Anthony Bedell
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Supervision details
It is not easy to describe one's supervisory perspective. I value the insights of analysts such as Betty Joseph, Margot Waddell and Caroline Garland, and older writers such as Bion, Winnicott and Anna Freud. I have taken the Developing Supervisory Skills course at the British Psychotherapy Foundation.
As a supervisor I am simply a therapist who tries to hear what is going on and offer comments which are meant to be helpful, making use of countertransference and transference, as well as seeking to take note of what the body may be saying. I aim to listen for the dynamics of a situation between a therapist and the client as well as between supervisor and supervisee.
Face to face or online?
It is difficult to say exactly what physical presence together contributes to the work but I do believe that face to face is the gold standard. I work online but ideally I would hope that there was occasional meeting; I am happy to discuss this.
First steps
I think supervision needs a good alliance between the therapist and their supervisor. That does not necessarily mean they are in the same tradition, though that probably makes it a little easier. But the work needs to feel nutritious for the therapist, as well as surely a little thought-provoking. The first sessions are bound to be by way of an exploration. so I would welcome a phone call and we can begin to see how it would be to work together.
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Accredited register membership
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