Will Smither
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Supervision details
I offer supervision to practising counsellors, psychotherapists and trainees who are seeking support in their work and a space where they can reflect on their practice. My orientation is integrative relational and I work within a psychodynamic and humanistic framework. I have a special interest in mindfulness based practice. My aim is to provide an enquiring, supportive and compassionate environment within which you can explore, develop and grow. I see supervision as joint practice, a collaborative and creative process that holds an in depth reflection of the work. I do not see my role as educator or as offering expert opinion but rather as a co-explorer in relationship where we can learn together. I consider myself extremely fortunate over the years to have worked with a number of influential and supportive supervisors who have provided me with a safe, non-judgmental and challenging space in which to hold my practice. I have learnt that the working alliance between supervisor and therapist is of crucial importance in providing effective and beneficial supervision. Once established, a wholesome supervision relationship plays an essential part in resourcing and taking care of ourselves as practitioners. I work with counsellors and psychotherapists from a range of modalities including person centred, psychodynamic, transactional analysis, and gestalt. I hold a Diploma and a PG Cert in Counselling Supervision and my work is informed by the work and theoretical models of Page & Wosket and Hawkins & Shohet. I draw upon over 14 years experience as an integrative counsellor working in both private practice and as a senior counsellor at the University of Winchester
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
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