Lynda Spain

Availability for counselling course trainees/fully qualified counsellors/ CfD counsellors (IAPT)

Face to face supervision or Zoom

As a Specialist Accredited Supervisor, I have had extensive experience of supervising CfD IAPT supervisees, qualified and trainee counsellors over the last 20 years.  I have throughly enjoyed being part of a supportive collegial working relationship where the client and the client's world is of paramount importance, and the work of the counsellor and supervisor plays such an important part.  It is a privilege to be working towards helping others, at what can be a bad time in the clients' lives.  

Supervision helps enormously towards keeping the counsellor grounded in their work and most importantly, keeps the counsellor mentally healthy.

I aim always to give feedback to my supervisee, with kindness.

I am a Specialist Accredited Supervisor

With over 25 years of experience in the NHS, I offer my specialised supervision in person centered counselling, CfD IAPT practitioner supervision as an approved IAPT CfD Supervisor and general counselling supervision for fully qualified practitioners and on a reduced rate for trainee counsellors.  I have experience of supervising palliative care, bereavement/grief/loss of any kind, addictions, anxieties and depression. I also have a qualification for supervision of BICA counselling practitioners. 

I support trainees, qualified counsellors and corporate/life coaching practitioners in other practices.  My supervision approach is tailored to individual needs, fostering growth a professional development in compassionate and supportive environment.  

I am dedicated to guiding counsellors through the complexities of their work, ensuring they provide the highest levels of care to their clients.

I have had experience of moderation of counselling courses, been a counselling examiner for a well known examination board and have taught as a counselling tutor, in previous years.

It is a privilege to support trainees in their counselling work within their counselling studies.

As a supervisor, my first contact with the trainee is to invite them to my practice to see how best I can support their counselling work. This is a free session.  What are their counselling supervision needs and what do they want from their supervision sessions with me, and their expectations of their counselling course.

Supervision rates for a trainee is at a reduced rate for the whole of their course.

Qualified and experienced counsellors are welcome and I am happy to discuss their supervision needs, and the models that they wish for supervision - person centered, solution focused or integrative. I also offer Walk and Talk counselling work (supervision) with practitioners who offer this type of therapy. I have a website which refers to this (www.lasfloristry.co.uk)

Discussion about the supervision contract for any practitioner, is of paramount importance and this is discussed during our initial session together.

Face to face appointments and Zoom/telephone are available.

There is parking available outside my practice address.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays 9.00 to 5.30 p.m.

I have had experience of supervising many counsellors, with specialisms such as, bereavement, palliative care, anxiety disorders, infertility, workplace stress, organisational stress management, grief and loss work.

I have supervised trainee counsellors working within the NHS with their Counselling for Depression (IAPT) CfD training programmes.

I am an approved Supervisor for CfD training

I am on the approved list of Accredited Supervisors for University of Salford and York St John University.

Having been a Moderator, Examiner and Tutor of Counselling Programmes, I can offer different perspectives to counselling trainees with their counselling studies.

With Qualified Counsellors, I offer my experience within the Voluntary Sector and NHS, where I worked for 25 years.

I have worked in my private practice for the last 19 years and supervisor qualified and trainee counsellors.

I am a specialist accredited supervisor.

Meeting for the first time, it is important that I understand what the requirement is for my supervisee, to be able to meet their supervision needs. 

 Trainees need to feel comfortable and at ease to be able to discuss their  supervision needs, as do qualified counsellors looking for support from an accredited supervisor.

I like to offer supervision feedback, with kindness.

My availability is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.  

About Me:

With 25 years of experience in the NHS as a specialist in bereavement, grief and loss, I am a dedicated and compassionate person centered therapist.  My work is rooted in creating a supportive, sensitive and confidential environment where your needs are truly heard and respected.

In addition to working directly with clients, I also supervise other counsellors, guiding them their therapeutic journeys with clients.  I understand that expressing your needs can be challenging dn I'm here to ensure you feel listened to and understood.

Services Offered:

Face to face therapy: A safe and private space to explore your feelings

Zoom or Telephone Sessions: Convenient and flexible options to suit your needs.

Walk and Talk therapy:  Combining the benefits of therapy with the healing power of nature (find out more at: www.lasfloristry.co.uk)

Whatever your preference, I am here to support you in the way that feels most comfortable for you.

Person- centered, solution-focussed brief therapy and Counselling for Depression.  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques.

I offer 50 minute counselling sessions for clients.  The first session will be an assessment session, where you are able to tell me just what brings you to seek counselling.  At the end of that session, I will help you summarise just what you would like to focus on and together, offer a plan which will hopefully help you and I work towards helping you.      Counselling is about Change. 

Zoom or telephone sessions are available and my hours are flexible. 

After an initial session, I will discuss with you what I feel I can offer you in terms of helping towards life changing/coming to terms/support.  You can then decide if, what I offer, is what you are seeking from professional counselling therapy.

 As an experienced, specialist accredited Counsellor, I always aim to be ethically-minded and professional at all times, and of course to offer confidentiality.