GROUP SUPERVISION in PRESTON, LANCASHIRE and ONLINE
throughout the UK

What is group supervision:

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I’m offering small group supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists, and trainees who want a supportive, reflective space that nurtures growth. Group supervision is offered either in-person in Whitestake, Preston, Lancashire or Online.

 

Why join? Group supervision with myself offers you the following:

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• Group supervision counts toward BACP and NCPS supervision requirements. 

• Group supervision is affordable and emphasises collaborative learning.

• The group will be held within a deeply relational and experiential focus.

• Group process deepens practice through shared wisdom

 

Format of the group:

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• Groups of 3–4 people - contracted to work together in a boundaried and closed supervision group.

• The group will meet for 2.5 hours monthly (unless we negotiate to meet more frequently)

• The groups will meet either Online or in-person (Whitestake, Preston, Lancashire)

 

Fees:

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• £50 qualified practitioners - per person per 2.5hr session.

• £40 trainees practitioners - per person per 2.5hr session.

 

Compliance:

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This group supervision is recognised by both the BACP and the NCPS as valid supervision activity:​

 

• For BACP and NCPS members - each group member can claim one hour of supervision.

• NCPS members should ensure they also meet the Society’s requirement for at least one hour of individual supervision alongside their group participation.

• Attendance logs are provided for your supervision records.

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My way of being-with:

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My intention is to work with supervisees in a way that is warm, sensitive, validating and deeply collaborative. I will hold a process and emotion focused space - in which the group members can explore their own way of being in practise. I feel passionate about supporting practitioners who may feel isolated in their person centred values and philosophy. I am passionate about person centred experiential practice. I support the de-medicalisation of distress and do not label or pathologise human experience.

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I offer clinical and reflexive  supervision to therapists, trainees, researchers, and others in relational or emotionally demanding roles. My approach is person-centred, experiential, and grounded in authenticity, warmth, and deep respect for your process.

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Supervision with me is not about fixing or judging—it’s a shared space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with your values. It's a place where your therapeutic work, personal responses, and professional challenges can be explored with care and honesty. I hold space for both the visible and the subtle: what you say, how you feel, and what might be stirring beneath the surface. I often encourage supervisees to turn inwards and pay attention to their emotions and felt-sensing.

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Who I work with:

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• Qualified therapists looking for depth, spaciousness, and emotional honesty

• Trainee counsellors and psychotherapists seeking supportive, values-based supervision

• Practitioners working with embodied, creative, or research-led approaches

• Non-therapists in caring, educational, or community-facing roles who need a reflective, confidential space

 

My approach:

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Rooted in person-centred experiential values, my supervision is relational and responsive. I aim to be fully present, attuned, and open to whatever arises—whether that’s a complex client process, your own emotional responses, or the deeper ethical and personal questions that accompany this work. I draw on over two decades of therapeutic experience, and hold space with gentleness and care, especially where vulnerability, uncertainty, or tenderness are present.

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What might we focus towards in supervision?

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All sessions are co-created and led by the group. There is no fixed agenda; we talk about what will be useful for each session. Some of the processes we might work with include:

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• Your emotional process when with clients; identifying and unpacking blocks to empathic responsiveness which may be out of your awareness.

• Paying attention to felt-senses; helping you identify habitual ways of relating and allowing you to clear a space within you, so that you feel more present for your clients.

• Working with ethical dilemmas; slowly unpacking the dynamics and emotions, so that you feel connected to your own agential self and more able to make clear decisions.

• Integrating aspects of theory into your own process experiential learning; for example, we might make use of the PCEPS-10 (see below) as a reflexive aid.

• Sharing the emotional impact and load of client work; allowing you to feel lighter and untangled in your process, and so more present with clients.

• Exploring what genuinely empathic prizing of each client might mean for you; and the challenges of offering this across a wide range of clients.

• Addressing the impact of systems and organisations; particularly if they feel challenging towards your way of being relationally present with clients.

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A suggested schedule for the group might look something like this (if the group was meeting from 6.00-8.30pm, for example):

 

6.00 - 6.20, Group process and check in

 

6.20 - 6.45, Supervisee 1 sharing

6.45 - 7.10, Supervisee 2 sharing

 

Break 10 mins

 

7.20 - 7.45, Supervisee 3 sharing

7.45 - 8.10, Supervisee 4 sharing

 

8.10 - 8.30 Group process and check out

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Working with student/trainee counsellors:

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I have over 23 years experience of working collaboratively with students as they develop their own way of practising. I very much enjoy offering supervision for trainees and supporting folks in the early stages of their practice. My PhD research focuses on the benefits of supervision for students when developing their own practice based wisdom and professional focus. 

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I am an approved Supervisor for the following institutions: John Moores University; Cumbria University; Metanoia Institute; Wirral Metropolitan College; Preston College; Edge Hill University; Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute.

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The Person Centred Experiential Psychotherapy Scale (PCEPS-10):

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I am one of the co-authors (along with Professor Robert Elliott) of the Person Centred Experiential Psychotherapy Scale (PCEPS-10). This is a measure that articulates the relational qualities found within Person Centred Practice. The PCEPS-10 is widely used in counselling training - and can be a useful focus for reflexive practice within supervisions. I feel very passionate that the measure is not misused in a reductive manner. It is intended to articulate and protect the holistic, relational and non-expert empathic presence of person-centred therapy. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss this aspect of practice in more detail.

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Sessions and availability:​

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Supervision is available online, or in-person from my purpose built therapy room. Sessions can be booked as ongoing regular support or on a one-off or ad hoc basis. I work with both individuals and groups. I am open to discussing bespoke group needs - if you already have a group of likeminded practitioners who are interested in working together as a group, please get in touch and we can discuss setting up an ongoing supervision group.

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Testimonials:

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Please do have a look at some of the testimonials offered by my supervisees to get a feel for how I work and how supervisees have experienced being in supervision with me.

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Next steps​:

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If you'd like to explore supervision with me, you're welcome to get in touch. I’m happy to offer a short initial call to see if we’re a good fit.

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