Online supervision works in much the same way as face to face supervision, i.e. you present your client and your supervisor responds. Obviously there are differences too, as there are with online counselling, like the absence of facial expression or tone of voice, but a supervisor who is trained to work online can compensate for these by picking up on other 'clues'.

Online supervision can be carried out by email exchange, by live sessions with an introductory email, or a combination of the two. If you are new to online supervision I would suggest that you try both and see which your prefer.

If you yourself work online it is a good idea to have a supervisor who is experienced in online work as they will then understand the particular phenomena that may occur online and will be able to help to you recognise and deal with these.

However online supervision works equally well for counsellors who practise face to face. (I am also an experienced face to face counsellor.) Your supervision takes place at your own computer so it could be especially useful if you would otherwise have to travel some distance for your supervision.

I am happy to supervise integrative, psychodynamic or person-centred counsellors. For those interested in such things, I use the Hawkins and Shohet model of supervision because I like its flexibility, but am also familiar with the Page and Wosket model.

If there are questions you would like to ask, or to book a free trial session, please email me via the Contact Me page.