Kate Vallance

Please contact me for an initial exploratory chat with no obligation and no cost. If this feels positive for both of us then I am happy to meet for 1 hour online to continue this exploration with no charge.

My supervision practice is integrative firmly rooted in humanistic theory and values. I integrate notions and techniques from other supervision methods, with care, to tailor my approach to meet specific practitioner supervisory needs.

The principles that guide me are:

1. Trust. I trust the intention of each supervisee to be a responsible and ethical practitioner endeavouring to do their best.

2. Respect. I enable the counsellor to develop their own personal philosophy and approach, rather than teaching or imposing my way or a specific theory.

3. Personal integrity & autonomy. I avoid imposing my own practice onto the supervisee, whilst not withholding knowledge and experience. I support a supervisee’s struggles to find their own answer and encourage their development of personal integrity.

4. Relationship quality & client safety. I am convinced the supervisory relationship constitutes the central component of good supervision. I focus on the needs of the counsellor and the quality of the supervisory relationship. I endeavour from the start to develop a warm and as egalitarian a relationship as possible, enabling the counsellor to trust me with a wide range of concerns, to ensure clients’ welfare is best served.

5. Self awareness. I am keenly aware of the primary importance of my self awareness.

6. Expectations, contracting & review. I know the importance of encouraging supervisees to state their hopes, aims and expectations of supervision. I contract clearly in supervision, aiming for it to be as egalitarian as possible to encourage shared responsibility for the supervision process and relationship, its success and any potential problems. 

Please contact me to explore working together. I have over 20 years experience of working with individuals and couples.