurobiology (how our brain, body and nervous system are influenced by relationships and human connection) and intergenerational patterns (emotional and behavioural patterns that may be repeated across generations). However, my aim is not to impose a particular way of thinking, but to help supervisees develop their own understanding of the work and their own professional voice.
Supporting your professional development
As well as discussing client work, supervision can provide a space to explore aspects of practice that may feel uncomfortable to discuss elsewhere. This may include uncertainty, mistakes, stuckness, self-doubt, countertransference, professional development and the emotional impact of the work itself. Because of the confidential nature of therapeutic work, supervision is often one of the few places where these experiences can be explored openly and thoughtfully.
Alongside supervision, I am also happy to support newly qualified therapists who are working towards accreditation, establishing private practices and navigating some of the practical aspects of professional work.
Working together
If there is one thing I hope supervisees take away from supervision, it is curiosity. When we remain curious about our clients, ourselves and the therapeutic relationship, new possibilities often emerge.
I offer supervision online and in person, both individually and in groups. Frequency and session length can be discussed according to individual needs and professional requirements.
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