Supervision details
Hello, my name is Tom and I am a supervisor, therapist, tutor and writer. You can find out more about me on my website or my business Instagram @newhcounselling.
The aim of Supervision with me:
I like to offer something different with supervision, something that offers a range of support related to my experience and knowledge.
- The overall purpose of supervision is firstly to monitor and promote the welfare of your clients. However, I do not forget you in this, meaning we need to consider your needs as a therapist.
- I recognise that many of my supervisees are running their own business, developing their private practice or looking to create or expand their practice. Therefore supervision with me adds elements of business and marketing support and an acknowledgement of the stress running a business can bring.
- Personal development is also an important part of practice, so supervision with me holds a space where we can work on your growing edges.
I will aim to help you focus on the development of your professional identity and skills, encouraging an authentic you, an authentic practice. This might involve your work as a volunteer, in an organisation or within private practice. - Finally my work is shame free - I do not want my supervisees to fear what they bring to supervision. As therapists we all have sessions where we don't feel we were "good enough", brining these sessions to me enables us to work on making next time better.
What I ask of you:
Be open and contribute to the development of an effective working relationship.
Be prepared for supervision with a rough idea of what you want from each session.
Discuss client caseload, issues arising and prepare for supervision.
Be prepared to give and receive feedback.
Consult me or other forms of supervision in cases of an emergency.
Do not fear sharing your work. Even if you have not been "good enough", I want to hear it so we can work on ways to change and be better.
What you can expect working with me:
The supervision I offer is based on a fortnightly basis, sessions last 50 minutes and priced at £70.00.
My work as a therapist works closely with the importance of intersectionality with a special focus on working with queer clients and neurodivergent clients. Therefore these are areas that I incorporate into supervision too.
Supervision is based on zoom. During supervision I will encourage and facilitate the development of an effective working supervisor / supervisee relationship. We will explore session by session what it is that you would like from supervision.
Qualifications and Experience
I am a BACP registered therapist, clinical supervisor, and counselling tutor with over 8 years clinical experience. I have the following qualifications:
• Diploma in Supervision
• Masters (MA) in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
• Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
• Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
• Certificate of Higher Education in Psychology
• Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
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).
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