Supervision details
I am a warm, supportive and collaborative supervisor, who is also able to gently challenge you where appropriate, all with the aim of helping you find your own unique voice as a therapist, whilst adhering to best practices in the field.
I particularly enjoy working with newly qualified therapists/counsellors, helping you to gain confidence, develop insight and become skilled, reflective therapists.
I also work with more experienced therapists who might be looking for a fresh perspective to further develop their practice.
I have extensive experience (13+ years) working as an Integrative Therapist in private practice and alongside this have a Certificate of Supervision from Metanoia University and offer supervision either online or in person, with a frequency determined by you.
I work in a collaborative way and provide an environment where you feel able to bring your difficulties, struggles and successes without fear of judgement. I work alongside you to explore your clinical work with openness and curiosity. When helpful, I offer gentle but constructive challenge, all with the aim of promoting your development, supporting the wellbeing of your clients and ensuring a safe, ethical practice.
Supervision is tailored to your needs and can include case discussion, reflective practice, ethical guidance, and professional development. We can look at case work, ethical questions, therapeutic techniques, or personal reactions to your clients’ experiences. I aim to help you gain clarity, confidence, and insight into your practice while encouraging you to reflect on what works for you and your clients.
Supervision is different to having therapy and I am happy to discuss issues broader than clinical ones, such as advice on the logistics of running a practice - from setting up your business to managing your workload and helping with navigating the practicalities of being a therapist.
In summary, my supervision is:
• Supportive, open and reflective
• Encourages curiosity and exploration
• Collaborative and transparent
• Appropriately challenging to strengthen clinical thinking
• Focused on promoting safe, ethical and confident practice
I offer a free 30 minute consultation to see if we feel we can both work well together. Please email me at abi@abialmondcounselling.com to set this up. I work on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays.
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.
