Dr Naomi Aston

I offer clinical supervision to psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists working with complex, often somatically expressed presentations: trauma, medically unexplained symptoms, attachment difficulties and clients who look high-functioning while carrying significant internal strain.

I bring over 11 years' experience across NHS services, third-sector organisations and private practice, including supervising within NHS teams, delivering training and development for therapists at different career stages, and running workshops and reflective practice groups in multidisciplinary settings.

Supervisory style

My style is collaborative, active and thoughtful. Supervision is a space to reflect openly on uncertainty, emotional challenge and therapeutic impasse, not just technique. That means attending to the relational dynamics between therapist and client, the emotional communication in the room, and the wider systemic context of the work.

I use a range of psychological therapeutic models and theories to inform my work (predominantly utilising attachment, systemic, psychodynamic, polyvagal and functional health principles). I have a special interest in EMDR, IFS and IFSiEMDR. My approach is trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ and neuro-affirmative – underpinned by humanistic values that incorporate an essential focus upon building and maintaining the therapeutic relationship

Depending on what you need, this might include:

• Building clear, coherent formulations
• Understanding the emotional and somatic processes underpinning a client's presentation
• Reflecting on countertransference and therapeutic use of self
• Maintaining ethical, professional and organisational boundaries
• Working through clinical doubt, stuckness, imposter feelings or burnout

Particularly well suited to:

• Anxiety and trauma that present somatically
• Attachment-related and relational difficulties
• High-achieving or high-responsibility clients
• Complex, long-term or treatment-resistant presentations
• Training, qualifications and registration

Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). My supervisory practice is informed by current ethical guidelines and best practice standards.

Practical information

Individual supervision for qualified clinicians and trainees, subject to professional requirements and training agreements. Online only, £100 per 60-minute session.

If this sounds like the right fit, get in touch and we can arrange an initial conversation to check we're a good match.