Supervision & Reflective Practice
I offer person-centred supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists.
My approach to supervision mirrors the attitudes that underpin my therapeutic work: congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, and a non-directive stance that protects the client’s autonomy and sense of self.
For me, supervision is not about technique. It is about presence — the quality of how we are with our clients, and how we remain in relationship with ourselves while doing this work. Supervision hopes to offer a space to explore your felt experience of the work: moments of confidence and flow, as well as uncertainty, stuckness, doubt, and emotional impact. We may pay attention to what is happening within you, within your client, and within the relational space between you.
I hope is to co-create a climate of safety and warmth in which vulnerability is possible. Being open about uncertainty or perceived mistakes requires courage. My role is not to provide ready-made answers, but to support you in thinking more deeply about your work, broadening your understanding, and strengthening your professional integrity.
Philosophical foundations
“People shine not in the glow of your charisma. They shine in the light of your attention for them. It is from that that they can see their own brilliance. They shine when you remind them that they matter.
Supervision is an opportunity to bring someone home to their own mind, to show them how good they can be, to demonstrate how problems can be solved and dignity gained.”
Nancy Kline — Time to Think
As a supervisor, I am interested in how you use yourself in relationship. Supervision, in this framework, is not about compliance with technique. It is about cultivating presence, cultural and ethical sensitivity and awareness of power, both overt and subtle.
Reflective questions that may emerge in supervision:
• How am I meeting my clients?
• Where might I be retreating into expertise?
• Where am I most alive in this work?
• Where does the work feel most tender and protected?
The person-centred approach asks for courage. It invites trust in process rather than control of outcome. It asks us to remain human in the room. It is both simple and exacting.
These radical principles do not only shape my work with clients. They form the foundation of how I understand supervision.
If therapy is a meeting between two people,, supervision becomes a space where the meeting can be reflected upon, felt more deeply, and thought about with care.
It is a place to slow down, to remain human in the work, and to stay in relationship with ourselves as practitioners.
Supervision is a meeting of minds — a cooperative and facilitating process. What is helpful to you is helpful to me. I invite supervisees to be active participants in shaping the sessions, bringing what feels most alive or pressing.
Alongside relational presence, I may bring a didactic element when appropriate, particularly when working with trainees. This is offered in the spirit of collaborative inquiry rather than evaluation. I am committed to supporting the development of your own locus of evaluation and trust in your unique professional judgement.
Consistent with person-centred theory, I endeavour to offer a growth-promoting environment that supports the development of selfhood, integrity and ethical clarity within your practice.
Practical Information
• Individual supervision
• In person (Sheffield) and online
• £70 per hour
Fees are reviewed annually at the beginning of each calendar year
Please contact me to discuss availability.
