Background

I started doing supervison when I was working abroad in Cambodia. I managed a centre and then later opened my own counselling centre there, where we offered therapy to the expatriate community. At these centres I ran the supervison group as well as doing individual supervison with the counsellors working there. I arrived back in London about 10 years ago, and have been doing supervison with individuals here since. Many of the people I work with are in other countries, so I understand quite a lot about working in different contexts, and with different cultures; about adapting and recognising the different strengths and weaknesses of psychotherapy depending on the background of the client.

My Approach to Supervision

I’ve always seen supervison as being quite similar to therapy. There is a question, something that is unknown, or blocked, and someone can’t quite figure out what’s happening or how they got there. The way out of this is to brainstorm, to discuss the case together, to sometimes use techniques to figure out what’s happening. In this process I always see us both working together, bringing our respective experiences and knowledge.