supervision

I offer Supervision to Counsellors and Psychotherapists individually and in small groups.

My aim is to provide a space to explore openly your client work, reflect on your own process and discuss any other issues that may be impacting you as a therapist.

My value base means that I put anti-discriminatory practice at the centre of my work. Attempting to adopt an intersectional approach in my therapy work, teaching and supervision.

Since qualifying as a Psychotherapist in 2016 I have worked in both private practice and as a Psychotherapy Tutor at Metanoia, which gives me a good understanding of the type of support student psychotherapists may need. I have a robust understanding of safe-guarding issues and risk management.

Supervision with me can include:

A supportive place to openly explore issues you may be experiencing as a counsellor or therapist.
Difficulties with clients and how best to develop the work.
Your professional development, ethical dilemmas and issues of safeguarding.
Reflection on your intersectional identity and of those you work with.
Consideration of the impact of systemic oppression and privilege.

What is intersectionality?

The phrase was used by Kimberley Crenshaw in the 1980s and is a useful framework that can help us to understand ourselves, our clients, and our interactions with each other. It recognises that each of us has many identities (known and unknown) that intersect with each other to create a unique experience of privilege and oppression.

How can a better understanding of intersectionality help us in the therapy room?

It can be used to foster a better understanding of the complex world of multiple oppressions.
It is a way to consider how our clients may experience us (their therapists), and any difference in privilege linked to e.g. our relative age, presumed level of education or assumed class. How might this show up in the counselling room and impact on the work.
It is a useful lens through which to understand our clients experience of the world, in particular the ways they may experience oppression. Are they aware that they are being impacted by forces over which they have little control?
We can also reflect on the differences between you and I and between your client and myself. How does that impact on the clients’ experience of therapy and our experience of supervision?