Supervision
I'm able to provide online or in person clinical supervision for therapists/ mental health workers and follow the supervision structure of the British Psychological Society and am also certified by them.
As a supervisor, my aim is to help those in training or new to the profession to develop their skills and provide helpful guide rails, explore ideas and to assist with ethical dilemmas where possible.
More experienced practitioners who have already developed their own style may need more in the way of support or different perspectives rather than too much developmental structure. 'Two heads being better than one'.
My aim is to build a strong supervisor/supervisee relationship that allow trust and honesty to flourish. Honouring and holding an awareness of any potential power imbalance is important, but also to be open to alternative ways of looking at things and to see constructive feedback as an opportunity.
I endeavour to respect a therapists individual style and way of working as there are many routes to the same destination...
As a private practitioner and an accredited BACP member and a professional accredited member of the NCPS, I have good experience of what it is to be in private practice, but am equally happy to see supervisees in other areas of the field.
I help adult individual clients but I also work with couples/relationships and understand the unique challenges when working with couples that may have to be explored through supervision.
My working method is pluralistic, so I use many different models and a wide variety of issues. I find this enhances my ability to be an effective supervisor as a well rounded knowledge base and an ability to think laterally is required.