Our supervisors

I am MBACP Accredited and NCPS Accredited I am a dedicated counsellor, clinical supervisor, and counselling tutor with extensive experience supporting a diverse range of clients and supervisees. My practice is deeply rooted in the Person-Centred Approach, prioritising empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard to create a safe, growth-oriented space. As my career has evolved, I have embraced an Integrative perspective, weaving in various therapeutic tools to meet the unique needs of those I work with. In my supervision practice, I primarily utilise the Seven-Eyed Model. This framework allows us to explore the complexities of the therapeutic process from multiple angles—focusing not just on the client’s internal world, but also on the relational dynamics, the supervisor-supervisee relationship, and the wider systemic context. Whether in the therapy room or the classroom, my goal is to develop reflective practice and ethical excellence. I am passionate about helping practitioners develop their professional identity, ensuring they feel supported, challenged, and empowered to provide the best possible care for their clients.

Hi, I’m Jess, a BACP accredited integrative psychotherapist (level 7) and clinical supervisor with 9 years of experience working with clients in settings such as charities, youth services, schools, colleges, Universities, domestic abuse services and private practice. My core training is in the person-centred approach, CBT and attachment theory, but I’ve broadened my practice over the years to integrate other modalities. I’ve also managed and coordinated services and really enjoy working with trainees on placement. I understand that this can be such a transformative yet often challenging time, and my approach to supervision centres around safety, authenticity and collaboration. My aim is to facilitate a space where it feels ok to show up exactly as you are, explore your work and personal process without shame and feel empowered and more autonomous in your practice. I work relationally, with an awareness of power and identity, and informed by the IDM and seven-eyed model. I supervise therapists in private practice and within organisations, as well providing reflective practice sessions to non-clinical staff.

Deborah Outram Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor MSc, MBACP, UKCP (full registered member) I am an experienced integrative psychotherapist and clinical supervisor. I provide a reflective and supportive space, which models good practice, with primary focus on boundaries and ethics. My supervision practice utilises the seven-eye model (Hawkins & Shohet, 1985) which considers the interplay of relationships and contexts to understand what is occurring in the therapeutic process. I have many years’ experience in private practice, supervising groups and individuals, and I work with trainees on a broad range of programmes and modalities. I am also an associate lecturer within the counselling and psychology department at the Open University.

I hold a Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (CPCAB), and my supervisory approach is founded on the seven-eyed model (Hawkins and Shohet, 2012). This means I support supervisees in considering their possible blind spots and focus on various relational dynamics including the client’s experience, the relationship between counsellor and client, and the inter-relational experience between us as supervisor/supervisee, as well as the wider context considering environmental factors such as social constructs, culture, difference and diversity. I am sensitive to stages of development, meeting needs in terms of experience and competence, and supporting with particular client groups or themes. I supervise counsellors and psychotherapists from a wide range of training backgrounds face to face, or online. In addition to my Level 6 qualification, I hold a master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Cambridge and have many years’ experience supervising child/play therapists, drama therapists, art therapists, existential, psychodynamic, humanistic, integrative, and CBT clinicians trained in both CYP and adult work. In addition to private practice, I am a clinical supervisor for a national charity. I have experience running clinical skills workshops/training and supporting therapists who are training to be supervisors. As a registered member of the BACP I adhere to the organisation’s ethical framework.

Hello, I’m Lora. I am an integrative counsellor/psychotherapist and clinical supervisor working across private and third sector settings. I offer individual and group supervision to trainee and experienced counsellors, as well as frontline staff. My approach to supervision is collaborative, reflective, and supportive, creating a space where you can think openly about your work, explore challenges, and develop a confident, grounded therapeutic voice. My therapeutic practice is relational, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive. I aim to create emotionally safe, thoughtful spaces where complexity can be explored with care, and I bring this same ethos into my supervision work. I hold in mind how trauma, context, power, and systemic pressures can shape both client experiences and the therapeutic relationship. Before training as a counsellor, I spent over eight years in Human Resources, where I contributed to equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives and wellbeing programmes. This background continues to shape my clinical perspective, especially in understanding organisational dynamics and the contexts in which distress can arise. In my counselling work I have experience providing single-session, short-term and open ended support across charities, low-cost services, and private practice, and value building trusting relationships that support reflection, curiosity, and growth.

I am a qualified supervisor and person-centred counsellor with 11 years of experience in therapeutic practice across charities, colleges, private practice, and the NHS. I offer supervision in a collaborative, supportive, and reflective manner, creating a safe space where supervisees can explore their client work, professional development, and ethical practice with openness and confidence. My supervision approach is informed by the Seven-Eyed Model, which facilitates a thoughtful exploration of the therapeutic relationship, the practitioner’s internal process, and the wider context of the work. I have experience providing both one-to-one and group supervision, and I am also trained in online and telephone supervision, allowing me to work flexibly with different needs and modes of working. I aim to establish a supervisory relationship that feels warm, respectful, and professionally supportive, where supervisees feel encouraged, supported, and appropriately challenged in their development.

