SUPERVISION FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS
Reflective supervision for sustainable practice
In psychology, supervision is something we engage in across our careers.
Often, it is focused on our clinical work — how we are working with clients, navigating complexity, and making decisions in practice.
This supervision is different.
The focus shifts to you — the psychologist — in relation to your work.
How you are working.
What the work is asking of you.
And whether the way your practice is currently set up is supporting your well-being over time.
Psychological work places ongoing demands on us — emotionally, relationally, and cognitively.
Without space to reflect on this, it can contribute to burnout, empathy fatigue, vicarious trauma, and a gradual erosion of well-being.
While many psychologists want space for this kind of reflection, it is often not what supervision is used for — and there is rarely time made for it.
This is a supervision space where the focus is on sustaining you in the work — supporting a way of practising that protects your health well-being, so you can continue to do the work in a way that is effective, ethical, and sustainable.
What this is
I offer reflective supervision for psychologists that is centred on your relationship with your work — not on the clinical work itself.
Rather than focusing on client presentations, interventions, or case management, this space is dedicated to how you are working, what the work is asking of you, and how this is impacting you over time.
It supports you to reflect on yourself as the instrument in your work — your patterns, your boundaries, your way of holding responsibility — and whether your current way of practising is sustainable.
The intention is not to treat or fix, but to support ongoing awareness so that your practice continues in a way that is effective, ethical, and supports your wellbeing.
What we might explore
The ongoing impact of therapeutic work over time
How you are holding responsibility within your role
Early signs that your current way of working may not be sustainable
Boundaries, overextension, and patterns in how you show up
Your identity as a psychologist across your career
How your practice is currently set up — and whether it supports your wellbeing
What a sustainable way of working looks like for you
How is this supervision different
This supervision does not centre on client work.
While your work may be referenced, the focus is not on case formulation, interventions, or clinical decision-making.
Instead, the focus is on you as the psychologist — how you are working, how you are relating to the work, and how your practice is impacting you over time.
It is also not therapy.
This space is not designed to treat personal distress, but to support ongoing professional reflection and a way of practising that is sustainable, ethical, and supports your wellbeing.
Who this is for
Psychologists wanting to sustain themselves in the work over time
Those noticing early signs that their current way of working may not be sustainable
Psychologists wanting a reflective space alongside their clinical work
Early career psychologists building a strong foundation for practice
Experienced psychologists seeking ongoing depth and reflection
My approach
My approach to supervision is reflective, relational and grounded in close to two decades of experience across mental health, counselling and psychology, alongside my own lived experience of burnout, empathy fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Supporting other helping professionals has also been a thread within my career. In my earlier work with Quitline, I trained and supervised counsellors, supporting their development and their work with clients. More recently, my work with psychologists and other health professionals experiencing burnout and empathy fatigue has deepened my interest in how we support the person doing the work, not only the work they do.
This is what has drawn me towards reflective supervision for psychologists. I draw on reflective practice, Mindful Self-Compassion and compassion-based approaches, with a strong focus on sustainability. My intention is to create space for you to step back, notice how you are relating to your work, and consider what you need to practise in a way that supports both your professional life and your wellbeing over time.
My own experience of receiving individual and group reflective supervision has also shaped how I hold this space and strengthened my belief in the value of having somewhere to reflect on ourselves as practitioners.
Two ways to make space for yourself within the work
Reflective supervision can look different depending on what you need.
You may be looking for the privacy and flexibility of working one-to-one, or you may value the opportunity to reflect alongside a small group of psychologists who understand something of what it means to do this work.
Individual Reflective Supervision
A one-to-one space centred on you, the psychologist, and your relationship with your work.
Together, we can explore what the work is asking of you, what you are carrying, the patterns that may be shaping how you practise, and what you need to support a sustainable professional life.
Online | 60 minutes | $270
Coming Home to Self
Reflective Group Supervision for Psychologists
A space where the psychologist doesn't have to disappear behind the role of psychologist.
A small, closed supervision group offering regular space to slow down, reflect and attend to yourself within your professional work.
Online | 90 minutes monthly | 6 months | Maximum 6 psychologists
Our Supervision Services
Individual Reflective Supervision
Sometimes you need a space that is entirely your own.
