Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision
I am currently a supervisor in training. I will be working with supervisees at a lower cost for a short period of time, with further discounts for newly qualified practitioners. I am working through the cyclical model of supervision, Carrol’s Integrative Model and the 7-Eyed Model of supervision. More about these will be described below along with my aims as a supervisor.
My personal therapy practice is primarily working within a humanistic and phenomenological frame work, whilst integrating EMDR, Parts work, and elements of psychodynamic therapy and attachment theory. My primary interests as a practitioner are working with trauma, dissociation and personality disorders, although I do not agree with the labelling. This client group takes up around 75% of my client base with the other 25% being more generic and wider ranged. In my supervisory work, I aim to help you by facilitating your development and growth through collaborative exploration of your client work, your way of working with clients and help you in your decision making processes in your practice. My aim is to help you to reflect and formulate how you understand and work with your clients and to help you look at your next stages of growth as a practitioner. I aim to provide a supportive environment for you to share your thoughts, fears, plans, mistakes successes and uncertainties without fear of judgement. I also aim to help explore the relational world between you and your clients. I see supervision not as an authoritative or dictatory relationship, but a relationship in which your unique way of being with your clients is supported and enhanced through mutual exploration and reflection.
The cyclical model of supervision is a semi-structured approach, oscillating as necessary between the 5 stages outlined below:
Stage 1 : contract: Establishing the contract, boundaries, expectations, accountability and qualities of the working relationship.
Stage 2 : Focus: looking at which issue to focus on, and collaborating on the objectives, approaches used and what to prioritize.
Stage 3 : Space: providing the space to safely explore collaboratively, whilst being supporting, appropriately challenging and affirming to you as therapist.
Stage 4 : Bridge: helping you to create a bridge between supervision and clinical practice.
Stage 5 : Review: looking at the process so far and suggesting feedback- both ways. Re-contracting where necessary. Looking at a bird’s-eye view of the process and evaluating it openly.
The 7-eyed model of supervision emphasis travelling between 7 different “eyes” or focuses:
1: The client focus: understanding the client in their context.
2 : The Therapist focus: understanding the therapists development and emotional experiences.
3 : The Relationship Focus: Exploring relational dynamics between you and your client.
4 : The supervisor Focus: looking at my role as supervisor in helping you in your development and what I can do for you within supervision.
5 : The supervision process: Looking at the dynamics of supervision processes and methods used.
6 : The Context Focused: Reflecting on the wider context of supervision and your practice. Relevant agencies, work places or private practice etc.
7 : The Wider System Focus: Reflecting on external or societal system affecting the supervisory process and practice. Societal issues, ethical frame works legal frameworks, trainings etc.