Catherine Lawrence

I am available for new clients in the day or evening. Client hours are:

Mon afternoons, evenings

Tuesday to Friday mornings, lunchtimes

I'm an experienced counsellor and I keep some reduced-cost places to make therapy more accessible.

If anxiety is taking over your life, it can feel exhausting. Together, we’ll explore what’s in the worry and find ways to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and in control.

If you’re ready to take the first step, we can arrange an initial session to explore what you need and how I can help.

Empathy First

I believe what helps most is a human relationship. When you feel understood, we create the possibility of change. Together, we hear how you feel without judging or rushing you.

Focusing on Your Lived Experiencing: what it feels like right now.

When people come to me feeling anxious or low, instead of analysing your situation, we gently approach those feelings in a safe way. I listen and reflect what you say, helping you stay with the experience itself, which can be hard to do on your own.

Supporting Your Process of Making Meaning:

When we give space to the feelings and sensations we’ve been pushing away, they can open up and show us what a part of us already knows. You begin to make sense of the situation in a new way. Maybe nothing outside has changed yet, but the whole way you 'have' the problem changes fundamentally. From there, you might get a fresh sense of what’s needed next.

I can help with:

A wide range of issues, including stuckness, anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, low mood, depression, relationships, separation, family conflict, singleness, eating disorders, work stress, self-worth, and bereavement.

“I highly recommend Catherine to anyone considering a counsellor to support them through difficulties - she is accepting, understanding and knowledgeable, and offers a warm and safe counselling experience!” PM 2022

My inspirations:

My life experience gives me insight into relationships, identity, and spirituality. I’m inspired by Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education.

Diversity Welcome:

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds.

What is Person-Centred Experiential Counselling?

It’s about meeting a genuine person who's present with you. Most of the time, you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be listening. Instead of rushing to problem solve, my approach is to slow down, give you time to 'be with' the situation, and notice how your body feels as we talk. This is the experiential part of my approach, where I use a process called 'Focusing'.

What Focusing is

Focusing is a gentle way of tuning into your body’s signals about what’s really going on for you. When something goes wrong, we carry a “felt sense” of it; a vague, hard-to-put-into-words sense that holds more than just thoughts or feelings. I will help you notice and stay with this, and when you can express your 'felt sense' accurately, it's usually a relief and brings a shift you can feel.

Embodied and Holistic

It's natural to avoid painful feelings, but as I support you, you might notice sensations, images or metaphors with a sense of meaning attached to them. Being very specific about what you are sensing inside helps to make sense of your situation and resolve the ‘stuckness’ in your life. This may include working with unresolved pain from relationships.

Parts work

Sometimes, we might notice different “parts” of you with conflicting needs; for example, a harsh inner critic and a part that feels small or hidden. I will support you to hear what each part wants and needs, so they can be re-integrated and transformed into life-forward forces. (Similar to IFS)

Self Soothing

Because this work can be powerful, I also help you learn ways to soothe and steady yourself when needed. We always go at your pace, and you are free to say no to any suggestion I make.

What you can expect

Over time, this process helps you understand and accept yourself more deeply. Clients describe a sense of befriending themselves or finding an inner love. They take action and make choices that feel more true to them, and notice change happening naturally.

Shall we begin?

Initial Conversation

When you’re ready to start, let's arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. You can ask questions, share what brings you to counselling, and I’ll explain how I work. We’ll go through my Counselling Agreement together, and we can both get a sense of whether it feels like a good fit. If so, we’ll agree a time to start.

Beginning Counselling

The beginning phase of counselling is about us getting to know each other and building a trusting relationship where you feel safe to explore aspects of your life that don’t always feel easy.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, we can work with whatever feels most alive for you in the moment. If you’d like more structure, I can ask some gentle questions to help you get started, or we can pause and take stock so we really notice what needs our attention.

As a BACP-accredited counsellor, my six years of experience and post-qualifying training enable me to work with both immediate concerns and long-term deeper work.

Some people feel nervous starting counselling, that’s completely normal. I’ll do my best to help you feel relaxed and at ease. My hope is that our first steps together will already give you a sense of being more at home with yourself.

