Clinical Supervisor
Supervision Sessions - £60/hr
The three primary goals of clinical supervision are
(i) help the client
(ii) positively impact client outcomes
(iii) facilitate supervisee development
To help the client, it is necessary to understand the client’s world and needs; this would be through case conceptualisation. To help the supervisee to develop professionally as a counsellor, it would be necessary to understand the supervisee’s world and needs.
The Multidimensional Supervision Eye (MSE) – Looking through a phenomenological lens
I have developed The Multidimensional Supervision Eye (MSE) – Looking through a phenomenological lens. It is based upon phenonmenology (study of an individual’s lived experience of the world), the MSE model has been designed to consider the lived experience of each individual in the supervision process and a combination of the Seven-Eyed model (SEM) (Hawkins & McMahon, 2020), aspects of the Integrative Developmental Model (IDM) (Stoltenberg & McNeill, 2010) and the Multidimensional Integrative Framework (MIF) (Lapworth, Sills and Fish, 2006). The model integrates humanistic and psychodynamic theoretical approaches (Rogers, 1980; Freud, 1905).
References
Hawkins P and McMahon A. with contributions from Shohet R, Ryde J & Wilmot J. (2020) Supervision in the Helping Professions Fifth Edition. McGraw Open University Press.
Lapworth P, Sills C and Fish S. Integration in Counselling & Psychotherapy. Developing a Personal Approach. 2006. SAGE Publications.
Stoltenberg C.D and McNeill B.W. (2010) IDM Supervision. An Integrative Developmental Model for Supervising Counsellors and Therapists. Third Edition. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
Supervision Blogs
I hope this space will give you an idea of my way of thinking and how I work. I love being a supervisor, and I hope I can share that passion with you on the page as well as in person. It has opened up a new world, bringing together my learning as a therapist, and incorporating teaching and coaching. It's a learning journey we can take together....and as I always say, we will never stop learning!
Blog 1 – Feeling Reflective…..is 10 years old!
A note of encouragement to budding practitioners….
I’ve had a number of my supervisees – those who I mentor and guide to develop their clinical skills - now tentatively dipping their toe into the world of private practice and starting their own businesses.
I remember when that was me 10 years ago, when I set out to build my own practice. It was a spluttering start, as there was no set rule book on how to start, or how to make it grow.
But I had a vision. I wanted to create a service which would give support and hope to people. I wanted to help people learn about themselves, to thrive - not just survive - and to create change within their lives.
What I often share with my supervisees is this: building a practice is a journey. Your work develops its own identity as you evolve and grow as a practitioner.
You develop your own counselling identity (model of therapeutic practice) and build on the foundations of your initial training.
You never stop learning, and with continuous professional development (CPD) you can only enhance your clinical practice.
Not forgetting the wonderful support I had from my clinical supervisor, professional colleagues/friends and peers.
Things to consider as you embark on your journey:
- What is the clear identity of your practice?
- What values and ethos do you want to embody?
- What exactly does your service provide?
- How will people find and contact you?
- How will you deliver your service — face-to-face, online, telephone?
- Have you considered clinical governance?
- What about the business side of practice?
Consider the support you need in place:
- Regular, consistent clinical supervision
- Mentoring
- Peer support
- Professional networking and relationship-building to develop referral streams
And perhaps most importantly:
You are your business
If you are at the beginning of your private practice journey; be patient with yourself. It takes time. But, if your vision is clear, and your values are strong, you are already building something meaningful.
