Gaynor Smith
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Supervision details
I have been supervising therapists since 2009, after gaining a certificate in supervision. I then achieved my Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Supervision in 2010. My training in Supervision was at Temenos in Sheffield.
Since then I have been supervising both trainee and qualified therapists, over various modalities. I also offer supervision for members of the Police, Ambulance, Fire and Prison Services. I supervise therapists working with trauma and abuse in my role as Clinical Lead at Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service.
My approach to supervision has its roots in Person Centred Theory. I have found that this grounding helps me support therapists of many modalities as well as workers from other professions. For me, my supervision role is about focusing on my supervisee's experience of their work, their personal experiences and their sense of self within that work. I work in a facilitative, collaborative manner. I aim to be part of my supervisor's journey so that they feel supported while they continue to discover, grow and develop. I am committed to being a supervisor so that my supervisees can feel able to bring all aspects of their work with celebration and without judgement.
- My fees are £55 per 90 mins.
- I work on Mondays from 9.30am till 5pm
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.
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Accredited register membership
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