David Poynor
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This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
Supervision details
I am currently accepting new supervisees.
Please check my website at www.cherryorchardtherapy.com/supervision for a breakdown of the available session times for monthly or bi-weekly supervision sessions
About Supervision
Good supervision should fulfil three functions:
- To provide oversight for your day-to-day counselling practice
- To be a source of education, improving your counselling skills
- To provide a restorative space for you as a practitioner
Through my own experience as a counsellor, I have learned that supervision is a vital space to explore ideas, experiences and relationships with clients. This can often be challenging, so it is important that it is undertaken safely and with compassion.
Like all supervisors, it is my responsibility to maintain the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to ensure that you are properly supported.
What I offer
My aim is to provide a space to reflect and explore, and where we can learn from each other (and our clients). I aim to create a space that is creative and courageous.
I am an accredited Person Centred Counsellor and a Person Centred Supervisor. I offer supervision to Counsellors and Psychotherapists who utilise the Person Centred Approach within their practice. I hold a Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (CPCAB).
Between supervision sessions you are welcome to reach out to me if there are any urgent issues. If necessary, we will schedule an additional short phone call to address burning questions or to make an action plan.
I offer individual supervision as well as group supervision. If you are interested in finding out more about me and my practice, please reach out and I’ll be happy to answer any questions.
About me
I used to be a counselling tutor, and I really valued being in a dynamic teaching environment. Although I enjoyed teaching, I found that the real gift of this work was learning from my students. They often challenged me to think in new ways and approach client work from a different perspective. Nourishing budding counsellors and seeing them improve was a privilege, and that experience led me to train as a supervisor.
As a counsellor I have often struggled to find a supervision space that felt supportive, contained and congruent. With that experience in mind, I aim to offer the best quality supervision that I can. The relationship between supervisor and counsellor is never going to be perfect but I hope that I can create a space where we can talk openly about what you need and how I can best support you.
I manage my own private practice, and I am a full-time counsellor. Further areas of study have been addiction, LGBTQ+ counselling, suicide, shame, bereavement and compulsivity. I have also studied Existential and Cognitive Behavioural Counselling.
The models of supervision that I utilise are the Cyclical and the Seven Eyed Models of Supervision.
Venue and Fees
I offer supervision sessions both online (using Zoom) and in-person in Beckenham (BR3 4EX).
I charge £65 for a 60-minute session or £90 for a 90-minute session.
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.
