Clinical Supervision
I offer clinical supervision for those in helping professions who work with children and/or adults; including psychotherapists and counsellors, as well as others such as yoga therapists, forest school practitioners, eco-therapists and coaches.
Approach to Supervision
As a supervisor, I explore individualised approaches to create a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment. I encourage my supervisees to reflect openly on their feelings and reactions in sessions, explore how they relate to their clients, and consider how external factors may influence the therapeutic process. I provide guidance when navigating complex situations, offer constructive challenges, and support professional growth through reflection and constructive feedback.
I feel the value of supervision lies in what we co-create together — a reflective, relational space through which your work is thoughtfully explored, your professional growth is nurtured, and your clients’ wellbeing is safeguarded.
Using Hawkins and Shohet’s Seven-Eyed Model, supervision covers multiple perspectives: it examines the client’s experience, the therapist’s interventions and responses, the therapeutic relationship, the wider context of the work, and the supervisory relationship itself. This comprehensive approach helps therapists gain insight into their practice, identify patterns, and explore alternative ways of working when challenges arise. Within this structure, each supervisory relationship is unique, shaped by the interplay between supervisor and supervisee. Together, we draw upon both of our experiences, knowledge and insight.
Supervision serves a variety of purposes including:
To ensure the efficacy and integrity of therapeutic practice, enabling the therapist to provide the highest standard of care to their clients.
To support professional development and reflective learning, helping the practitioner to deepen self-awareness, competence, and clinical discernment.
To function as a holding and resourcing space, offering emotional support, containment, and the opportunity to process difficult material or countertransference responses.
To maintain ethical and quality standards, including a responsibility to attend to boundary, risk, and professional accountability.
A little about me
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I am a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist and psychotherapeutic counsellor, qualified to work with adults, children and young people. I have experience in CAMHS, NHS, schools, and charitable organisations. I have a private practice in the South Lake District.
As well as working with individuals and groups in various settings, I also work outdoors and hold qualifications, training and experience as a Mountain Leader, Forest School, basket-making, and nature connection. I am interested in the role that relationship with more-than-human nature has in resourcing and supporting therapeutic work and sense of belonging. I am also trained in a variety of embodied and body-connected practices including yoga, yoga therapy, yogic mindfulness, somatic trauma therapy.
Supervision offerings
Individual sessions are available in-person in Staveley near Kendal indoors or outdoors, or online (Zoom)
Group sessions available in-person in Staveley near Kendal indoors or outdoors, or online (Zoom). You can get in touch to wait for a group to come together or let me know that a group that you are already a part of would like sessions.
Supervision can be ongoing and focus on clinical work, using the seven-eyed model of supervision, or could be a one-off or additional to other supervision, with a specific focus on my specialisms and interests of self-care, somatic trauma therapy or eco-therapy.
Vanessa is currently a supervisor-in-training with CSTD Bath.
Location
Sessions take place online using Zoom, in person indoors or outdoors, or a mix of all of these.
Cost
Choice of 1 hour, 1.5 hour and two hour sessions depending on your professional requirements and needs.
My sliding scale is based on the ‘Green Bottle’ sliding scale devised by Alexis Cunningfolk and the wording used by the RTN membership sliding scale.
Please read the description of each band here to decide which applies to you. The sliding scale is based on financial availability, rather than on income or job status, and gives a variety of examples for each band. Please consider it fairly for you, for others and for me.
While I am in training, until approximately September 2026, I am offering a limited number of supervision slots at 2/3 the usual fee. I do currently have a spot available with this discount. Please get in touch if you would like it.
Limited Reduced Fee Spaces while I am a supervisor-in-training:
Band A full price: £53 per hour / £79.50 for 1.5 hours / £106 for 2 hours
Band B Concession price: £46 per hour / £69 for 1.5 hours / £92 for 2 hours
Band C Concession price: £40 per hour / £60 for 1.5 hours / £80 for 2 hours
Usual Fee
Band A full price: £70 per hour / £105 for 1.5 hours / £140 for 2 hours
Band B Concession price: £60 per hour / £90 for 1.5 hours / £120 for 2 hours
Band C Concession price: £55 per hour / £82.50 for 1.5 hours / £110 for 2 hours