Supervision details
Supervision is an aspect of my work that I enjoy immensely.
I gained a Diploma in Clinical Supervision (CPPD) in 2014 and provide supervision for work with individual clients or for couples therapy. I work integratively as a supervisor drawing on different modalities, including psychodynamic, humanistic and CBT approaches to counselling and psychotherapy and focusing on the relational process between therapist and client.
When supervising couples therapists I draw on different models of couples therapy, including attachment based therapy, Imago Therapy, the work of Bader and Pearson at the Couples Institute and the work of Terry Real.
I consider the goal of supervision to enable my supervisee to do their work as a therapist as best as they can in relating to their clients and supporting the clients in their quest for understanding and change. Supervision is a dynamic and creative process, discovering new insights into the client's motivations, relational templates and blocks that get in the way of change. I am always interested in the therapist's relationship with their client, gaining an understanding of the underlying, internal processes that play out for both therapist and client.
I have work with counsellors/psychotherapists at different stages of their career: students on placement, newly qualified therapists and fully accredited, experienced therapists.
I provided group supervision for qualified associate counsellors in a student counselling service at a university as well as group supervision for trainee students on a MSc counselling course.
As a supervisor I aim to provide a collaborative, supportive environment where supervisees are enabled to be as open as possible, where learning can take place in a trusting relationship and where challenges can take place without being undermining or shameful.
I work with individual supervisees as well as small groups. If you are interested in setting up a small group for supervision, please feel free to contact me.
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.
