Supervision details
What I most enjoy about providing supervision is supporting people as they develop their skills, confidence and identity as therapists.
I'm particularly interested in working with trainee and early-career counsellors, helping them navigate their training, begin working with clients and establish their own practice.
I understand the challenges of training and establishing a practice alongside the demands of everyday life. Beyond the clinical work itself, there are placements to arrange, professional responsibilities to understand and difficult decisions to make.
My aim is to provide supervision you can depend on, knowing that I have your best interests at heart and am genuinely invested in helping you get the most from your training and professional development.
How I work
It's really important to me that you feel comfortable speaking openly about your work, including the things that haven't gone as hoped or that you might find difficult to discuss elsewhere.
Sometimes supervision involves slowing things down and exploring aspects of our work that aren't immediately obvious. This might include our responses to particular clients, difficulties within the therapeutic relationship, or experiences that have stayed with us after a session.
At other times, what's needed is practical guidance, reassurance or support in making a clinical decision.
I don't believe supervision should be unnecessarily didactic. You bring your own understanding of your clients, and I see my role as helping you develop your knowledge and judgement rather than simply telling you what to do.
That doesn't mean avoiding difficult conversations. We share a responsibility to keep clients safe, and I recognise that mistakes are part of learning and professional life. My approach is to respond with compassion, consider what needs to be done and work together to identify what can be learned.
Developing your practice
Alongside exploring your clinical work, I'm happy to support you with the practical aspects of your development. This might include navigating placement requirements, completing reports, understanding professional responsibilities and preparing to work independently.
For those moving into private practice, I'm also happy to discuss getting started, including setting fees, managing enquiries, developing policies and deciding how you'd like your practice to grow.
One of the things I find most rewarding is hearing about other people's ambitions for their work and helping them find ways of putting those ambitions into practice.
I want supervision to be somewhere we can recognise and celebrate what you're doing well, as much as somewhere we explore the things that feel difficult.
About me
I am a qualified counsellor, clinical supervisor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Alongside supervision, I continue to work clinically within NHS counselling services and my own private practice.
I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision of Psychological Therapies Practice.
My supervision experience includes trainee counsellors completing their qualifications and placements, newly qualified and experienced practitioners in private practice, NHS mental health practitioners, trainee supervisors and counsellors working within schools and specialist educational settings.
Practicalities
Location: In person at Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot, or online and by phone.
Qualified practitioner fees: £65 for 60 minutes or £80 for 90 minutes.
Trainee concession: £40 per hour for trainee counsellors requiring fortnightly supervision.
Getting in touch
I really enjoy talking about supervision and would be very happy to hear from you, whether you're just beginning your training, approaching qualification or looking for a new supervisory relationship.
If you've been told that you need clinical supervision but aren't entirely sure what it involves, please feel free to ask. I'm very happy to explain how supervision works and what you can expect.
To help you decide whether we're a good fit, I offer a complimentary 30-minute meeting. We can discuss your training or practice, what you're looking for from supervision and whether we'd feel comfortable working together. There's no obligation to continue.
You're welcome to contact me by email or phone. I aim to respond within one working day.
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.