I am available for new clients in the day or evening. Client hours are:

Mon afternoons, evenings

Tuesday to Friday mornings, lunchtimes

(Wed and Thurs online only)

I'm an experienced counsellor and I keep some reduced-cost places to make therapy more accessible.

If anxiety is taking over your life, it can feel exhausting. Together, we’ll explore what’s in the worry and find ways to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and in control.

If you’re ready to take the first step, we can arrange an initial session to explore what you need and how I can help.

Empathy First

I believe what helps most is a human relationship. When you feel understood, we create the possibility of change. Together, we hear how you feel without judging or rushing you.

Focusing on Your Lived Experiencing: what it feels like right now.

When people come to me feeling anxious or low, instead of analysing your situation, we gently approach those feelings in a safe way. I listen and reflect what you say, helping you stay with the experience itself, which can be hard to do on your own.

Supporting Your Process of Making Meaning:

When we give space to the feelings and sensations we’ve been pushing away, they can open up and show us what a part of us already knows. You begin to make sense of the situation in a new way. Maybe nothing outside has changed yet, but the whole way you 'have' the problem changes fundamentally. From there, you might get a fresh sense of what’s needed next.

I can help with:

A wide range of issues, including stuckness, anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, low mood, depression, relationships, separation, family conflict, singleness, eating disorders, work stress, self-worth, and bereavement.

“I highly recommend Catherine to anyone considering a counsellor to support them through difficulties - she is accepting, understanding and knowledgeable, and offers a warm and safe counselling experience!” PM 2022

My inspirations:

My life experience gives me insight into relationships, identity, and spirituality. I’m inspired by Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education.

Diversity Welcome:

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds.

What is Person-Centred Experiential Counselling?

It’s about meeting a genuine person who's present with you. Most of the time, you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be listening. Instead of rushing to problem solve, my approach is to slow down, give you time to 'be with' the situation, and notice how your body feels as we talk. This is the experiential part of my approach, where I use a process called 'Focusing'.

What Focusing is

Focusing is a gentle way of tuning into your body’s signals about what’s really going on for you. When something goes wrong, we carry a “felt sense” of it; a vague, hard-to-put-into-words sense that holds more than just thoughts or feelings. I will help you notice and stay with this, and when you can express your 'felt sense' accurately, it's usually a relief and brings a shift you can feel.

Embodied and Holistic

It's natural to avoid painful feelings, but as I support you, you might notice sensations, images or metaphors with a sense of meaning attached to them. Being very specific about what you are sensing inside helps to make sense of your situation and resolve the ‘stuckness’ in your life. This may include working with unresolved pain from relationships.

Parts work

Sometimes, we might notice different “parts” of you with conflicting needs; for example, a harsh inner critic and a part that feels small or hidden. I will support you to hear what each part wants and needs, so they can be re-integrated and transformed into life-forward forces. (Similar to IFS)

Self Soothing

Because this work can be powerful, I also help you learn ways to soothe and steady yourself when needed. We always go at your pace, and you are free to say no to any suggestion I make.

What you can expect

Over time, this process helps you understand and accept yourself more deeply. Clients describe a sense of befriending themselves or finding an inner love. They take action and make choices that feel more true to them, and notice change happening naturally.

Shall we begin?

Initial Conversation

When you’re ready to start, let's arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. You can ask questions, share what brings you to counselling, and I’ll explain how I work. We’ll go through my Counselling Agreement together, and we can both get a sense of whether it feels like a good fit. If so, we’ll agree a time to start.

Beginning Counselling

The beginning phase of counselling is about us getting to know each other and building a trusting relationship where you feel safe to explore aspects of your life that don’t always feel easy.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, we can work with whatever feels most alive for you in the moment. If you’d like more structure, I can ask some gentle questions to help you get started, or we can pause and take stock so we really notice what needs our attention.

As a BACP-accredited counsellor, my six years of experience and post-qualifying training enable me to work with both immediate concerns and long-term deeper work.

Some people feel nervous starting counselling, that’s completely normal. I’ll do my best to help you feel relaxed and at ease. My hope is that our first steps together will already give you a sense of being more at home with yourself.

I am available for new clients in the day or evening. Client hours are:

Mon afternoons, evenings

Tuesday to Friday mornings, lunchtimes

I'm an experienced counsellor and I keep some reduced-cost places to make therapy more accessible.

