Counselling Supervision

Supervision protects clients by involving an impartial third party in the work of a counsellor and client, helping to reduce the risk of serious oversight and helping the counsellor concerned to reflect on their own feelings, thoughts, behaviour and general approach with the client.

Counselling can be a very demanding profession, practicing as a counsellor can drain your inner resources, consume your energies and raise questions that you need to explore.

Here at HT Counselling we have highly trained and experienced supervisors. They have experience of working with trainees, newly qualified counsellors, helping professionals (social, support and community workers), as well as experienced and accredited practitioners. They hold a high level of supervision training and have a minimum of a Level 6 Diploma in Supervision. We also have specialist supervisors who work with Young People and can offer experience for those counsellors working with this client group. All have extensive experience of various counselling working environments such as private practice and NHS settings.

Quality supervision should provide a safe pace for the therapist to step back and look at the therapeutic relationship between them and their client. For this to happen, we believe there needs to be a solid supervisory relationship where the counsellor feels supported, safe and able to take risks. Overall we believe supervision should be a stimulating and motivational process in which challenge and reflection are very much a part.