Supervision details
My approach is supportive, caring, and compassionate as well as helping you to feel safe and empowered in the work you are doing. I aim to help you become the best therapist you can be, to help you to grow in a therapeutic relationship that is built on trust and collaboration.
As a Creative Supervisor, I intend to provide a professional space that is both nurturing and compassionate, where you feel supported to bring your whole self to supervision. Together, we will explore your work with clients, consider your ethical and legal responsibilities within your professional framework, and attend to your restorative and self-care needs.
At its heart, supervision is a space for learning and growth. I encourage supervisees to engage in a reflective and collaborative process, where curiosity and openness guide our work. I hope that you feel safe to explore the uncomfortable or challenging moments of your practice in a non-judgmental environment, while also taking time to recognise and celebrate your successes.
My approach to supervision draws upon the Proctor Functional Model (1993) and the Hawkins and Shohet Process Model (2000). Proctor identifies three key functions of supervision—Normative, Formative, and Restorative. In addition, I integrate the Hawkins and Shohet (2000) Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision, which offers a holistic framework to explore the multiple layers of the supervision process. I further integrate elements of the CRAFTS Model of Creative Supervision which can help us to explore your work through a creative lens.
I have many years of experience volunteering and working as a therapist, both in charity, public, and private settings. I am currently running a successful private practice. My background is in education, where I worked as a teacher for over 20 years. My therapeutic approach is integrative (person-centred, attachment, and CBT). I am qualified up to master's level (level 7) and I am a registered member of the BACP, currently working towards accreditation. I have a vast amount of experience as a therapist, having worked with a variety of presenting issues. I specialise in grief, illness, and self-esteem issues. I work with 16-plus young adults and adults.
I can offer supervision face to face (Rothley, Leicestershire), online or by telephone. I offer concession rates for therapists in training. If you would like to find out more and see if we could be a good fit then please get in contact with me and we can arrange a call. I look forward to hearing from 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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
