Katy Reid

Online:

I currently have availability online on Monday or Thursday evenings or on a Friday afternoon from 4pm- 5/5.30pm.

Face-to-face:

I currently have availability on a Wednesday evening at 7pm, 7.30pm or 8pm from my premises in Chelmsford, Essex. 

You might be a trainee counsellor or newly qualified and looking for a new supervisor. We could be a good fit. Working with others is something I enjoy- I love teaching and training so I’m really happy to work with you if you have lots of years of experience or are just starting out. I have taught Level 4 and counselling degree students so supporting trainee counsellors is something I have a lot of experience in.

Supervision with me will feel like someone cares about you and your work. It will feel like a space where you can say what you are thinking and feeling. That’s what I get from my supervisor and its what I would offer to you. Supervision with me is not about showing your best work. I like seeing the humanity in people- the humour, the flaws, the wanting better for other people. When someone is supervised by me for a period of time, they will feel more confident, more knowledgeable and more competent.

What we can look at in supervision together:

*Whats going well for you

* What your gut is telling you or how it feels if you don’t know exactly what it is trying to tell you

*What you want to know more about (within reason)

*Accreditation process (I have been through the BACP accreditation personally)

*Setting up in private practice

*Creative techniques (time and resource allowing)

About me: I’m really passionate about supporting and empowering women, I think giving women a voice, especially when it comes to physical and mental health is really important. I’m normally a big James Patterson fan but recently ventured into the realm of Coleen Hoover and have been immersed in some of her books! I’m a huge fan of the TV show The Celebrity Traitors because I love watching how humans behave.

I offer an initial 40 minute consultation session on Zoom or on the telephone. I work face-to-face in Chelmsford, Essex or online. Prices vary for group supervision depending on the number of supervisees. Please contact me to discuss your supervision needs.

My supervision is tailored to your needs depending on what is most important for you at that point in time. We need to cover any safeguarding or risk each session otherwise the agenda is yours to set. I will be challenging if I feel the need to be, I will also offer support and listen to what is troubling you. I have enough humility to be able to say 'I don't know and I will find out' or 'lets look it up together so we both learn'. I am not perfect. I gave up trying to be perfect a while ago but sometimes I recognise I am still trying.

My aim is never to be punishing or shaming but to be curious, neuro-affirming and to offer opportunities for insight and to promote autonomy in the supervisees I work with.

I can offer support with BACP accreditation if that would be useful. Having taught counselling for several years from Levels 2-6, I can be of good use when it comes to writing about case material.

I work in a person-centred way for the most part and will work to support you in your practice in a space of both holding and challenging.

The first session will be spent exploring how we both work and what we both expect from one another in order that we can decide if we think we might be able to work with each other potentially on a long term basis. For example, I will ask some open questions to gather information about your clinical practice to understand what you are looking for in a supervisor and whether I think I 'fit the bill'. This forms part of my assessment of you as a supervisee.

I would encourage you to ask me questions too.  

Maybe contact other potential supervisors too to see who you think might be best suited to you.

Face to face:

I currently have availability on Wednesdays at 8.30pm.

I have limited availability on a Thursday evening - please enquire and we can discuss options.

I have availability fortnight on a Friday at 9am and weekly at 11am on a Friday

Online:

I have availability for online counselling on a Friday afternoon from 3.45pm - 5pm.

I have availability online on a Friday afternoon fortnightly at 1.45pm and 2.45pm

For anything outside of these times, please contact me.

I am an integrative counsellor- this means I work from a person centred foundation which I think is important to building hopefully a honest and genuine relationship. 

I have many years experience of working with survivors of domestic abuse which included physical, emotional (psychological), sexual and financial abuse. In addition, I have experience of working with trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, separation, parental alienation, egg donation and fertility.

I am a member of BICA (British Infertility Counselling Association). My particular areas of interest are domestic abuse and fertility.

As a member of BACP, I take my commitment to providing ethical practice seriously. Mental health is so important - it is worth investing in and equally as important is finding a counsellor who you think is a good fit for you.

I am able to offer student rates plus concessionary rates to individuals about to undergo or undergoing fertility treatment, especially those with a history of domestic abuse.

I can offer sessions either online (Zoom) or face-to-face close to Chelmsford City centre in Essex.

Our first session will be spent exploring what you would like to achieve and how we might achieve it together. I can tell you more about how we might work together and you can ask any questions you have.