Supervision details
As a qualified Clinical Supervisor, I believe effective supervision begins with a trusting, collaborative relationship. When you feel safe to think openly, without judgement or pressure to have all the answers, you create the space to develop greater confidence, clinical insight and ethical practice.
Whether you're a student, newly qualified or experienced practitioner, supervision should be more than meeting professional requirements. It should be a place where you feel supported, challenged appropriately and encouraged to develop your own therapeutic practice.
A Space to Think, Reflect and Grow
Supervision offers the opportunity to step back from your clinical work, explore what is happening beneath the surface, and deepen your understanding of both your clients and yourself as a practitioner.
I provide a calm, confidential and collaborative environment where you can:
- Think openly without pressure to perform
- Explore uncertainty without fear of judgement
- Reflect honestly on your clinical work
- Develop confidence in your professional judgement
- Navigate ethical dilemmas with greater clarity
- Strengthen your clinical knowledge and therapeutic effectiveness
Together we'll move beyond simply discussing what happened in a session to exploring why it happened and what it means for your ongoing development.
My Approach
Grounded in the Person-Centred approach, my supervision is relational, reflective and collaborative. Alongside this, I integrate the Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision, enabling us to consider your work from multiple perspectives, including:
- Your client's experience
- The therapeutic relationship
- Your internal process and responses
- The wider organisational, ethical and professional context
Where appropriate, I offer thoughtful reflection, gentle challenge and fresh perspectives to help you work with greater confidence, curiosity and integrity.
Bring Your Whole Experience
Many practitioners feel they should arrive in supervision with the answers, or believe they need to appear confident, capable and unaffected by their work.
I offer something different.
This is a space where you can bring:
- The sessions that left you questioning yourself
- Ethical dilemmas and difficult decisions
- Feelings of uncertainty, self-doubt or being stuck
- The emotional impact of therapeutic work
Often, these are the moments where the deepest learning and professional growth take place.
Who I Work With
I provide supervision for:
- Student counsellors and psychotherapists
- Newly qualified practitioners
- Experienced counsellors and psychotherapists
What You Can Expect
- A warm, respectful and confidential supervisory relationship
- Honest, supportive and constructive reflection
- Collaborative exploration informed by the Seven-Eyed Model
- Support with ethical decision-making in line with BACP and COSCA frameworks
- Space to reflect on both your clients and your own experience as a practitioner
- Supervision that nurtures your confidence, resilience and ongoing professional development
Supervision is not simply about maintaining professional standards; it's about sustaining you as a practitioner and supporting you to provide the best possible care for your clients.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Person-Centred Counsellor with over 14 years' experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including grief and bereavement, trauma, addiction and mental health challenges.
Qualifications and professional membership include:
- Certificate in Counselling Supervision: COSCA
- Postgraduate Diploma: Counselling and Psychotherapy (University of Strathclyde)
- Registered Member: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Specialist Certification: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Specialist Experience: Extensive clinical background in grief, bereavement, addiction, and alcohol misuse.
- PVG Scheme Member
I maintain high professional standards through regular clinical supervision and ongoing continuing professional development.
Practical Information
Clinical Supervision
- Face-to-face (Motherwell)
- Online (UK and internationally)
Session Length
- 60 minutes (£60)
- 90 minutes (£80)
- Longer sessions available by arrangement
Frequency
Sessions are arranged in line with the requirements of your professional body and your individual practice.
Free Initial Consultation
Finding the right supervisor is just as important as finding the right counsellor.
I offer a complimentary 10-minute telephone or online consultation, giving you the opportunity to ask questions, discuss your supervision needs and decide whether we are the right fit to work together.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