Individual reflective supervision offers dedicated one-to-one time to step out of the demands of your professional role and reflect on you, the psychologist, within your work.
This might include exploring what you are carrying, the emotional impact of the work, boundaries and responsibility, self-doubt or expectations of yourself, professional identity, burnout and empathy fatigue, or simply how you are travelling in your work right now.
There doesn't need to be a problem to solve. Reflective supervision can also be a regular space to stay connected to yourself, your values and the kind of psychologist you want to be.
Online Australia-wide
60-minute sessions
Fortnightly, monthly or as needed
$270 per session
Coming Home to Self
Reflective Group Supervision for Psychologists
A space where the psychologist doesn't have to disappear behind the role of psychologist.
Coming Home to Self is a small, closed reflective supervision group offering psychologists regular space to slow down and attend to themselves within their work.
Rather than focusing primarily on case formulation, treatment planning or what to do next with a client, the attention turns towards you — the psychologist doing the work.
At the heart of our time together is the question:
How am I, the person who is the psychologist, within my work?
Across six monthly gatherings, we may explore what you're carrying, the emotional impact of the work, boundaries and responsibility, expectations of yourself, self-doubt, empathy fatigue, meaning, joy, limits, compassion and what supports sustainable practice.
There is no predetermined curriculum. Our gatherings are reflective and responsive to what emerges within the group.
Online | 90 minutes | Monthly for 6 months | Maximum 6 psychologists
February–July 2027 | $660 AUD incl. GST
Frequently Asked Questions
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While my work across supervision, therapy and coaching shares a reflective and relational approach, each space has a different focus.
In supervision, the focus is on you in your professional role as a psychologist — your relationship with your work, how you are practising, and the sustainability of your practice over time.
Therapy focuses on your personal wellbeing and mental health, including the treatment of distress or burnout.
Coaching is for midlife women focusing on life direction, decision-making and personal growth in the context of midlife transitions.
Each space supports a different aspect of experience, and maintaining these distinctions helps ensure the work remains clear and appropriate.
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No. My reflective supervision is not centred on client work.
Your clinical experiences may naturally come into our conversations, but rather than focusing primarily on case formulation, interventions or clinical decision-making, we bring the attention back to you — the psychologist doing the work.
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Yes. Reflective supervision can support psychologists at different stages of their careers.
For early career psychologists, it can provide space to develop awareness of how you relate to the work and begin building sustainable ways of practising from the outset.
Please note that my reflective supervision is not Psychology Board-approved supervision for registration or endorsement pathways.
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There are two ways to work with me.
Individual Reflective Supervision can be attended fortnightly, monthly or as needed, depending on your current needs and stage of practice.
Coming Home to Self is a closed group that meets monthly for six 90-minute gatherings from February to July 2027.
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Coming Home to Self is my small, closed reflective group supervision offering for psychologists.
Rather than primarily focusing on cases or clinical problem-solving, we make space to explore how you, the person who is the psychologist, are within your work.
The group is limited to six psychologists who meet monthly over six months.
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No.
Coming Home to Self is not a burnout treatment group. It is reflective professional supervision and can be valuable whether you are experiencing challenges in your work or simply want to be more intentional about sustaining yourself within it.
You don't need to wait until something is wrong to make space for yourself.
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Because Coming Home to Self is a small, closed six-month group, registration is a commitment to the complete program.
Gatherings are not recorded and missed sessions cannot be made up. A missed gathering is not refundable, transferable or credited towards another service, subject to your rights under Australian Consumer Law.
Please consider your availability for the six scheduled dates before registering.
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Yes. Confidentiality is a fundamental condition of participating in the group.
All participants agree not to disclose information shared by other group members and not to record, photograph, screenshot or transcribe the gatherings.
As with any group setting, however, I cannot provide an absolute guarantee that another participant will comply with their confidentiality obligations.
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Coming Home to Self is offered as reflective group supervision and peer consultation, with a critically reflective focus on your own professional practice.
Participation in all six gatherings provides up to 9 hours of peer consultation.
You remain responsible for determining and documenting how your participation contributes to your individual CPD requirements and learning plan in accordance with current Psychology Board of Australia requirements.
“You are the instrument in your work — how you care for that instrument matters.”
– Shannon A Swales, Supervisor
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