INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY SUPERVISION in PRESTON, LANCASHIRE and ONLINE

Introduction:

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 for you - in which you can explore your 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 you the supervisee. 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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Fees:​​

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Qualified practitioners (sliding scale):

£60–£80 per 60 minute session

£90–£110 per 90 minute session

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Students: Reduced fees (sliding scale):

​£55-65 per 60 minute session

£80-95 per 90 minute session

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Please get in touch to discuss your needs.

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You’re welcome to choose a fee on the sliding scale that feels fair and sustainable for your circumstances. I trust you to make the choice that’s right for you.

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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. 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​:

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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