If anxiety is taking over your life, it can feel exhausting. Together, we’ll explore what’s in the worry and find ways to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and in control.

If you’re ready to take the first step, we can arrange an initial session to explore what you need and how I can help.

Empathy First

I believe what helps most is a human relationship. When you feel understood, we create the possibility of change. Together, we hear how you feel without judging or rushing you.

Focusing on Your Lived Experiencing: what it feels like right now.

When people come to me feeling anxious or low, instead of analysing your situation, we gently approach those feelings in a safe way. I listen and reflect what you say, helping you stay with the experience itself, which can be hard to do on your own.

Supporting Your Process of Making Meaning:

When we give space to the feelings and sensations we’ve been pushing away, they can open up and show us what a part of us already knows. You begin to make sense of the situation in a new way. Maybe nothing outside has changed yet, but the whole way you 'have' the problem changes fundamentally. From there, you might get a fresh sense of what’s needed next.

I can help with:

A wide range of issues, including stuckness, anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, low mood, depression, relationships, separation, family conflict, singleness, eating disorders, work stress, self-worth, and bereavement.

“I highly recommend Catherine to anyone considering a counsellor to support them through difficulties - she is accepting, understanding and knowledgeable, and offers a warm and safe counselling experience!” PM 2022

My inspirations:

My life experience gives me insight into relationships, identity, and spirituality. I’m inspired by Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education.

Diversity Welcome:

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds

What is Person-Centred Experiential Counselling?

It’s about meeting a genuine person who's present with you. Most of the time, you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be listening. Instead of rushing to problem solve, my approach is to slow down, give you time to 'be with' the situation, and notice how your body feels as we talk. This is the experiential part of my approach, where I use a process called 'Focusing'.

What Focusing is

Focusing is a gentle way of tuning into your body’s signals about what’s really going on for you. When something goes wrong, we carry a “felt sense” of it; a vague, hard-to-put-into-words sense that holds more than just thoughts or feelings. I will help you notice and stay with this, and when you can express your 'felt sense' accurately, it's usually a relief and brings a shift you can feel.

Embodied and Holistic

It's natural to avoid painful feelings, but as I support you, you might notice sensations, images or metaphors with a sense of meaning attached to them. Being very specific about what you are sensing inside helps to make sense of your situation and resolve the ‘stuckness’ in your life. This may include working with unresolved pain from relationships.

Parts work

Sometimes, we might notice different “parts” of you with conflicting needs; for example, a harsh inner critic and a part that feels small or hidden. I will support you to hear what each part wants and needs, so they can be re-integrated and transformed into life-forward forces. (Similar to IFS)

Self Soothing

Because this work can be powerful, I also help you learn ways to soothe and steady yourself when needed. We always go at your pace, and you are free to say no to any suggestion I make.

What you can expect

Over time, this process helps you understand and accept yourself more deeply. Clients describe a sense of befriending themselves or finding an inner love. They take action and make choices that feel more true to them, and notice change happening naturally.

Shall we begin?

Initial Conversation

When you’re ready to start, let's arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. You can ask questions, share what brings you to counselling, and I’ll explain how I work. We’ll go through my Counselling Agreement together, and we can both get a sense of whether it feels like a good fit. If so, we’ll agree a time to start.

Beginning Counselling

The beginning phase of counselling is about us getting to know each other and building a trusting relationship where you feel safe to explore aspects of your life that don’t always feel easy.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, we can work with whatever feels most alive for you in the moment. If you’d like more structure, I can ask some gentle questions to help you get started, or we can pause and take stock so we really notice what needs our attention.

As a BACP-accredited counsellor, my six years of experience and post-qualifying training enable me to work with both immediate concerns and long-term deeper work.

Some people feel nervous starting counselling, that’s completely normal. I’ll do my best to help you feel relaxed and at ease. My hope is that our first steps together will already give you a sense of being more at home with yourself.

I am available for new clients in the daytime or evening.  Client hours are:

Mon afternoons, evenings 

Tuesday to Friday mornings, lunchtimes

(Wed and Thurs online only)

I'm an experienced counsellor, and I keep some reduced-cost places to make therapy more accessible.

If anxiety is taking over your life, it can feel exhausting. Together, we’ll explore what’s in the worry and find ways to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and in control.

