Rich Tildesley

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Supervisor • he/him
MSc, PGDip, MBACP
Walkerburn EH43 & Edinburgh EH10

Supervision details

For therapists working primarily in traditional settings - whether in-person or online - I offer a contained and attuned supervisory space to explore clinical material, process dynamics, transference and countertransference, and the evolving demands of therapeutic work. 

My approach is informed by psychodynamic thinking, with attention to unconscious process, relational depth, and the importance of the supervisory relationship as a space for holding and meaning-making.

For those interested in taking their practice outdoors, or already working in nature-based ways, I offer supervision that integrates an understanding of the unique complexities of outdoor therapy - such as shifts in frame and boundary, risk and ethics, projection onto place, and the relational impact of working in and with the natural world.

Outdoor supervision can also serve as a powerful reminder of what it’s like to be held - not only by the supervisory relationship, but by the landscape itself.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
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Walkerburn, Scottish Borders, EH43

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH10

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PVG Scheme

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Online platforms

Google Meet
Microsoft Teams
Zoom

Type of session

In person
Online
Home visits

I’m a COSCA- qualified clinical supervisor offering reflective, relational supervision online, outdoors, or through a combination of the two.

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Rich Tildesley
Rich Tildesley