CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Clinical supervision for counsellors working in perinatal mental health.
Specialist supervision for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, particularly those working with pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma and the perinatal period.
Perinatal work is among the most rewarding and most demanding of clinical specialisms.
The grief, the bodily intensity, the way it touches on the supervisor's own life, and the practical realities of working with clients in acute crisis all make it work that needs specialist supervisory support.
I supervise qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, particularly those who are building or already hold a perinatal specialism. I also supervise practitioners from related professions who hold counselling-style roles in perinatal services, including midwives in counselling roles, health visitors providing emotional support, and charity sector counsellors.
WHO I WORK WITH
Specialist supervision, grounded in this field.
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Counsellors building or holding a perinatal specialism
Whether you're early in your perinatal work, established in it, or moving towards specialising, I provide supervision that is properly grounded in this field. I bring my own clinical practice, my specialist training and my ongoing involvement in the wider perinatal community to our sessions.
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Termination for medical reasons
TFMR is one of the most difficult decisions any parent can be asked to make, and one of the least talked about. I provide a space where you don't have to justify, explain or soften your experience. Whether your decision was recent or many years ago, this work is welcome here.
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Infertility and fertility counselling
The cumulative weight of trying to conceive, fertility investigations and treatment cycles affects every part of life. I work with clients through every stage of the fertility journey, including IVF, ICSI, donor conception, surrogacy considerations, and the decision about when or whether to stop.
MY APPROACH TO SUPERVISION
How I supervise.
Supervision with me is collaborative, grounded in BACP's ethical framework, and shaped to the practitioner I'm working with. I draw on the Seven-Eyed Model of supervision (Hawkins and Shohet) as a working framework, alongside trauma-informed and relational approaches.
In practice, this means we'll attend to your client work, the dynamics in the room, your own responses, the systems and services you sit within, and the wider professional context. For perinatal work specifically, supervision often also needs to hold the practitioner's own experiences of fertility, pregnancy, loss, or parenthood, in a way that doesn't pretend they aren't part of the work.
I'm direct without being prescriptive. I'll share my thinking and challenge yours where I think it will be useful. I'll also tell you honestly when something is outside my expertise.
SUPERVISION FORMATS
Ways we can work together.
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One-to-one supervision,
online or in personMost of my supervisees work with me one-to-one online, typically for an hour every four to six weeks, or more frequently for newer practitioners. In-person supervision is available in Norwich.
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Small group supervision
for perinatal practitionersI run a small number of supervision groups for practitioners working specifically in perinatal mental health. Groups are typically three to four practitioners, meeting monthly for 90 minutes. Please ask if you'd like to know whether there's a current opening.
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Supervision arrangements for NHS trusts, charities and services
I'm regularly commissioned by NHS trusts, charities and other services to provide specialist supervision to their counselling and perinatal teams. These arrangements are tailored to the service, and can include individual supervision, group supervision, reflective practice groups or a combination.
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Specialist training for teams
Supervision often sits alongside specialist training for the same teams and services. If you're looking to develop a whole team's perinatal practice, my training for organisations can be combined with ongoing supervision or reflective practice.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Qualifications and accreditation.
Supervision is a distinct competence, separate from counselling. These are the qualifications behind my supervisory practice.
● BACP Registered Member, qualified to supervise within my area of competence
● [Specific supervision qualification if held, e.g. Diploma in Clinical Supervision]
● Specialist perinatal training and continuing professional development
● [Other relevant qualifications]
FEES
Supervision fees.
Individual Supervision
[X] per 60-minute session
Group Supervision
[X] per practitioner / 90-minute session
Commissioned organisational supervision
Quoted per engagement
COMMON QUESTIONS
Good to know.
A few of the things people most often want to know before getting in touch. Can't see your question? A short call is the best way to find out if we're a good fit.
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Yes. I supervise within my area of clinical competence and hold [specific supervision qualification]. My supervision practice meets BACP's requirements for supervisors.
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Yes. The supervision I offer can be counted towards the supervision requirements set out in the BACP Ethical Framework.
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No, but most of my supervisees have a clinical interest in perinatal work, even if it isn't their full caseload. If perinatal work is a minor part of your practice, I can still supervise the perinatal portion specifically, while you have a separate supervisor for the rest.
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I supervise practitioners in counselling-adjacent roles, including midwives in counselling-type roles, charity sector practitioners and others. We'd talk in our first call about whether the supervision I offer is the right fit for your specific role.
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Yes. Some practitioners come to me for a one-off consultation around a specific perinatal case, rather than ongoing supervision. Please ask if this is what you're looking for.
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BACP guidance recommends a minimum of one and a half hours of supervision per month for practitioners seeing six or more clients per week. New practitioners often benefit from more frequent supervision. We can talk through what would suit your caseload.
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Yes. I provide a written supervision contract that sets out the terms of our work, frequency, fees, confidentiality, ethical framework and the limits of supervisory responsibility.
Considering supervision with me?
If you'd like to talk about whether we'd be a good supervisor and supervisee fit, I offer a free 30-minute supervision enquiry call. There's no expectation that you'll proceed.