Clinical Supervision
My style of supervision is relational without sacrificing pragmatic help. It suits therapists who wish to be able to speak freely in supervision, not only about their patients, but about the personal experiences, feelings and ideas that influence, inform, and even intrude on their work. My aspiration is that supervisees feel respected as my colleagues, and deeply supported in the process of ongoing initiation into their own expertise and influence in the profession. I find immense satisfaction in supporting therapists to uncover their unique gifts and flair in their work, to acknowledge and understand their feelings and reactions to their patients without guilt, and to feel confident and calm sitting with patients of all kinds.
For Psychologists
We still don’t really understand what supervision is, if and why it works, and what a good supervision outcome really looks like. But all psychologists I know would attest to how impactful having a really good (or a really bad) supervisor is. Our work is a complex, rigorous, vulnerable process that draws from very personal, human places within us. This makes having the right guides and companions ever more essential to the practice of our craft, and our own longevity and wellbeing within our profession. I offer my services as a supervisor to fellow psychologists from a place of great reverence for this reality.
Many psychologists I know have also struggled in recent years with ever increasing stressors as they negotiate their relationship with regulatory bodies and changing ideas about ethical practice. I aim to offer supervision that creates space for real contemplation of what it means to practice in an ethical way, while leaving room for creativity and innovation that acknowledges the individual nature of therapist and patient. My supervisees also often benefit from the opportunity to reflect on their relationship to the institution of the profession itself.
I am a Board-approved Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia, and am also qualified to provide principal supervision for clinical psychology registrars. I do not currently have the capacity to provide supervision for psychologists in a 4+2 or 5+1 internship program.
“Most of our heartbreak comes from attempting to name who or what we love and the way we love, too early in the vulnerable journey of discovery.”