I am an experienced Counselling and Psychotherapy supervisor. I work relationally and holistically so can supervise practitioners within the humanistic and Integrative family:- Gestalt Therapists, Person-Centred counsellors, people working humanistically and relationally as well as Integrative practitioners. As well as supervising experienced practitioners I have also supervised counsellors and therapists in training, so understand the additional support and tasks involved with working supporting trainees. I offer supervision both face to face as well as over zoom. I also offer group supervision.
I have found that a great number of practitioners are overdue moving to a new supervisor- if you are not leaving each supervision session having had some new insight, having been inspired in your work in a new way, or without learning something new about yourself or adding to your skillset, then you are not getting what you need as a professional from supervision. Also, if you have now ‘internalised’ your supervisor and can second guess what they will say about something, you are also ready for a change and may have outgrown your current supervisory relationship.
Supervision is an activity that covers a lot of territory. You will be requiring support for your work, and as such may need assistance in making sense of theory, looking into aspects of practice and developing techniques which you can use, and occasionally need help in how to overcome ‘stuckness’. Additionally you will be practicing how to be supported to offer support to your clients, as well as exploring the therapeutic relationship you have with your clients and possible transference issues, and how this can be mirrored in the supervisory relationship too. Supervision is also about you, the practitioner and person, and exploring and uncovering the issues and aspects of you which are being stimulated through your client work or which old wounds are being opened up. I hope to offer a space where you can bring your best and your worst, and for it to be a supportive, growthful and challenging space where you can really develop your therapeutic practice.
Contact me to discuss further.
James Barrott 