PROFESSIONAL SUPERVISION
Supervision Grounded in Attachment, IFS, and Holistic Practice
I am an accredited supervisor for both NZAC and NZCCA offering clinical supervision for mental health professionals (Counsellors, Social Workers, psychotherapists, psychologists and special education providers). Many supervisees are keen to have specialist supervision with me specifically from an Attachment theory frame of reference as well as from an Internal Family Systems perspective.
I have a Certificate in Supervision Skills for Health and Social Service Professionals. My approach to supervision uses a simple framework: WHOA to Go which I encourage supervisees to use as a way of preparing to make the most of our time together:
W=what issues would you like to focus on (eg. A client who may feel ‘stuck’, are there any underlying attachment dynamics that might be at play in client’s stories, some emotional reactivity – transference/countertransference issues that may have surfaced)
H=How have you approached these issues so far?
O=Options: what options do you feel are available or that we can explore together?
A=Action: what insights have you gained that might lead to actions in the future?
I also incorporate the Te Whare Tapa Wha model to assess holistic wellbeing of therapists. And the Five Fingered model of supervision to approach clinical case reflections.
WHAT MY SUPERVISEES SAY
“Thank you for sharing your wisdom, not only with your words but also with your life. In today’s world, that is not always easy to do – but you do it with kindness and consistency. That’s what makes you different – and its the reason you make a difference.”
Psychologist, Tauranga
“I appreciate your deep knowledge of attachment and your personal knowledge and empathy for grief and your yearning for growth. I felt very accepted by your warm, loving and inclusive nourishment. You have inspired me to grow in this area and my practice has benefited.”
Supervisee experience