Sophie Briers
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Supervision details
My approach to supervision is relational and collaborative. I aim to offer a space where you can bring your clinical work openly, explore what might be happening in the therapeutic relationship and develop your own understanding and confidence as a practitioner.
I value process, self-awareness and the opportunity to explore the challenges and uncertainties that can arise in our work, including those parts that may feel harder to bring.
I see supervision as an opportunity to think openly about your clinical work, reflect on your experiences and consider what might be happening for both you and your clients. I don’t see my role as offering a prescribed way of working, but as supporting you to develop your own understanding and find your way through the work.
Alongside my supervision work, I am an NHS Talking Therapies counsellor and EMDR therapist. I have previously worked as a PCE-CfD assessor with Metanoia Institute, supporting practitioners to reflect on and develop their therapeutic practice.
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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