My approach to supervision

Supervision is reflection-in-action, and it is where I feel most at home. Before I trained to be a counsellor, and then a supervisor, I taught reflective practice in the social sciences for over a decade. Standing back and finding a different perspective on ourselves, others and the world at large is what I do naturally most of the time, and I bring that reflective way of being to my supervision practice.

I use the seven-eyed model of supervision. This model focuses on seven perspectives – with an eye on the client; the interventions; the client-therapist relationship; the therapist; the therapist-supervisor relationship; the supervisor; and the wider context.

What I love about this model, is how is views the client-therapist-supervisor triad as a relationship, which we can understand from many perspectives, and the parallel processes that exist between us all can ultimately help the clients we work with.

My Experience and Qualifications

I have a Certificate in Creative Supervision. I am BACP Accredited, and have a decade of experience in counselling. I have a PGDip in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton, and I draw on theory from Person-Centred, Gestalt, Existential and Transactional Analysis therapies. I am process-focused, and work relationally with clients and supervisees. My supervision training had a strong focus on creativity, and I use creative methods with clients and supervisees to support their reflection.

As well as being a counsellor and supervisor, I teach on the ‘Introduction to the therapeutic relationship and counselling skills’ module at the University of Brighton, and I am an Associate Lecturer in counselling and mental health at the Open University.

Contact details and fees

Please get in touch with me here if you would like to have a 50 minute introductory session. I offer this for £30, which is less than half the cost of a normal 50-minute session.

Fees are: £65 for a 50-minute session (twice a month) or £100 for a 120-minute session (once a month)

We can meet online, via Zoom, or in-person in my room near Fiveways in Brighton.