Supervision details
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) Supervision
I offer Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) supervision for therapists who would like a reflective space to deepen or begin integrating CFT into their clinical work.
Many therapists who enquire are working in private practice, or across a mix of independent and organisational settings, and are looking for supervision that allows them to slow down and think more deeply about the compassionate processes within their work.
I am a BABCP accredited CBT therapist with specialist training in Compassion Focused Therapy and experience working within NHS Talking Therapies, including within a Community Trauma Clinic supporting people who have experienced complex and challenging life experiences.
Within my NHS role I also facilitate group supervision for therapists delivering Compassion Focused Therapy groups, supporting clinicians to reflect on formulation, develop confidence in compassion based practices, and think together about the challenges that can arise when working with shame and self criticism.
My clinical work often involves helping people understand and work with patterns of shame, self criticism and threat based coping strategies through a compassion focused lens.
Many therapists begin exploring Compassion Focused Therapy when they notice that traditional cognitive or behavioural approaches are not fully shifting deeper patterns of shame, self criticism or low self worth. Clients may understand their thoughts logically yet still feel caught in these cycles. CFT offers a powerful framework for working with these difficulties, and supervision provides a supportive space to think together about how compassion based approaches can be integrated into practice.
Some therapists who enquire are already using Compassion Focused Therapy regularly within their private practice, while others are beginning to integrate CFT into their work and would value a reflective space to develop confidence in using compassion based approaches.
For many therapists, CFT supervision also offers a space to reflect on the emotional impact of the work and to approach our own self critical patterns with greater understanding and compassion.
Supervision can support therapists with:
• developing compassionate formulations
• working with shame and self criticism
• integrating CFT with CBT or trauma informed approaches
• reflecting on the therapeutic relationship and embodied compassion in the therapy room
My approach to supervision is collaborative, reflective and grounded in compassion. I aim to create a space where therapists can think openly about their clinical work, explore uncertainty, and deepen their understanding of how compassion can be brought more fully into therapy.
I also have training in EMDR and trauma focused approaches which can sometimes inform our reflective discussions where relevant.
Supervision is available online across the UK or in Banstead, Surrey.
You can read more about my supervision approach here:
https://www.compassionatetherapypractice.com/cft-supervision
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
Accredited register membership
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