I am a highly experienced Creative Arts Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and educator with over 25 years’ experience working within local authority, NHS-contracted, and educational settings. My career demonstrates a sustained commitment to high-quality supervision, professional training, and the development of competent, reflective, and ethically grounded practitioners. Alongside this role, I bring extensive experience as a Placement Manager for trainees from Roehampton University and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama over a period of 15 years through my long-term employment with the London Borough of Sutton, where I worked for 20 years as a Creative Arts Therapist within Adult Social Services. In my private practice I have a wide range of clients with many different issues; and as a Clinical Supervisor I work with the seven-eyed model of supervision (by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shoet). I have a special interest in working with ‘difference’, inequality and trans-cultural issues. I work with matters of identity as well as questions around visible and non-visible differences; using identity methods (Ulrike Meyer Cologne University of Applied Sciences) of exploring our own view of the world, and what we bring to our work, as therapists and supervisors.

British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Registration Number: 600320 – Accredited and Registered. Qualifications: PG Diploma in Counselling Studies (level 7) Diploma in Counselling Certificate in Counselling PG Certificate in Clinical Supervision Counselling Children and Young People Master’s level 7 modules in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Group Work Completion of Part’s 1 ,2 and 3 of EMDR Psychotherapy training accredited by EMDR Europe. Honorary Doctorate in Clinical Leadership and Mental Health (HC) Experience: Ian has over 25 years’ experience working in the field of trauma and led and managed a large Therapeutic Community in a forensic setting in roles that have included Head of Assessment, Therapy Manager and Senior Therapist. Additionally. Ian also has led clinical services within the residential care of children and young people sector for the last 8 years including also being the designated Responsible Individual and Clinical Director. Ian is trained and experienced in several modalities that include Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that are embedded through an attachment and trauma focused lens. Ian has held a successful private practice for many years supporting Adults, Children and families who have been impacted by trauma. This work has also included clinical supervising Psychotherapists, Psychologists, and students over the years. In addition to his core training, Ian has also been responsible for delivering national training in the prison service surrounding the theory and practice of democratic Therapeutic Communities. Alongside this, Ian has been responsible for reviewing Therapeutic Communities in the adult and child sector across the country in a role that was part of the Royal London College of Psychiatry. In addition to this he is also an Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Psychotherapist. He has over 25 years’ experience of working in several settings which have included the public, private and voluntary sector. This has included holding a Regional Clinician role overseeing the Assessment and Therapy for Looked after Children within a group of six residential homes alongside offering regular clinical consultations for carers and managers. Ian has also held the position of Clinical Lead, overseeing over 50 residential children’s residential homes.

My counselling work started in the Netherlands more then 35 years ago. Currently I am working as a supervisor and have been for 13 years in the UK. I do love to support my supervisees to build their confidence and their self-belief. I am trained in gestalt, embodiment and person centred therapy. I integrate working creatively through different media’s, mindfulness, yoga and the body. My special interest is IFS, inner child work and neuroscience.I have a practice for counselling adults, couples, groups and children, and I am a supervisor for counsellors working with sexual violence and bereavement. I enjoy working with trainees and in group supervision for Choose. I am here to help you navigate your placement and grow your potential as a counselling therapist.MBACP- approved registered counsellor

I have been qualified and worked as a counsellor since 2002 and as a qualified Clinical Supervisor since 2011. I worked at Black Country Women’s Aid (BCWA) for 20 years (2004 – 2024) as Therapeutic Lead but also undertook other roles to include that of Service Manager for the Domestic Abuse Service, The Sexual Violence and Abuse Service and Lead Trainer. I now have my own private practice, to include counselling, clinical supervision and training. I take an Integrative approach to my counselling work, underpinned by a Person-Centred approach, but have a solid understanding of the other main modalities to include Psychodynamic, Transactional Analysis and CBT. My supervision qualification was that of the Cyclical Model (Page and Wosket) but over time my practice has evolved to take a more relational approach (Shoet). As Therapeutic Lead at BCWA I was responsible for recruiting, training, supporting, and supervising the counselling placements. I have always found supporting students through their learning , development and the transition from classroom to therapy room very rewarding.

Hi, I’m Sophie, I’m a Integrative Psychotherapist and Level 7 qualified Clinical Supervisor. I moved into private practice 4 years ago and have transitioned to working full time in my own practice as a Clinical Supervisor and Psychotherapist. I specialise in working with children, young people and parents in my face-to-face client work. I am a trauma responsive therapist and my approach incorporates humanistic, psychodynamic, CBT, gestalt, T.A. and creative/art approaches. All of my thinking is underpinned by neuroscience and I am influenced by theorists such as Dan Hughes, Porges, Winnicott and Maté. I have always worked with therapists in supervision from a range of training and levels of qualification. I provide clinical supervision for individuals and in groups; supporting therapists in education, charity and private practice settings. I really enjoy working as a Supervisor, it’s a privilege to be be able to support others in their counselling learning/careers. I’m really passionate about fostering excellence in our profession and believe we can all continuously learn from each other no matter how experienced we are. Similarly to our therapeutic practice, the relationship is at the heart of good quality supervision and so I bring empathy, acceptance and respect to the supervisory relationship, just as I do in my therapeutic work.

