You can attend clinical supervision on a one-to-one basis, come for face to face meetings or receive supervision online. If you are interested in receiving supervision with others, you can join a supervision couple or supervision group.  All options are available for supervisees.  Some supervises attend both one-to-one and a group to experience the different environments.  I provide both face-to-face and online supervision. Online supervision might be an option for supervisees who are based outside Norwich.  Why not call me to discuss what might suit you best?  Also see my article on considering group supervision here.

I aim to support my supervisees in their therapeutic work by providing a warm, safe, confidential space. Within this environment for them to share their practice and be reflective, developing as a therapist whilst gaining insight and confidence in their professional practice and enabling personal growth.  I believe that we continue to learn from our experiences and from each other and in working collaboratively within the relationship with my supervisees, provides the basis for personal growth and development. Take a look at my article here on the Wonders of Supervision. You can also look at my article Being Myself in Supervision. 

There are three different kinds of supervision that I provide: supervision of teaching,  supervision of supervision and supervision of client work.

"Mandy's experience and knowledge are visible in every session, and she offers thoughtful insights and practical guidance. I have found her supervision to be both encouraging and empowering, and it has had a positive impact on my professional growth and confidence".

You might be seeking supervision as you are teaching counselling or psychotherapy for the first time or perhaps are seeking some regular supervision of your teaching practice and consider how you teach, your learners, your teaching style and approach to teaching or a closer look at how people learn.  You might need supervision on working with group dynamics and the challenges that you might face.

"I have been working with Mandy in a supervisory relationship for over a year, and the experience has been incredibly valuable for my development as a teacher. She has supported me in refining my teaching practices and encouraged me to reflect more deeply on my approach. Mandy creates a supportive and welcoming environment that has made the sometimes challenging experience of supervision feel held and exploratory." 

You might be new to supervising yourself and are seeking to build your confidence in the supervision you are providing. Or perhaps you are seeking some supervision of the clinical supervision that you are providing to other therapists. This is sometimes referred to as consultative supervision. Like with client work, sharing the experience of supervision can be useful and in this exploration learning can be made form each supervisory experience that you have had.

"I realised that I lacked confidence when I first finished training as a supervisor and talking through my supervisory work with Mandy significantly reduced my anxiety and I learned so much from doing so."

You might be seeking supervision of your regular client work as a practising counsellor, psychologist or psychotherapist. I provide individual and group supervision to a range of supervisees who have trained in different modalities. 

Supervision can be used in a number of different ways to support you in your professional development. Here are some examples.

You may be preparing for either written or oral exams in counselling or psychotherapy and supervision can help you prepare for these. You can talk through and share written work, develop written work in supervision, listen to recordings, analyse interventions plus practice presenting your work. You can also undertaking mock exam-type situations to practice and build confidence. 

Working within organisations and in private practice brings its challenges. All environments provide challenges for practice.  Organisations are often under resourced and demands for services are invariably high, which often puts extreme pressure on practitioners dealing with mental health provision. When ethical or professional issues arise, space is needed to explore and talk them through and this can be supportive and help clarify the best way forward.  

It is valuable to be able to explore the transference and countertransference that evolves within the therapeutic relationship with your client and as a result explore the unconscious relational patterns that emerge between you and enrich your client work. Working in this way facilities the possibility of deeper therapeutic work with your clients.

There are both developing the business and professional type issues that are faced when setting up in private practice and it is possible to explore both of these in supervision. To consider how best to approach marketing your practice and creating your own client base.  There are a range of professional issues that require consideration too, for example such as assessment, safety, contracting, administration and GDPR.  Guidance can be provided in all of these areas. 

Confidence grows the more you practice. Talking through and sharing openly how you work therapeutically with your clients can build your confidence in your professional practice. 

Supervision can be used to help widen your knowledge and your approach to your client work. This can include receiving teaching on therapeutic theory and issues of interest.  This can further develop your skills, expertise and professional development.

Working as a counsellor or psychotherapist can be isolating work.  Supervision can provide an opportunity to share your challenges, your successes, your experiences and your thinking. It can offer support and a place to learn and develop. 

Eating issues and eating disorders can create a lot of anxiety in the therapist. You might work as a therapist yourself with disordered eating or eating disorders such as in a clinic setting and require specialist clinical supervision. It might be that you require some specialist supervision for a specific client who presents with an eating issue or disordered eating or a history of an eating issue. I can provide specialist supervision on eating, body and weight issues and I run some specialist CPD and supervision groups. See the link here.

In addition to supervising counselling and psychotherapy, I also provide supervision to professionals who work in the caring professions such as health workers, social workers, pastors pastoral care. 

With a history of working in marketing and public relations earlier in my career, business development and marketing has been important . I often provide supervisiory support in the area of business development and building private practice. You might be interested in the new marketing and practice development group I am running. See here.