Supervision

What I offer

I’m a Leeds based supervisor, experienced in, and currently working with university trainee therapists, qualified therapists and fellow supervisors, face to face and online.

I’m trained in the practice of supervision, with an emphasis upon Hawkins & Shohet’s 7 eyed model and informed by the 9 eyed, anti-oppression model. This is complimentary to my core Integrative therapy training; a relational, psychodynamic approach, from a humanistic perspective. However, I also work with mental healthcare professionals from different modalities.

I offer a non-judgemental way of working as ally rather than expert. I value both of us are not only bringing a wealth of personal and professional knowledge and experience into supervision but we are learning from each other too. This is consistent with my philosophical underpinnings; Martin Buber’s concepts I-Thou/It, Inclusion. I find the latter facilitates that shared curiosity, essential for purposeful, collaborative, meaning making and fosters a working alliance built upon mutual respect and trust. This mode of being within supervision is live and co-created, thus a distillation of our, not just your and/or your clients personal resources.

My role as supervisor is also informed by over a decade of embodied learning as a Yoga Teacher, alongside Polyvagal Theory. I find this synthesis can offer supervision an expansive richness and somatic anchor, when embodied information might be indicative of something [un/sub] consciously playing out between your client, you and me.

I believe given a safe enough space, support and at times encouragement, as well as challenge, the appropriate path forward for you within your work with your clients, will emerge.

What to expect

When you contact me, we’ll arrange a time to meet face-to-face or online via zoom, for a free 30 minute introductory session. During this initial meeting, it’ll give you time to share a little of your education/modality, areas of expertise and what you hope for and need from our supervision and I will talk about and model how I might work alongside you. Prior to that meeting, I’ll send you information about how to access my place of work or a link to a zoom session, including a supervision agreement for you to familiarise yourself with. I’ll need you to send me a copy of your membership with your governing body and professional insurance certificate. If we feel we can work effectively together after we’ve met, we’ll discuss and sign our supervision agreement.