"I received a great deal of support from Phil ... and benefited from his broad experience of therapy ... which helped me to deepen my understanding of my work with clients " Claire Counsellor.

 

How I Work.

I would describe myself as an integrative therapist and supervisor, but being committed to the Person Centred approach as my core theoretical model.  I am also heavily influenced by cognitive behavioural therapy and Freudian psychoanalysis.

What does this mean?

1. I am first and foremost committed to the uniqueness of the supervisee in my work and of their ability to find the most creative and constructive solutions to their supervision issues - I am not the kind of supervisor who tells you what to do.
2. I am committed to working flexibly, drawing on different approaches to therapy where appropriate - I am not a purist but neither am I dogmatic.
3. I am committed to using evidence based practice where this is available and appropriate.
4. I am sensitive to the impact that childhood relationships have on our behaviour, particularly those aspects of our behaviour that can be observed by others, but are not always noticed by the person themselves - I believe that sometimes we have to dig deep to work effectively with our clients, but only sometimes.

My practice is also informed by my graduate and postgraduate studies in psychology, sociology and philosophy.  I am interested in mindfulness in psychotherapy, Gestalt, TA, brief solution focussed therapy, transpersonal approaches to psychotherapy, exercise and nutrition in mental health and wellbeing, and psychobiological and sociobiological perspectives on behaviour.

 
I am committed to making my service accessible to supervisees irrespective of ethnic or cultural background, gender, sexuality, age, health status or disability.