As practitioners supervision can help us feel backed up that someone we trust is on our side. It can help us in our continual learning, in this vast field of counselling and psychotherapy. It can be a place to turn to when we feel lost, stuck, confused, wanting inspiration or just someone to unload with.

As a supervisor I'm very interested in the relationship that is built between client and counsellor. When things go wrong or get difficult it’s most usually the relationship that needs attention and points the way forward. I work with transference and counter transference, always paying attention to the unique quality and flavour of the individual client, counsellor relationship. Also the relationship that develops between supervisor and therapist is used as a resource for insight and reflection on the therapeutic process.

Coming from a body psychotherapy background I work with body, mind and spirit, to find wholeness and not neglect any aspects of a clients experience. I’m very interested in supporting therapists to find a way to bring the body into their work. Many practitioners who haven’t explicitly been trained in body psychotherapy, never the less, can have great interest in and natural skills for working with their client’s body experiences. I offer support and feedback to find a way to incorporate this vital but neglected aspect of what it means to be a human being.

I hold a certificate in supervision from the Bath Centre for Supervision and Team Development. I'm interested in supporting all aspects of a practitioners professional development. I see my role as supervisor, as providing a creative, collaborative resource. I’m interested to hear from anyone who is drawn to working with me.

Group Supervision
Working with Body Process and Relationship
Starting Monday 10th, or Friday 14th of May, Monthly
Ł20, Stroud

Suitable for counsellors and Psychotherapists who want to explore the body and or relationship in their practise. Maximum group size 5, meeting monthly, Monday or Friday afternoons for two and a half hours.

Allison Priestman

I am an experienced Embodied-Relational Psychotherapist and trainer. In 2006 I initiated the Gloucestershire Networking Group for Counsellors and Psychotherapists; a county wide professional resource for practitioners. I hold a certificate in supervision with the Centre for Supervision and Team Development. My aim is to create a safe, stimulating and stretching supervisory learning environment.