Supervision details
I see supervision as being shaped as much by relational experience as by theory, and, as such, my offer as a supervisor is to always be so fully human that supervisees can bring their whole, unreserved selves to the relationship.
My clinical stance is an integrative, relational one, grounded in the Hawkins & Shohet seven-eyed model, underpinned by person-centred values, ethical accountability, and reflective practice. At the heart of this is a supervisory relationship that prioritises safety, love, collaboration, mutuality, and connection, each while upholding a commitment to clear boundaries and ethical responsibility in practice, placing both therapist and clients at the heart of the work.
As a supervisor, I invite supervisees to engage with uncertainty and vulnerability rather than seek clinical reassurance alone, as this can unveil a creative gateway of openness necessary to sit with our own unconscious ideas and stories about the work. A place of safe uncertainty, at the edge of ourselves, where we are willing not to know all that is immediately before us in the work, so that we can enter a space that lifts off the limits on our creativity, flow and love.
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.
