Lynda Stopp

I am an integrative counsellor and work with all age ranges from primary school age to adults. My aim is to provide a comfortable, non-judgemental, friendly and empathic environment. I have experience of working with a range of issues and work with whatever the client wishes to bring to the counselling session. I currently work as a sessional counsellor at The What Centre in Dudley.  I have 7+ years experience of working in local primary schools and also have 5+ years experience of working for Staff Health and Well Being Department at a local hospital. I am pro-active in my personal development, regularly attending courses in order to update and enhance my counselling skills.

I offer clinical supervision to counsellors and therapists, providing a supportive reflective and collaborative space to explore your clinical practice.  

I am an integrative counsellor working with both adults and children and I bring this experience into my supervision practice.  I completed the Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision with Counselling Tutor, including training in supervision for online and telephone working.

My supervision practice is informed by the Seven Eyed Model of Supervision, which provides a broad and relational way of exploring the different aspects of therapeutic work.  This includes attention to the client, the therapeutic relationship, the therapist's experience and the wider context in which the work takes place.

I aim to create a supervision relationship where you feel able to reflect openly on your work, explore challenges and develop your confidence and professional practice.  I believe supervision should be both supportive and appropriately challenging, while keeping the wellbeing of clients and supervisees at the centre.

I offer supervision to both trainee and qualified practitioners and can work with supervisees face to face, online or by telephone.

I offer a safe and reflective space to develop your practice, providing a collaborative space where you can reflect on your client work, explore challenges and develop your confidence as a practitioner. 

I believe effective supervision should provide both support and constructive challenge.  My aim is to create a space where you can bring your work honestly and without judgement, enabling us to think together about your practice, ethical considerations, professional development and the needs of your client.  I aim to offer supervision that is warm, reflective, collaborative and grounded in the realities of clinical practice.

Our first session is an opportunity to get to know each other and explore what you are looking for from supervision.

We can discuss your experience, your current client work and any particular areas where you would value support or reflection.  I will explain how I work and how the Seven-Eyed Model can be used to help us explore your practice from different perspectives.

There will be space for you to ask questions and to consider whether my approach feels like the right fit for you.

My aim is for you to leave the first session with a clearer understanding of how we can work together and with a sense that supervision is a safe and supportive place to bring your work.