COACHING SUPERVISION
A space to step outside your coaching work and see it differently
Coaching can be absorbing work.
We spend a great deal of time attending to other people: what they are saying, what might be happening underneath it, the relationship between us and the wider situation they are part of.
Inevitably, some of that stays with us.
A client you can't quite get a handle on. A session you keep replaying. Or simply the accumulated responsibility of doing work that matters to you.
Supervision gives you somewhere to bring it.
You may arrive with a clear question or with something less formed: a feeling, a doubt, a frustration, perhaps just a sense that there's more going on than you can quite see.
Seeing more of what is happening
In supervision, we can look at the client, but we don't stop there.
We might become interested in what's happening between you and your client, what the work is stirring in you, or what the wider organisation or system brings into the relationship. Sometimes what happens between you and me as we talk gives us another piece of the picture.
A client who leaves you feeling unusually responsible. Something you're avoiding saying. A reaction you don't quite understand. An ethical question without an obvious answer. These can all give us somewhere to start.
My part is to listen closely, stay curious with you and share what I'm noticing. I'll challenge you when I think there's something worth looking at more closely, and give things time when that's what's needed.
The intention is to help you see more, become more discerning about your practice and find your own way forward.
"Working with Sandra has changed something fundamental in how I show up as a coach. I came in trying to work things out. I leave our sessions trusting that my presence and heart are enough.
She holds a space that is patient, curious, warm and unhurried - which makes it possible to go beneath the surface of what’s happening and see the patterns and currents that actually matter.
I’ve grown more as a coach in this supervision than I expected. And we’ve laughed a lot along the way”
Hamish Mackay-Lewis, Soul Purpose Coach, SomersetBring the bits you haven't worked out
The session you wish had gone differently.
The client you're struggling with.
The response in yourself that has surprised you.
The thing you're slightly reluctant to admit.
You don't need to present a polished account of your practice.
Curiosity helps. So does being willing to be challenged.
If coaching is part of your leadership role
Coaching from inside an organisation can get complicated. You may also be someone's manager or colleague, hold formal authority, know things they don't, or have your own stake in what happens.
Supervision gives you somewhere to think about those different roles and responsibilities: when you are coaching, when another response is needed, and how you want to use coaching as part of your leadership.
How we can work
Individual supervision
Usually over an agreed period and at a frequency that reflects your practice.
Group supervision
Join an upcoming group or propose your own. Groups are kept small, usually two to six people.
Online, in person or walking
We agree what works best for you and the work.
My supervision is grounded in recognised supervision practice and professional and ethical standards, informed by systemic, relational and trauma-informed perspectives.
If you run your own practice, there can also be room for the questions that come with developing and sustaining your business.
“Sandra creates a space where I can open up and explore challenging topics without feeling judged – which means I can grow more quickly.
I've made bolder steps to challenge aspects of client relationships I'd been shying away from, and become better at questioning and sharing my opinions in sessions – something I'd found clunky before, that's becoming smoother now. “
Emily Lowe, Somatic Leadership Coach and Acupuncturist, London
Begin with a conversation
Thirty minutes, no charge, no obligation. A chance to talk about your practice and what you are looking for in supervision, and to see if we are a good fit.