Clinical Supervision

 

Supervision is a contractual relationship, the main purpose of which is to empower the counsellor to work confidently, effectively and safely with their clients.  When I am supervising counsellors, I have four main areas of focus.

1 Support.  

It's tough going when we are working well with our clients – it takes a lot out of us and I see the supervision space as being a place of safety where doubts and uncertainties can be explored and energies restored.

2 Reference. 

I see supervision as a useful place to clarify what the normal standards of practice are and for a counsellor to test their practice against those standards.  This is where the codes of ethics and practice come in.

3 Needs. 

We all have needs – and supervision is, I believe, an appropriate place to identify what those needs are in the professional context of counselling and to explore how to get those needs met.

4 Growth.  

I firmly believe that an essential part of our work as counsellors involves our own personal growth as individuals. If we are not in a transformative process while practising then we are missing out on a valuable benefit to ourselves, and our clients are probably missing out on receiving the best that we could offer.

I practise an integrated approach to counselling. I have extensive training in the main areas of Psychodynamic, Behavioural, Humanistic and Cognitive counselling. Over the years I have developed an Integrative approach that informs my practice, based on my understanding of the inevitable inter-relationship between Thoughts, Feelings and resultant Behaviour.

I have an MSc in Counselling Supervision and Training from Bristol University, and follow the BACP Code of Ethics and Practice.

What about cost?

Sessions are arranged to suit individual need and cost £40 per hour.