We all get impacted and also fascinated by our work: emotionally, energetically and intellectually. We need to look after our clients and ourselves in order to offer the best quality therapy we can, but how do we do this? How do we resource and continue to build our sense of confidence and wellbeing in what we do? How do we ensure that we continue to support the growth, development and healing of our clients?

Mindfulness based Supervision offers a reflective space where together, we can jointly explore whatever feels important for you as a practitioner. Reflection is vital to the health of our practice. Whether we want to confirm the path we are taking with our clients, to learn new ways of working or approaches with particular clients, to test out our ideas or our understanding of what may be happening, or to reveal any blind spots or unconscious relational dynamics that may not be apparent when we are in the middle of them, mindfulness based supervision offers the space to explore and re-energise our practice.

• Reflection, to create more spaciousness and clarity in our work
• Challenge, including working with our ‘edges’
• Support, when we encounter situations with our clients where we may be unsure what to do
• Personal growth and development
• Acknowledging and celebrating our successes
• Education and learning
• Business development and marketing
• Maintaining boundaries and upholding ethical behaviour

My intention is to support you in your work and to help you to further develop the skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be the best therapist you can be for your clients. I am offering supervision at my home practice in Hanover (or on-line) on Friday mornings and occasionally at other times during the week. My rates are £60 per hour or £50 per hour for trainees. Please contact me by phone or email for further details and appointment times and to arrange an initial meeting (for which there is no charge).

Mindfulness: A Beginner’s Guide (a short article I put on here from the Guardian back in 2014, which still stands the test of time, and which cites research that evidences its effectiveness in working with anxiety and depression whilst also giving a good explanation of what mindfulness is)
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The Benefits of Mindfulness 1 (a short film from the BBC exploring the neuroscience behind mindfulness and pain management)
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The Benefits of Mindfulness 2 (a short film from the BBC explaining how mindfulness meditation can reduce stress by changing the shape of our brains)
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Tara Brach on Mindfulness as a Path of Healing (a powerful and evocative 45 minute talk by one of my favourite mindfulness teachers exploring mindfulness from a Buddhist perspective)
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John Kabat-Zinn on the Healing Power of Mindfulness (at 1 hour and 45 minutes this is a ridiculously long talk; however, it is quite brilliant and John Kabat-Zinn is one of the most knowledgeable and accessible mindfulness teachers working anywhere in the world today … so if this feels like it might be worth exploring, fast forward to 12 minutes 20 seconds and press play)