The growth of a counsellor…..
I have been a counsellor for 15 years. I have grown and developed. This blog post looks at what has changed and how I have grown.
I have been a counsellor for 15 years. I have grown and developed. This blog post looks at what has changed and how I have grown.
Working Therapeutically with Syrian Refugees As part of Refugee Week, I thought I would share my experiences of working therapeutically with the Syrian Refugees on the Resettlement programme. This programme is based here in Sheffield with the Refugee Council. When working as a humanitarian worker, I enjoyed working with different communities. I worked with displaced …
Positive Supervisee Relationship A positive relationship between supervisor and supervisee is important. Millar, Holloway and Henderson (2014) say that encouragement is at the heart of a counselling supervisory relationship. They emphasise the need to build an equal relationship. So how is a positive relationship between supervisor and supervisee achieved? Maintaining ethics A contract between the counsellor and supervisor
A few years ago after gaining the certificate in counselling supervision it led me to reflect and re-evaluate my own supervision sessions. Was I getting the best out of my supervision? My supervisor and I had an open and frank discussion about the different aspects of my own supervision. We focused on what I have …
In order for a counsellor to remain focused on the client, self-disclosure during a session is not encouraged. Self-disclosure is sharing information with your client that they would not know about you. It is generally felt that self-disclosure of a counsellor may get in the way of the client’s journey. The counsellor’s past and issues, …