If you’re ready to take the first step, we can arrange an initial session to explore what you need and how I can help.

Empathy First

I believe what helps most is a human relationship. When you feel understood, we create the possibility of change. Together, we hear how you feel without judging or rushing you.

Focusing on Your Lived Experiencing: what it feels like right now. 

When people come to me feeling anxious or low, instead of analysing your situation, we gently approach those feelings in a safe way. I listen and reflect what you say, helping you stay with the experience itself, which can be hard to do on your own.

Supporting Your Process of Making Meaning: 

When we give space to the feelings and sensations we’ve been pushing away, they can open up and show us what a part of us already knows. You begin to make sense of the situation in a new way. Maybe nothing outside has changed yet, but the whole way you 'have' the problem changes fundamentally. From there, you might get a fresh sense of what’s needed next.

I can help with:

A wide range of issues, including stuckness, anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, low mood, depression, relationships, separation, family conflict, singleness, eating disorders, work stress, self-worth, and bereavement.

“I highly recommend Catherine to anyone considering a counsellor to support them through difficulties - she is accepting, understanding and knowledgeable, and offers a warm and safe counselling experience!” PM 2022

My inspirations: 

My life experience gives me insight into relationships, identity, and spirituality. I’m inspired by Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education. 

Diversity Welcome: 

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds.

What is Person-Centred Experiential Counselling?

It’s about meeting a genuine person who's present with you. Most of the time, you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be listening. Instead of rushing to problem solve, my approach is to slow down, give you time to 'be with' the situation, and notice how your body feels as we talk. This is the experiential part of my approach, where I use a process called 'Focusing'.

What Focusing is

Focusing is a gentle way of tuning into your body’s signals about what’s really going on for you. When something goes wrong, we carry a “felt sense” of it; a vague, hard-to-put-into-words sense that holds more than just thoughts or feelings. I will help you notice and stay with this, and when you can express your 'felt sense' accurately, it's usually a relief and brings a shift you can feel. 

Embodied and Holistic 

It's natural to avoid painful feelings, but as I support you, you might notice sensations, images or metaphors with a sense of meaning attached to them. Being very specific about what you are sensing inside helps to make sense of your situation and resolve the ‘stuckness’ in your life. This may include working with unresolved pain from relationships.

Parts work

Sometimes, we might notice different “parts” of you with conflicting needs; for example, a harsh inner critic and a part that feels small or hidden. I will support you to hear what each part wants and needs, so they can be re-integrated and transformed into life-forward forces. (Similar to IFS) 

Self Soothing

Because this work can be powerful, I also help you learn ways to soothe and steady yourself when needed. We always go at your pace, and you are free to say no to any suggestion I make.

What you can expect

Over time, this process helps you understand and accept yourself more deeply. Clients describe a sense of befriending themselves or finding an inner love. They take action and make choices that feel more true to them, and notice change happening naturally.

Shall we begin?

Initial Conversation

When you’re ready to start, let's arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. You can ask questions, share what brings you to counselling, and I’ll explain how I work. We’ll go through my Counselling Agreement together, and we can both get a sense of whether it feels like a good fit. If so, we’ll agree a time to start.

Beginning Counselling

The beginning phase of counselling is about us getting to know each other and building a trusting relationship where you feel safe to explore aspects of your life that don’t always feel easy.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, we can work with whatever feels most alive for you in the moment. If you’d like more structure, I can ask some gentle questions to help you get started, or we can pause and take stock so we really notice what needs our attention.

As a BACP-accredited counsellor, my six years of experience and post-qualifying training enable me to work with both immediate concerns and long-term deeper work.

Some people feel nervous starting counselling, that’s completely normal. I’ll do my best to help you feel relaxed and at ease. My hope is that our first steps together will already give you a sense of being more at home with yourself.

I am available for new clients in the day or evening. Client hours are:

Mon afternoons, evenings

Tuesday to Friday mornings, lunchtimes

I'm an experienced counsellor and I keep some reduced-cost places to make therapy more accessible.

If anxiety is taking over your life, it can feel exhausting. Together, we’ll explore what’s in the worry and find ways to help you feel calmer, more grounded, and in control.

