Emma Nichols
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Supervision details
I believe supervision should be a space where you feel comfortable being yourself, talking openly about your work and exploring both the rewarding and challenging parts of being a counsellor.
My approach is grounded in person-centred values, while also drawing on integrative perspectives. I offer a supportive and collaborative space where we can reflect on your client work, explore different ways of looking at things, and think together about what might be happening within the therapeutic relationship.
I know that counselling doesn't always come with clear answers, and sometimes we can find ourselves feeling unsure about our work or questioning our decisions. I think supervision offers an opportunity to explore these experiences openly, without feeling that we need to have everything figured out.
I'm happy to gently challenge your thinking, offer another perspective, and explore things that might feel uncomfortable or uncertain. I also recognise that you bring your own experience, knowledge and way of working, and I believe these are important parts of our conversations.
I offer supervision to both qualified and trainee counsellors, recognising that we all bring different experiences, challenges and learning needs to supervision.
For me, supervision is about more than discussing client work. It's also about supporting you as a practitioner, building your confidence, reflecting on your use of self, and having space to think about your own development.
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.
