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Supervision
I offer many years experience in the helping professions having qualified as a Social Worker in 2001.
Since then I have been working with adults in the mental health, drug and alcohol field.
I have extensive experience supporting those who want to harm themselves;
safeguarding those who are vulnerable; and working with those who face multiple disadvantages.
I have worked as a mentor and supervisor within social care settings
and in 2024 I was awarded a Diploma in Supervision with an Intersectional Lens
I am now offering supervision for trainee or qualified counsellors,
either as a one-off adhoc session, or ongoing as your primary supervisor.
What is intersectionality?
The phrase was used by Kimberley Crenshaw in the 1980s, and is a useful framework that can help us to understand ourselves,
our clients, and our interactions with each other. It recognises that each of us has many identities (known and unknown) that
intersect with each other to create a unique experience of privilege and oppression.
How can a better understanding of intersectionality help us in the counselling room?
Supervision with me can include:
Reflection on your intersectional identity and of those you work with
Consideration of the impact of systemic oppression and privilege
Your professional development, ethical dilemmas and issues of safeguarding
Space to reflect on your experiences within the therapy room
£60 for 1 hour
£90 for 1.5 hours
Contact me here to find out more
I offer many years experience in the helping professions having qualified as a Social Worker in 2001.
Since then I have been working with adults in the mental health, drug and alcohol field.
I have extensive experience supporting those who want to harm themselves;
safeguarding those who are vulnerable; and working with those who face multiple disadvantages.
I have worked as a mentor and supervisor within social care settings
and in 2024 I was awarded a Diploma in Supervision with an Intersectional Lens
I am now offering supervision for trainee or qualified counsellors,
either as a one-off adhoc session, or ongoing as your primary supervisor.
What is intersectionality?
The phrase was used by Kimberley Crenshaw in the 1980s, and is a useful framework that can help us to understand ourselves,
our clients, and our interactions with each other. It recognises that each of us has many identities (known and unknown) that
intersect with each other to create a unique experience of privilege and oppression.
How can a better understanding of intersectionality help us in the counselling room?
- It can be used to foster a better understanding of the complex world of multiple oppressions, e.g. how does our understanding of the Black cis-female experience differ from the Black lesbian cis-female experience.
- It is a way to consider how our clients may experience us (their therapists), and any difference in privilege linked to e.g. our relative age, presumed level of education or assumed class. How might this show up in the counselling room and impact on the work.
- It is a useful lens through which to understand our clients experience of the world, in particular the ways they may experience oppression. Are they aware that they are being impacted by forces over which they have little control? e.g. the reduced lifetime earning power that cis women, non-binary and trans folk have when compared to cis men. How does this impact on their sense of self?
- We can also reflect on the differences between you and I, and between your client and I. How does that impact on the clients experience of therapy, and our experience of supervision?
Supervision with me can include:
Reflection on your intersectional identity and of those you work with
Consideration of the impact of systemic oppression and privilege
Your professional development, ethical dilemmas and issues of safeguarding
Space to reflect on your experiences within the therapy room
£60 for 1 hour
£90 for 1.5 hours
Contact me here to find out more