UK Qualified counselling Supervisor for online supervision

  Online Supervision Services for: 

• Practicing Counsellors, clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, etc.
• Trainee/Student Counsellors.
• Anyone who uses counselling skills or who is currently in a supportive role. 

Main Objective of Online Supervision:  

• To assist counsellors in providing a more effective therapy for clients; ensuring their safety and recovery.
• To provide care & support for the wellbeing of counsellors.
• To promote counsellors’ professional & personal development. 

An Online Supervision Contractual Agreement can take the following form: 

1. Regular ongoing online supervision as stipulated by your professional body to fulfil a professional, ethical requirement, continued learning and self-monitoring.
2. A one-off-consultation agreement to seek additional opinion over any ethical dilemmas, managerial or institutional issues or case issues.
3. A free trial online supervision session to test supervisor-supervisee match.

What Online Supervision Involves: 

• The Counsellor presents a case or certain issues.
• The Online Supervisor offers various perspectives, integrating theory with practice & feedback.
• The Online Supervisor gently invites the Counsellor to reflect on thoughts, feelings, behaviour or interventions, drawing attention to possible parallel processes, transference, countertransference, identifications, projections or any oversights and gradually developing self-awareness and an insight for unconscious communications.
• The Online Supervisor may make recommendations or even directives if required to enhance the counsellor-client relationship, progress therapy, monitor boundaries & confidentiality.
• The Online Supervisor and Counsellor monitor professional progress, achievements and identify any requirement for skills development.

The Online Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship: 

• This is the core of online supervision. 
• It is the responsibility of the Online Supervisor to nurture and promote a healthy, professional relationship in which the Counsellor feels supported, encouraged, accepted, non-judged & respected.
• Success of online supervision is experienced when the Counsellor trusts the supervision process enough to allow for honesty and openness about mistakes or ethical dilemmas. 
• A robust, trustful & supportive relationship allows the online supervision to become a platform for being professionally challenged in a supportive manner.

Method of Case Presentation in Online Supervision:

Supervision is something to look forward to and hence a stress-free case presentation method which suits you and which will protect clients’ confidentiality shall be discussed and agreed upon once contact is established.