Emma Weston Counselling, Psychotherapy and Training

Supervision

What is Supervision?

Clinical supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists (or other professionals providing support) is a regular, structured space where a more experienced supervisor supports a counsellor’s professional development, ethical practice and wellbeing. It combines three core functions: learning and skill‑building (formative), accountability and quality/ethics oversight (normative), and emotional support and reflection on the impact of the work (restorative). Through reviewing cases, exploring reactions and decisions, and receiving feedback, counsellors deepen their practice, stay safe and effective for clients, and prevent burnout.

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Modalities

I use Hawkins & Shohet’s Seven-Eyed Model, Inskipp & Proctor’s Three-Function Model, and Stoltenberg and Delworth's Developmental Model in my supervision work.

The Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision

The Seven-Eyed Model, developed by Shohet and Hawkins, provides a comprehensive framework for supervision by examining the therapy process from seven distinct perspectives, fostering deeper reflection and skill development for supervisees. These "eyes" include:

(1) the client and their context,

(2) the therapist’s direct interventions,

(3) the therapeutic relationship,

(4) the therapist’s transference/counter transference,

(5) the here-and-now of the supervisory relationship,

(6) the supervisor’s own experiences and responses, and

(7) the wider systems and organisational context influencing the work.

Inskipp and Proctor’s supervision model (often called the Proctor model) frames clinical supervision as serving three interrelated functions that are all present in good supervision, with one usually in the foreground at any time:

Formative (educative) – Focuses on the supervisee’s learning and professional development: building skills, knowledge, case conceptualisation, clinical thinking and professional identity.
Normative (managerial/quality assurance) – Focuses on accountability, ethics and standards: ensuring work is safe, ethical and compliant with organisational, legal and professional requirements; monitoring caseloads and practice for client welfare.
Restorative (supportive) – Focuses on the emotional impact of the work: providing containment, support and reflection on stress, difficult cases and personal reactions to help prevent burnout and sustain well‑being.

In practice, supervision moves flexibly between these functions depending on the supervisee’s needs, while keeping client safety and professional growth at the centre.

This holistic approach encourages therapists to explore not just clinical techniques but also personal reactions, relational dynamics, and systemic factors, enhancing self-awareness and ethical practice.

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Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity‑Affirming Clinical Supervision
Specialised supervision for therapists (ND and NT) and other professionals working with ADHD, autistic and AuDHD clients.

I bring a lived‑experience, trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming lens to supervision. This means we work from the stance that neurodivergence is a valid way of being, not a deficit to fix. In practice, this looks like:

Reframing “problems” as mismatch – exploring how difficulties often arise from environments, expectations and systems that aren’t designed for neurodivergent minds, rather than from the person themselves.
Unmasking and identity – supporting supervisees to notice where masking shows up in their practice, to explore sustainable unmasking, and to integrate their neurodivergent identity into their professional role.
Sensory and energy awareness – attending to sensory needs, processing styles and energy limits (for both supervisee and client), and building sessions and caseloads that respect those realities.
Trauma‑informed practice – recognising how invalidation, bullying, misdiagnosis and systemic ableism can be experienced as trauma, and working with shame, self‑criticism and internalised ableism in a paced, safe way.
Ethics and advocacy – considering how to adapt communication, boundaries and interventions in neurodivergent‑affirming ways, and how to advocate for reasonable adjustments in workplaces and services.

My experience includes 14 years as a therapist working 1:1 with neurodivergent people and in groups, plus roles in counselling education, CPCAB moderation (Levels 2–6), hospice bereavement leadership and lecturing. I hold a Masters‑level research background in neurodiversity and provide integrative supervision for trainee and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and other health professionals.

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What you can expect

My approach is holistic and trauma informed
Supervision with me is grounded in trauma‑informed principles, prioritising safety, trust, choice and empowerment.

I offer a safe, collaborative and non‑judgemental space where supervisees can reflect openly on their work. Sessions are paced thoughtfully, guided by curiosity, and attentive to emotional safety and boundaries. Together we explore your clinical work with compassion and clarity, while strengthening confidence, self‑awareness and ethical decision‑making.

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Space to grow

Practice Development and fees

Supervision with me provides a reflective space where we can celebrate your progress, collaboratively troubleshoot, and openly discuss your work along with any issues or concerns you may have. It offers regular opportunities to reflect deeply on all aspects of ourselves as practitioners and our practice, ensuring we work as effectively, safely, and ethically as possible.

I have had the pleasure of supporting several of my supervisees to successfully achieve their BACP accreditation. If you need a report, I’m happy to discuss this with you. Reports are charged at my usual hourly rate, while accreditation reports are charged at the equivalent of three hours’ work to reflect the time involved in preparing them.

I provide integrative supervision for trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as other health professionals.

Fees are dependent on requirements, such as the amount of supervision required, whether an hour or an hour and a half, and I offer student concessions. All supervision fees are due 24 hours before each appointment.