If you’re ready to take the first step, we can arrange an initial session to explore what you need and how I can help.

Empathy First

I believe what helps most is a human relationship. When you feel understood, we create the possibility of change. Together, we hear how you feel without judging or rushing you.

Focusing on Your Lived Experiencing: what it feels like right now.

When people come to me feeling anxious or low, instead of analysing your situation, we gently approach those feelings in a safe way. I listen and reflect what you say, helping you stay with the experience itself, which can be hard to do on your own.

Supporting Your Process of Making Meaning:

When we give space to the feelings and sensations we’ve been pushing away, they can open up and show us what a part of us already knows. You begin to make sense of the situation in a new way. Maybe nothing outside has changed yet, but the whole way you 'have' the problem changes fundamentally. From there, you might get a fresh sense of what’s needed next.

I can help with:

A wide range of issues, including stuckness, anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, low mood, depression, relationships, separation, family conflict, singleness, eating disorders, work stress, self-worth, and bereavement.

“I highly recommend Catherine to anyone considering a counsellor to support them through difficulties - she is accepting, understanding and knowledgeable, and offers a warm and safe counselling experience!” PM 2022

My inspirations:

My life experience gives me insight into relationships, identity, and spirituality. I’m inspired by Faith Traditions, Mindfulness, Focusing, the Enneagram, Non-Violent Communication and Child-Led Education.

Diversity Welcome:

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds.

What is Person-Centred Experiential Counselling?

It’s about meeting a genuine person who's present with you. Most of the time, you'll be doing the talking, and I'll be listening. Instead of rushing to problem solve, my approach is to slow down, give you time to 'be with' the situation, and notice how your body feels as we talk. This is the experiential part of my approach, where I use a process called 'Focusing'.

What Focusing is

Focusing is a gentle way of tuning into your body’s signals about what’s really going on for you. When something goes wrong, we carry a “felt sense” of it; a vague, hard-to-put-into-words sense that holds more than just thoughts or feelings. I will help you notice and stay with this, and when you can express your 'felt sense' accurately, it's usually a relief and brings a shift you can feel.

Embodied and Holistic

It's natural to avoid painful feelings, but as I support you, you might notice sensations, images or metaphors with a sense of meaning attached to them. Being very specific about what you are sensing inside helps to make sense of your situation and resolve the ‘stuckness’ in your life. This may include working with unresolved pain from relationships.

Parts work

Sometimes, we might notice different “parts” of you with conflicting needs; for example, a harsh inner critic and a part that feels small or hidden. I will support you to hear what each part wants and needs, so they can be re-integrated and transformed into life-forward forces. (Similar to IFS)

Self Soothing

Because this work can be powerful, I also help you learn ways to soothe and steady yourself when needed. We always go at your pace, and you are free to say no to any suggestion I make.

What you can expect

Over time, this process helps you understand and accept yourself more deeply. Clients describe a sense of befriending themselves or finding an inner love. They take action and make choices that feel more true to them, and notice change happening naturally.

Shall we begin?

Initial Conversation

When you’re ready to start, let's arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. You can ask questions, share what brings you to counselling, and I’ll explain how I work. We’ll go through my Counselling Agreement together, and we can both get a sense of whether it feels like a good fit. If so, we’ll agree a time to start.

Beginning Counselling

The beginning phase of counselling is about us getting to know each other and building a trusting relationship where you feel safe to explore aspects of your life that don’t always feel easy.

You don’t need to prepare anything in advance, we can work with whatever feels most alive for you in the moment. If you’d like more structure, I can ask some gentle questions to help you get started, or we can pause and take stock so we really notice what needs our attention.

As a BACP-accredited counsellor, my six years of experience and post-qualifying training enable me to work with both immediate concerns and long-term deeper work.

Some people feel nervous starting counselling, that’s completely normal. I’ll do my best to help you feel relaxed and at ease. My hope is that our first steps together will already give you a sense of being more at home with yourself.

I am available for new supervisees in the daytime Monday to Friday

I work online or in person in Bristol

I'm a supervisor in training with Re-vision 

A reflective space for your practice

If you’re looking for a supervision space where you can slow down, reflect, and really think about your work, I offer a collaborative, person-centred approach where your experience as a practitioner is central.

