Clinical supervision for therapists
Clinical supervision for therapists helps you examine client work, think through difficult decisions and understand your own responses within the therapeutic relationship. I supervise work with adults, children and adolescents, drawing on my clinical practice and supervision training at Terapia. We can consider uncertainty, boundaries, safeguarding responsibilities and the assumptions behind your understanding of a client. The aim is thoughtful clinical judgement and support for your development, with a supervision agreement that reflects your work and professional requirements. We can meet in Brighton or online.
Bring the work you are finding difficult
Supervision needs to make room for uncertainty. You may be unsure how to respond to a client, notice yourself avoiding a subject or feel that the work has stopped moving.
We can look closely at those moments. I’m interested in what happened in the session, how you understood it and what it brought up for you. Together, we can consider the implications for your client and the choices available to you.
Connecting theory with the session
My supervision training at Terapia covered work with adults and children. My clinical experience also includes adolescents, couples and adoptive families.
I use that background to help you connect an idea or formulation with what is happening in practice. Where useful, we can work creatively to explore an interaction that is difficult to understand through discussion alone.
There should be scope to question an interpretation, including mine. I want you to leave with a clearer understanding of the work and the reasons for your next decision.
Trainees and established practitioners
I work with therapists at different stages of practice. If you are training or working towards accreditation, we can discuss the support you need and how supervision would fit your course or professional requirements.
Please check any requirements with your training provider or professional body before we agree an arrangement. That includes the supervisor’s credentials, frequency of meetings and any reporting responsibilities.
Agreeing how we work
Our initial conversation can cover your client group, caseload, therapeutic approach and what you want from supervision. We’ll also discuss practical arrangements, fees and how we handle confidential clinical material.
Online supervision makes it possible to meet without travelling to Brighton. It still needs protected time and somewhere you can discuss client work privately.
Questions about supervision
Can we discuss work with different age groups?
Yes. My supervision training and clinical background cover adults, children and adolescents. We can review the particular work you want to bring before starting.
Can you support my accreditation process?
We can discuss reflective and clinical support towards accreditation. Acceptance of supervision and the final accreditation decision remain with your professional body or training provider.
Do you work with organisations?
My experience includes individual and group supervision in the charity sector. Contact me with the proposed arrangement so we can discuss scope and availability.
Discuss your supervision needs
Tell me about your practice and what you want supervision to help you think through.
Welcoming people across Sussex
My supervision for counsellors across Sussex welcomes practitioners in Brighton, Lewes, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Hassocks and Chichester. You can bring your clinical work to a meeting at my Brighton practice, or choose online supervision if attending is difficult. For remote meetings, please use somewhere quiet and private so we can discuss client material confidentially and give it our full attention.
