Dawn Aitchison
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Supervision details
I am a qualified clinical supervisor having completed post-qualifying training in person-centred creative supervision with PTUK. I have also completed group supervision training with TIS UK.
I see supervision as a shared endeavour. I offer a psychologically safe space to explore the world of your clients and the work you are undertaking together. I aim for us to be as reflective and curious as possible in order for you to be able to give the best possible support to your clients. I am passionate about the supervisory relationship and the essential part it has played in my development as a counsellor. I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed some fantastic supervisory relationships which I believe were successful because they contained the following ingredients:
- I could be fully myself in the relationship
- There was a feeling of mutual trust, connection and openness to one another
- I was able to express myself and how I work using a variety of non verbal as well as verbal forms of expression and feel received
- My supervisor helped me grow in self-confidence and in understanding myself and the therapeutic process
- We shared an enjoyment and passion for learning which re-energised and inspired me
- I felt confident in my supervisor’s ability to challenge me, work ethically, and be available for me.
I hope I am able to offer the same qualities to my supervisees. If you are interested, I'd be happy to arrange to meet so that we can discuss the details and decide if we feel we would like to work together. I charge £45 for an hour and £65 for 90 minutes supervision.
Personal and Professional Development Group - Using Creative Arts in Therapy
This is a group for student and newly qualified counsellors who are interested in incorporating creative media in their practice. The sessions will enable you to experience using a variety of materials in your own self development with a supportive group of like-minded professionals so that you are then able to safely offer these resources to your clients. I charge £40 for a 2 hour, monthly workshop. All materials are provided. Limited space available as we work in small groups of 4 max.
" The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it"
Carl Rogers, 1961
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Accredited register membership
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