Clinical Supervision

I offer clinical supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists, and trainees who are seeking a thoughtful, containing, and psychologically alive space in which to reflect on their work.

Supervision is offered from my practice in the Harley Street Medical District, as well as online. My approach is psychodynamic and humanistic in orientation, trauma-informed in practice, and shaped by many years of working closely with complexity: emotional, relational, cultural, and ethical.

I care deeply about supervision. It is one of the parts of my professional life I value most, and I take on supervisees with care and discernment.

Please note: while I work clinically with trauma and EMDR, I do not offer supervision for EMDR practice.

A place to think, feel, and stay human in the work

Therapeutic work asks a great deal of us. Even when it is meaningful and absorbing, it can feel heavy, lonely, or quietly overwhelming. Supervision is where the work can be thought about properly. Not rushed through. Not reduced to technique. But held with seriousness, curiosity, and compassion.

In supervision, I am interested not only in what is happening in the therapy room, but in how it is being experienced by you. I pay close attention to the emotional field of the work: the pull, the stuckness, the moments of dread or tenderness, the places where something feels alive and the places where it goes quiet or dead.

I particularly enjoy working with supervisees on:

• Transference and counter-transference, including subtle, bodily, and affective responses
• Enactments, impasses, and moments where something feels “off” but is hard to name
• The supervisory relationship itself as a live emotional space
• Clinical formulation and deepening psychological understanding of cases
• Trauma-informed psychotherapy, pacing, safety, and containment
• Shame, grief, dissociation, moral injury, and complex relational trauma
• Neurodivergence-aware psychotherapy, including work with autistic and ADHD clients
• Ethical dilemmas, boundaries, and clinical responsibility
• Work-life balance, burnout, and the emotional cost of caring work
• The realities of private practice: isolation, confidence, sustainability, and containment

I enjoy thinking alongside supervisees about cases in depth. We may stay with a single client for much of a session if that is what the work calls for. There is room here for uncertainty. Not knowing is welcome.

My supervisory style

My supervisory style is engaged, relational, and reflective. I aim to offer a supervision experience that feels both supportive and intellectually rigorous.

I am not interested in supervision as a box-ticking exercise. I am interested in helping you develop your own clinical voice, your confidence in your judgement, and your capacity to stay present with complexity without becoming overwhelmed or defended against it.

I value supervision that allows room for seriousness, thoughtfulness, and occasional humour. Therapy is important work, but it is still human work.

Who I supervise

• Qualified counsellors and psychotherapists
• Trainees in recognised counselling and psychotherapy training programmes
• Clinicians working with trauma, abuse, PTSD, and complex PTSD
• Clinicians working with high-functioning professionals and expat populations
• Clinicians supporting neurodivergent adults

I take on supervisees selectively and with care. Fit matters. Supervision works best when there is enough continuity and trust for the work to deepen.

Commitment and structure

I offer individual supervision on a weekly basis only.

This is a deliberate choice. Weekly supervision provides the continuity, containment, and depth needed for meaningful clinical work to unfold over time. It allows patterns to emerge, relational dynamics to be noticed, and ethical responsibility to be held carefully.

I do not offer ad-hoc or monthly individual supervision.

Peer supervision group

I also facilitate a monthly in-person peer supervision group at my Devonshire Street practice.

The group is structured, confidential, and carefully held, with space for genuine reflection as well as clinical thinking. It is designed for clinicians who value depth, collegiality, and psychological seriousness without competitiveness or performance.

The group meets one Friday each month from 5–7pm.

Fee: £20 per session

Places are limited, and suitability is assessed carefully in order to protect the integrity of the group.

Fees

Individual clinical supervision (50 minutes): £150

Supervision is available in person at Harley Street or online via Zoom.

About me

I am Dr C. Comfort Shields, a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and psychotherapist. My work is psychodynamic and humanistic in orientation, with specialist training in trauma-focused psychotherapy. I also bring an anthropological lens to my clinical and supervisory work, with particular interest in culture, language, identity, and meaning.

Supervision, for me, is not simply about oversight. It is about companionship in difficult work, ethical seriousness, and sustaining the capacity to care over time.

Enquiries

If you would like to enquire about supervision, please get in touch via the contact form or by email.

It is helpful to include:

• Your professional background and training
• Whether you are enquiring about individual supervision or the peer group
• Your current client population and setting
• What draws you to supervision at this point in your work

I will respond with information about current availability and next steps.