Family lawyers have a particularly challenging role. Their professional guidance encompasses all areas of the client’s life – children, finances, assets, pensions and more. At the same time, there is a need for understanding and empathy for clients experiencing...
South West I am a strong believer in the importance and supportive power of external, non-judgemental supervision for lawyers working in demanding areas of legal practice. I offer a slightly different perspective from other family law supervisors in that I am an...
I qualified as a family law solicitor in 2007. I’ve worked in legal aid through to higher fee-paying clients and in small high street firms through to a PLC and top 50 UK firm. Throughout my career, I’ve experienced many of the different cultures, structures, and...
Family Law Supervision is not the same as the familiar conversations I have held with colleagues between workshops at conferences, or in the office over the proverbial water cooler, comparing battle scars as we swap our family law “war stories” over a coffee....
I strongly believe in the value of providing an Independent confidential space that supports you to look after yourself so you can better support your clients, reduce levels of stress and prevent burnout. Reflective Practice Supervision offers an opportunity to feel...
I have been a busy family lawyer for 26 years acting for clients going through probably the most stressful event of their lives including two tragically lost to suicide. If you are a family lawyer reading this, it will probably resonate if I say that I have mostly...
At the start of my training as a psychotherapist, I envisaged supervision as a form of overbearing interference. The discovery of how wrong I was led to the flowering of what I now see as the true nature of care: that it is a shared human endeavour, based on kindness,...
Maria’s path into training as a supervisor and therapist came after moving to Bath two decades ago, stepping back from a career in Business Banking. Since then, she has found working in the field of mental health and wellbeing hugely rewarding. Therapy and supervision...
Ruth is a psychotherapist and supervisor and has been practising in and around Bristol for 15 years. She has a wide and varied client base, including individuals, couples, separated parents and families. After a successful career as a manager in the voluntary and...
I have a passion for people’s mental health and well-being. My journey began over 25 years ago when I volunteered for SSAFA supporting families within the military and then delivered alternative education programmes to children aged 9-16. I am a qualified...
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