I am a fully qualified, insured, experienced trauma informed Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor, a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I work within the BACP ‘Ethical Framework for Counsellors’, the BACP Guidelines for Online Counselling and Psychotherapy and the BACP Supervision Competence Framework. I have obtained HE Dip in Children & Adolescent Counselling, Cert in Working with Children Using the Arts, Cert in Online & Telephone Counselling, Adv Cert in Clinical Supervision Inc Online & Telephone Working. Along with various cpd courses and workshops. I have a keen interest in working with trauma and IFS.

Having worked for the past 10 years for a charity as a Counsellor, Safeguarding Lead and Clinical Lead, I now solely work in private practice. Offering face-to-face, on-line and telephone counselling and supervision, using the 7-Eyed Model (Hawkins & Shohet). I have the fullest commitment to offering a reflective and collaborative service, which is welcoming to all backgrounds, in a supportive and non-discriminatory manner.

In-person Supervision

Takes place at The Cabin, Pen-Y-Bryn Fourth Avenue, Hullbridge, SS5 6AZ. The first appointment provides the opportunity to meet in person, to discuss your supervision needs, how I work and to decide whether we would be a good fit.

Remote Supervision

On-line and telephone supervision provide an opportunity to explore the clinical processes in relation to you and your client in a confidential and supportive environment, at a time and in a place, which is convenient to you.

Online supervision offers certain benefits but there are also limitations that are worth bearing in mind when deciding which mode of supervision will best suit your needs.

Benefits

• Supervision from your own home at a time to suit you
• Secure encrypted software offers confidentiality and peace of mind
• Supervision at a time, place and pace to suit you
• Access to supervision may be more immediate
• Flexibility to make an informed choice of which medium would suit you, telephone or web cam.

Things to Consider

• If considering web cam, do you have access to a device allowing Teams?
• Do you feel comfortable using internet technology?
• Do you have a private and confidential space?
• Would you prefer to see your supervisor face-to-face?
• Picking up on non-verbal cues and body language can be more difficult, sometimes leading to misunderstanding.
• Occasional technology disruptions or failure.

Roles & Responsibilities of the Supervisor

• To provide a safe, productive and generative space to enable reflection and growth.
• To support, review and challenge, when necessary, ethical standards within supervisees’ practice.
• Appropriately share resources, knowledge and expertise with supervisees.
• Provide honest and constructive feedback to supervisees, regarding their work, communicating any concerns or difficulties with their practice or the supervision relationship.
• Seeking and being open to, receiving feedback about one’s own supervision work and the supervision relationship.
• Remaining aware of organisational or professional contracts affecting supervision or supervisees’ work.
• Providing accurate reports of supervisees’ attendance and competence as needed.
• Referring on to other supervisors or resources when issues arise that are outside of my competence.

Responsibilities as Supervisee

Supervisees are deemed responsible for:

• Engaging with regular supervision sessions (min 1.5 hrs per 4 weeks)
• Asking about anything that is unclear or is causing concern.
• Be open and ready to explore, reflect upon your client process, working collaboratively to gain insight, knowledge and understanding of one’s own deeper motivations. Thus, strengthening resilience and further professional development.
• Communicating any changes in circumstances that may affect our work together.
• Respecting supervisor’s privacy, not searching or contacting through social media.

Fees

Supervision £50 p/h – BACP recommend a minimum of 1.5 hrs per 4 weeks

Consult between supervision sessions, over 20 mins will be charged at £25 per half hour

Written Report and other documentation £30 per document