I am a Registered Member of the BACP MBACP (working towards accreditation)I qualified as a Counsellor in 2009 and as a Counselling Supervisor in 2015. The modality that I use is Integrative and this includes using a Person-Centred approach, using CBT approaches, as well as Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused approaches with clients. I have experience of facilitating individual and group supervision with qualified counsellors, as well as trainee counsellors. My approach is to provide a supportive, learning environment that encourages supervisees to understand why they work the way they do, as well as providing guidance and education on safeguarding issues, risks, ethical considerations, and anything else that impacts on the counsellor-client therapeutic relationship. I also provide supervisees with information possible resources that could be used with their clients or for their own knowledge including books, YouTube Channels, and worksheets.

Hello, I’m Darren (any pronouns). I hold several of the supervision groups for Choose Therapy, as well as supporting with clinical oversight of the service. My background is as an Integrative Humanistic counsellor. I tend to work with trans* and non-binary clients, especially at the intersectionality of neurodiversity and chronic illness – these are identities and experiences that I also share myself. I have a background in the charity sector, having designed and run a low-cost counselling service similar to Choose Therapy’s. This gives me a deep understanding of the trainee counsellor experience, and I genuinely enjoy supporting colleagues through these vital stages in your professional development. My approach to supervision is collaborative and collegiate, I seek to actively reduce the hierarchies that we encounter through our roles.

Registered member of BACP I am a qualified psychotherapist and supervisor and work in an integrative modality. In my practice I use humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT. I am an energetic supervisor, and live to mentor and work with trainees to help them find their own style and way of working. The supervisory space and indeed the supervisor acts as a container for work to be explored and considered both in a collaborative, creative and educative style whilst acknowledging the ultimate commitment to the clients well being. I am a supportive supervisor and aim to bring new perspective and skills to aid the therapeutic work.

Jane is a Registered Member of the BACP and the Complex Trauma Institute (UK).She has a Masters’ degree in Psychotherapy and was trained as a Supervisor by Profs. Sue Wheeler & Delia Cushway in Leicester. Jane has worked as an Integrative Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor for the past two decades in a range of organisations including local charities, NHS, MIND, residential children’s homes and schools. For a decade she took counsellors through professional training to Level 6 and now supervises those still in training and in placement settings as well as qualified individuals in private practice. She has supervised at Choose Therapy since 2021. Her expertise includes specialist trauma informed practice working with domestic abuse and survivors of childhood abuse. She is also passionate about using a creative approach and providing effective neurodivergence-affirming therapy. Jane is currently studying to be an Outdoor Therapist and Group Facilitator in Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy.

Group Supervision is a special learning space. It is the opportunity to share work, to learn from a range of people, to feel comfort in knowing that you are not alone in the work – to benefit from the collective human experience of belonging. The Group provides a safe, confidential space to share work and experience that is not available elsewhere, It is a participative and co-operative environment. Striving to understand in the Group through respectful, open communication is a powerful model for different work contexts. A good supervisory relationship is the responsibility of all members of the Group which includes challenge and support. My promise to you: is to do my best for you and make Group Supervision a learning-friendly environment, to endeavour to be honest and direct in giving feedback, build and maintain our relationship, keep an eye on possible ruptures and work to repair them. Your promise to me: is to engage in supervision as best you can, to prepare and reflect on our supervision, to say how you are finding supervision with the Group, to be open to learning and hard not to be defensive when you hear what you don’t like, to monitor the relationships within the Groupand take steps to ensure it is healthy. Our joint responsibilities are: • To create a working agreement that ensures openness and respect between us, and that has at its heart, caring for the supervisory relationship, our mutual learning and the maintenance of good practice. • To ensure best use of our supervision time. • To fulfil our promises to each other. Standards of my practice and qualifications: I am an MBACP Accredited Counsellor. I work within the BACP Ethical Framework (2018). I hold a Diploma in Advanced Reflexive Supervision and I am an integrative practitioner using primarily ‘The 7 eyed model’; Hawkins and Shohet (2010), ‘the cyclical model of supervision; Page & Wosket (1994), and ‘process framework’; Moore (2017). I am a relational counsellor with a private practice. I am a cross professional supervisor. I supervisethose who work with suicide, self-harm, unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum or who are in need of protection due to Human Trafficking and Exploitation and survivors of the mother and baby institutions.