Supervision details
I am a person-centred clinical supervisor, available to work with qualified counsellors and trainees. The supervision I offer is a safe, grounding environment for reflection on your practice and for identifying areas for further growth.
My own clinical experience is in private practice and in working on the clinical development team for an established Glasgow counselling charity, so I can offer insight and support for solo working and for counselling within an organisation – whether as a trainee, a volunteer, or an employee.
Our work together will be grounded in the development of a working bond between us and in genuine curiosity about your work. I will be attentive to your boundaries, I will offer gentle challenge when appropriate, and I will invite you to reflect on what it means to be congruent and connected with your values while offering so much of yourself to the client.
My approach to this work will be primarily influenced by Inskipp & Proctor’s functional model of clinical supervision. I take care never to lose sight of you or your clients when we work together and will address any concerns for the wellbeing of either from a place of compassion.
I strive to be informed and reflective in matters of anti-oppressive practice and will invite you into those same considerations, without positioning myself as an expert.
A crucial function of supervision is to offer challenge where it’s needed. This could be when you encounter stuckness in your practice and you’re striving to reach a new level or to develop a new aspect, or it could be in moments when your connection to safe and ethical working has faltered; in those moments, I will approach gently, but I will be a reliable bulwark for your accountability. When change is needed for your clients’ sake or for your own, I will be your partner in working toward it.
I’m not able to supervise client work for which I do not have relevant specialised training, which would include:
- Work with couples
- Work with perpetrators of abuse
- Work where addiction is the primary focus of therapy
- Work with clients presenting with eating disorders as the primary focus of therapy
- Work with any client under the age of 18
I am available to work in-person in Glasgow city centre or online with supervisees based anywhere in the UK, and I will be glad to offer a short introductory call to anyone curious to see if we might be a good match.
My fees for supervision are:
Qualified counsellors: £50 for an hour, £80 for 90 minutes
Trainees: £45 for an hour, £70 for 90 minutes
If you would be interested in working with me and developing that supervisor-supervisee alliance together, I would love to hear from you.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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