Supervision
SUPERVISION FOR COUNSELLORS & PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
I offer counselling supervision for trainee, newly qualified and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists, including those working in private practice and organisational settings.
Supervision provides a reflective, supportive space to explore client work, develop professional confidence and support safe, ethical practice. It also offers time to consider the emotional impact of therapeutic work and your wellbeing as a practitioner.
MY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
I am a BACP Registered and Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist, MBACP (Accred.), and an NCPS Accredited Professional Registrant, PNCPS (Acc.).
I hold a Level 5 Higher Diploma and bring over a decade of experience in counselling and psychotherapy. Alongside my therapeutic work, I have built and run a successful supervision practice supporting trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists.
My supervisory work is informed by my professional expertise, additional therapeutic qualifications, ongoing training and commitment to continuing professional development. I also maintain my own supervision to support reflective and accountable practice.
MY SUPERVISION APPROACH
My approach is humanistic, relational, integrative and developmental, offering empathy, acceptance and genuineness alongside appropriate support and challenge.
My work is informed by Hawkins and Shohet’s Seven-Eyed Model and Inskipp and Proctor’s normative, formative and restorative functions of supervision. Together, these support ethical accountability, professional learning and practitioner wellbeing.
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your experience, competence, client work and professional responsibilities. We may explore therapeutic relationships, ethical dilemmas, safeguarding, boundaries, your responses to the work and professional development.
My wider experience includes trauma, ADHD, autism and neurodivergence, emotional regulation, chronic illness and complex relational dynamics.
TRAINEE PRACTITIONERS
I do not hold a separate supervision certificate. Before supervision begins, your training provider must confirm that they accept me as your supervisor with full knowledge of my qualifications, practitioner accreditation and supervisory experience.
Supervision must meet your course and placement requirements, including approval for online supervision where applicable. Any required three-way or four-way agreement will be discussed before we begin.
QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS & ORGANISATIONS
Supervision is tailored to your caseload, professional needs and relevant professional body or employer requirements.
Where an organisation commissions supervision, responsibilities, confidentiality and reporting arrangements are agreed in advance.
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS
Individual supervision is available in person or online, subject to suitability and availability.
Frequency, session duration and fees are discussed during our initial meeting. Full details of confidentiality, responsibilities and practical arrangements are provided in my Supervision Working Agreement and Privacy, Confidentiality and Data Protection Notice.
ENQUIRIES & BOOKING
Supervision enquiries are welcomed via email or phone. An initial discussion allows us to explore suitability, expectations, and practical arrangements before beginning work together.
Contact Information:
Lizzy – Blue Amber Counselling & Holistic Therapies
01278 760680 | 07815 606 372
✉️ blueambercounselling@live.co.uk