SUPERVISION 

PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT TAKING REFERRALS AT PRESENT.

Whether you are newly qualified or have many years of clinical experience, I aim to offer a supervisory relationship that is thoughtful, collaborative and grounded in mutual respect. My hope is that supervision becomes not simply a place to think about your clients, but a space in which you, too, feel supported, challenged and renewed in your practice.

With theoretical roots in relational, psychoanalytic and attachment-orientated approaches, I see the therapeutic relationship as an intense intersubjective landscape that evokes strong emotions for both participants. Supervision is the container in which these emotional responses are recognised as vital clues to the unconscious relational processes shaping the therapeutic relationship. It offers a reflective space where they can be explored freely, with curiosity rather than judgement, in the service of understanding the client's needs.

I subscribe to a process model of psychotherapy where two people go on an open-ended journey of exploration in which the client seeks to be heard, seen and understood. This approach accepts the state of not knowing the precise direction of the work yet trusting that transformation will occur as a result of relatedness. The lack of a map can be unsettling, but it enables material to emerge that is unique to the therapeutic couple and the narrative they co-create.

In supervising, I place importance on the therapist’s ability to allow for the specific, nuanced and personal route the client has taken to therapy and to accept this in depth. That route may include beliefs, views, tastes, behaviours, experiences and external realities that are alien to the therapist, and part of supervision may therefore involve exploring those differences so they can be assimilated into the relationship.

I also place importance on the therapist’s ability to hold the frame and set clear boundaries. These both provide a way of containing the work and a source of insight into the client’s relational history: when that frame is put under pressure—and rupture is inevitable—there is an excellent opportunity for working through and transformation.

If this way of working resonates with you, I would be pleased to hear from you. I welcome enquiries from psychotherapists who are looking for a reflective, relational approach to supervision, and I would be happy to arrange an initial conversation to explore whether we might be a good fit for working together.