Kay Hoggett

A reflective and supportive space for coaches, counsellors and dual practitioners.

My clinical and supervision work is grounded in the BACP Ethical Framework and a humanistic stance. My counselling training was integrative, rooted in the person centred approach, with insights from other schools. My coaching training focused on 'the psychology of the self' with modules in career, organisational, leadership and wellbeing coaching. I am comfortable to work with coaches and counsellors from a wide range of modalities.

Prior to moving into counselling and coaching, I worked for many years in roles involving the motivation, support and development of people, and I bring this stance into my role as supervisor. I see your development as a practitioner as a key aspect of our supervisory relationship and my style is warm and supportive.

I extended my practice into supervision after undertaking a clinical leadership role in a mental health charity. I found this experience very rewarding and it prompted me to consolidate my skills by undertaking a Certificate in Clinical Supervision.

In addition, I hold a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, PostGraduate Diploma in Coaching and am accredited with the BACP. I chair a counselling charity supporting the 1 million population of the Leicester area, an experience which has given me valuable insight into client and counsellor experiences beyond my own practice. I also hold a 'Master Practitioner' Diploma in Eating Disorders and have extensive experience in working with this client group.   

I am committed to supervision-related CPD. Recent examples include 'Anti Oppressive Supervision' with Myira Khan and 'The Supervisory Relationship' with Robin Shohet. 

I provide supervision both via Zoom and at my practice near Market Harborough. My supervision fee is £70 per hour or £100 for ninety minutes.

What is supervision?  I have tried to capture here my own answer to this question.

Normative, formative, restorative

My core framework is Inskipp and Proctor's  'triangle' model, which identifies three functions of supervision: normative, formative and restorative. The normative function is concerned with ethical practice and monitoring the work in line with professional standards and legal requirements. 

The formative function is concerned with learning and development, including skills, knowledge, abilities and personal qualities. The restorative function is about you feeling heard and supported in the supervisory relationship.

For me, the last of these is the starting point. Supervision should not feel like an inquisition or an exam. It is a collaborative process in which you need to feel able to explore your thoughts and feelings about your client work, without fear of a judgemental response. We need to pay significant attention to your own wellbeing - you are after all the one that is in the room with your clients. Importantly, the normative function can only be effective if you feel you can be open about your client work, including any challenges and ethical issues, which we will work through together, with a focus on the Ethical Framework.

My personal beliefs and values

I agree with Carroll (2014) that the relational foundation of supervision is key - this accords with my own beliefs, values and experience of the conditions in which people do their best work. Just as with our clients, there needs to be a relationship of trust, and part of my role is to create the conditions in which trust can flourish.

I see supervision as essentially a process of learning through collaborative reflection. This mode of learning can be ultimately transformative, rather than being just about the exchange of knowledge and the acquisition of skills. The goal of supervision is to support the development of ethical maturity, wisdom and the practitioner's own 'internal supervisor'.

Following initial contact, I like to meet with potential supervisees on Zoom to understand more about you and give us both an opportunity to see if we are a good fit. 

We will then review a draft contract and amend it as necessary for our needs.