Supervision
Supervision
For clinicians who want to think seriously about their work — not manage it.
Philosophy of Supervision
Good supervision doesn’t make you more certain. It makes you more able to tolerate uncertainty without it collapsing into anxiety. What I’m aiming for is a space where a clinician can think out loud — about a case, about a feeling, about a pattern they keep noticing — and leave with more clarity, more curiosity, or simply more ground under their feet. Supervision should do something. Not tick a box, not provide reassurance that you’re doing it right, but actually move something that has been stuck — in your thinking, your relationship with a client, or your relationship with the work itself.
Background
I trained as a Systemic & Family Therapy Supervisor at the Tavistock, and am a qualified supervisor registered with UKCP. I currently work as a Principal Psychotherapist in NHS CAMHS inpatient services, where I provide both clinical and management supervision to a range of colleagues — including qualified therapists, trainees, and assistant psychologists across disciplines. That institutional context matters: I understand the particular pressures of working inside large, complex systems, and I bring that understanding directly into supervision.
What I Bring
My primary framework is systemic and relational — I’m interested in patterns, context, and the forces shaping both the client’s situation and the clinician’s response to it. Alongside this I draw on trauma-informed thinking, EMDR, DBT and ACT as frameworks for understanding complex presentations. I have a long-standing contemplative practice which shapes the quality of attention I bring — more patience, more curiosity about what is actually present, less investment in resolving things quickly. Over twenty years of clinical work with young people, adults and families has given me a particular depth of experience in adolescent mental health, complex trauma, eating disorders, and families in crisis. I am also trained in psychedelic integration, and welcome supervisees working in this emerging area. One thing worth naming: I supervise across modalities and disciplines. You don’t need to share my theoretical framework for supervision to be useful. What matters is whether there is enough honesty and curiosity between us for real thinking to happen.
Who This Is For
I work with qualified therapists in any modality seeking individual supervision, and with trainees on placement or in training programmes. I have a particular interest in working with clinicians who work with young people, families, or complex trauma — and with those navigating the pressures of institutional settings like the NHS, where the system itself is often part of what needs thinking about. I also welcome clinicians interested in integrating contemplative or mindfulness-based perspectives into their practice, and those working in or around the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration.
A Note on What Supervision Isn’t
Supervision in many institutional settings has drifted toward case management — checking risk, ticking boxes, confirming that procedures are being followed. That has its place. But it isn’t what I mean by supervision, and it isn’t what I offer privately. What I’m interested in is the harder, slower work: the cases that stay with you, the feelings you don’t quite understand, the patterns you keep recreating with clients without knowing why. The places where your own history, assumptions, and blind spots are most alive. That kind of supervision requires a different kind of attention — and a willingness, on both sides, to look honestly at what is actually happening.
Current Availability
I am currently available for a small number of individual supervisees. Sessions are typically fortnightly or monthly, and are available online. In-person supervision in Essex will become available in due course as I develop my private practice space. If you’re interested in working together, get in touch with a brief note about your background and what you’re looking for. There’s no obligation in making contact — I’m happy to have an initial conversation before either of us commits to anything.