What do you need your supervision to be?

Do you need a space filled with air where you can breathe and say how you really feel? No, but really!? If you can’t process how you are feeling about your more challenging clients in supervision, where can you? Would it be helpful to feel confident in saying this person reminds me of… and have someone help you explore any transference or countertransference?

Would you like a supportive space where I don’t behave as if I am the expert on your clinical caseload but offer support as an experienced other? I can listen to what you feel is best for your clients, and together, we can consider ethics and any laws that may apply. We can discuss different theories and creative techniques that may help you with your client work.

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” I’m with Abraham Maslow on needing more than just a hammer; I love working collaboratively with therapists/counsellors so we can add more tools to our toolboxes.

I do like to walk around an ethical dilemma using Tim Bonds’ ethical problem-solving model. In supervision with me, you will find an open colleague ready to walk around what is happening in your practice without the overtone of the expert ‘you should’. I believe you know your clients best, and I trust you are working with their best interests in mind.

You are your product, so your well-being is important in our space. If, as a colleague, I can help support you, you can go forward and support your clients. A chain of empathy, if you will. That’s what I love about our job: the ripple effect. We only need to be the pebble for the individual; then, they can change the ripple into a wave of change or not. ‘Or not’ client autonomy 😉 What’s your thoughts on humour in the supervision space? I found working as a counsellor we definitely need a laugh at times. Do you enjoy a little chuckle in supervision?

As a therapist/counsellor, you are as unique as a fingerprint. I offer a space filled with air where you can breathe and say how you really feel, a fertile ground to continue to grow into your unique counsellor/therapist self.

You can read more about how I practice supervision and my counselling experience on my supervision page. Please use the Contact Me function to get in touch. We can have a free 20-minute meeting so you can get a better feel for me and decide if I am the supervisor for you.
I look forward to meeting you.