How I work

In our sessions, you’re invited to bring not just your client work, but also your felt responses, uncertainties, and intuitive hunches. We can think together about both the clinical and ethical aspects of your work, while also making space for your personal and professional development.

Listening to the felt sense

Drawing on Focusing-Oriented Supervision, I support you to gently tune into the “felt sense”, those subtle, embodied impressions that can deepen understanding and open up new ways of seeing your clients and yourself in the work.

This can help you develop greater trust in your own process, and allow something new to emerge when you feel stuck or unsure.

Creative and imaginal supervision

Alongside this, my training in Re-vision Supervision with Soul brings a creative and reflective dimension. This approach welcomes imagery, metaphor, and a sense of the bigger picture, helping you connect with meaning, direction, and what may be unfolding under the surface of your practice.

What you can bring

You don’t have to have it all worked out. You’re welcome to bring uncertainty, complexity, moments of stuckness, as well as the work that feels alive and meaningful.

Supervision can be a space to think, feel, and discover, at your own pace.

What you can expect

My aim is for you to feel supported and resourced, while also having space to be curious and gently challenged in your development.

I offer a warm, thoughtful supervisory relationship where we can explore your work in a way that feels grounded, spacious, and alive.

I warmly affirm diversity, including neurodivergence, LGBTQ+, and people of all racial or cultural backgrounds.

My approach

My supervision approach is rooted in a person-centred philosophy, offering a collaborative and respectful space where your way of working is valued. I aim to support you in developing your practice in a way that feels authentic and congruent, rather than directing you towards a particular model.

The supervisory relationship

I see supervision as a relational process, where what emerges between us can be as meaningful as the material you bring. Our work together can offer a space to explore relational dynamics, both within your client work and, where helpful, within the supervisory relationship itself.

I value openness, collaboration, and mutual respect, and aim to create an environment where you feel able to speak freely, reflect honestly, and be met with thoughtfulness and care.

Focusing-Oriented Supervision

A central strand of my work is Focusing-Oriented Supervision. This involves gently bringing attention to the felt sense; the bodily knowing we get about a client or therapeutic relationship that we haven't yet put into words.

By making space for this, we can often discover new meaning, direction, or shifts that may not emerge just by talking. This way of working can be particularly helpful when something feels stuck, complex, or hard to articulate, supporting a deeper, more embodied understanding of your practice.

Creative and imaginal perspectives

Alongside this, I am training at Re-vision's Supervision with Soul, which brings an imaginal and symbolic dimension to the work. This approach recognises that therapeutic practice is meaningful and alive, and may be informed by image, metaphor, dream, and resonance.

Working across modalities

While these approaches inform my practice, I am open to working with supervisees from all modalities. My intention is not to overlay a particular way of working, but to offer perspectives and ways of attending that can complement and deepen your existing approach.

Initial conversation

When you’re ready, we can arrange a free 30-minute initial call by Zoom or phone. This is a space for you to ask questions, share a little about your practice and what you’re looking for in supervision, and for me to explain how I work.

We can talk through practicalities, including my supervision agreement, and begin to get a sense of whether the way I offer supervision feels like a good fit for you at this stage in your work.

Beginning supervision

The early sessions are a chance for us to get to know one another and begin building a supervisory relationship where you feel safe to reflect openly on your work.

Whether you’re new to practice or bringing years of experience, you’re welcome to come as you are. You don’t need to prepare anything in a particular way. We can start with whatever feels most present, whether that’s a specific piece of client work, a broader question about your practice, or something you’re sensing but not yet able to put into words.

If it’s helpful, I can offer gentle structure or questions to support the process, or we can take time to pause and notice what most needs attention.

Settling into the work

As supervision develops, we can find a rhythm that suits you; balancing support, reflection, and thoughtful challenge. Alongside attending to your client work and ethical responsibilities, there is space to explore your responses, relational dynamics, and your ongoing development as a practitioner.

Some people feel unsure or self-conscious when starting supervision, particularly if it’s a new experience or a new supervisory relationship. This is completely natural. My intention is to offer a space where you can feel at ease, think freely, and gradually deepen into your work in a way that feels supportive and sustaining

The early sessions are a chance for us to get to know one another and begin building a supervisory relationship where you feel safe to reflect openly on your work.