Supervision details
I offer clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists at different stages of their development, including trainees, newly qualified therapists and more experienced practitioners.
I see supervision as a place to think, rather than a place to be judged or evaluated. It should provide enough safety to bring the work that feels uncertain, difficult, confusing or emotionally demanding, while also allowing space for curiosity, different perspectives and professional growth.
My supervision style is relational, reflective and collaborative. I pay close attention to what may be happening within the therapeutic relationship: recurring patterns, emotions, what a client may be communicating indirectly, and what the work may be evoking in you as the therapist. I am interested not only in what is being said, but also in what may be happening beneath the surface and how a client’s history, relationships and current circumstances may be shaping the work. At the same time, supervision is shaped around your own therapeutic approach rather than expecting you to work in the same way I do.
I have a particular interest in trauma, developmental and childhood experiences, attachment, shame, identity and complex relational dynamics. We can also think together about risk, safeguarding, ethical dilemmas, boundaries, endings, stuckness in therapy and the practical realities of clinical work.
I also enjoy supporting newly qualified therapists. The transition from training into independent practice can bring uncertainty, self-doubt and pressure to somehow already know what to do. Supervision can provide a space to develop your own clinical voice, become more confident in your judgement and tolerate the uncertainty that is inevitably part of therapeutic work.
My professional experience includes working within an NHS GP practice, charitable services and private practice, as well as lecturing in Counselling and Psychotherapy within Kent and Medway NHS, where I trained future therapists. I also have extensive experience developing and leading pastoral services within educational settings.
Alongside clinical thinking, I can support therapists with developing a sustainable private practice, professional identity, boundaries, fees and the challenges that can arise when working independently.
Supervision is available face-to-face in North London and online. If you are looking for a supervisor, you are welcome to contact me for an initial conversation to see whether the way I work feels right for you.
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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