Clinical Supervision

I am a registered clinical supervisor with BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists).

 

I aim to hold hope in supervision through reassurance of strengths and managing risk by providing vision and learning where there are blind spots or lack of knowledge.  I believe in the importance of structure, relationship, image and context of the client, as well as the culture within the organisation. 

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I am passionate about all learning and believe this to be a key component of supervision: discovering new policies, innovative practice, latest research and cutting edge art and culture to enhance multiple view points and develop an understanding, which ultimately contributes to a high quality of care for clients.  

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I believe the relationship is the most important aspect to therapy.  I aim to provide an inclusive service by creating an accessible therapy for all clients. I draw on a humanistic model for this. I use systemic theory to understand the context around the client.  In terms of art psychotherapy, I draw upon different theoretical underpinnings: psychodynamic - to see how the client relates to the art object and to reflect on their inner world; mindfulness - to use art-making as a way of drawing attention to the present moment; mentalisation - to enhance client's skills to understand and pay attention to their own feelings, thinking about how their feelings change through making and looking.