Coaching Supervision
“Coaching Supervision is a collaborative learning practice to continually build the capacity of the coach through reflective dialogue for the benefit of both coaches and clients. It focuses on the development of the coach’s capacity through offering a richer and broader opportunity for support and development. It creates a safe environment for the coach to share their successes and failures in becoming masterful in the way they work with their clients.” *
1:1 Systemic and “Climate-Aware” Supervision
Drawing on a combination of the Thinking Environment, psychodynamic principles and systems thinking, and any other approaches you want to choose from, bring and use, I supervise coaches, coach-therapists, facilitators and OD practitioners, as well as other supervisors.
My belief is that you are almost always the one with the expertise about your clients and your work; my expertise lies in helping you to access it, by offering a completely non-judgemental, easeful and resourcing place where you can go as far as you can in your thinking.
I also supervise practitioners whose clients are involved in “sustainability”, climate change, biodiversity loss, the environment and social justice. These clients often have very specific needs because of the systems of power they face, and the fact that they confront harsh realities of an uncertain world - which is also your world - on a daily basis.
For example, your clients may be seeking to rediscover their purpose, their sense of meaning, to regain agency, and to take action. Some may be trying to influence more widely and are finding it hard to stay resilient in the face of silence or indifference. Some way want to change career into something that makes a positive difference. And some want help to deal with their emotions because the changes, destruction and uncertainty we're witnessing & experiencing in our world can evoke all kinds of difficult & complex defences, responses & emotions*.
Whichever aspects of your work you bring to your supervision, my intention is always to create a space where you can truly think for yourself, as yourself, explore what your clients needs from you, and how you can meet those needs safely and skillfully.
* Naturally, as we share the same planet as our clients, practitioners can experience the same range of responses; I can help you to contain & channel these, & where needed, help you to seek external support for yourself.
Duo Supervision
Are you looking for a fresh approach to supervision from the usual one to one or group? How about you and a peer having supervision together, each bringing your own work for exploration, reflection and CPD, with me as your supervisor?
Duo supervision creates a unique space for reflection where you can gain from each other’s experiences, develop insight, skills, wisdom, confidence, and grow professionally and personally. I will help by lightly facilitating and supervising in a Thinking Environment, offering my perspectives and input when you seek it.
Affordable, high quality supervision! Interested? Then please complete the form below to arrange an exploratory discussion.
Availability
I have one space for regular 1:1 and one space for Duo supervision from March 2024 - if you’d like to explore please complete the form below.
"Linda’s supervision is supportive, encouraging, and she treats me as an intelligent adult, even when I'm faced with uncertainty and think that I'm not!" Steve, Executive Coach
To book an exploratory session with me via Zoom (45 minutes, no charge) please complete and submit this form.
Workshops, keynotes and CPD events
I regularly run open training events and speak at conferences for coaches, managers and leaders. I know it’s important to you to get real value from any event you attend; you don’t want hype or management speak - you want learning and insight that’s immediately actionable. So that’s what I offer.
You can visit my Time to Think programmes and workshops related to climate and the environment including the “Work that Reconnects” to find out more.
"As I left the session with Linda bound for my everyday world I left with a wonderful feeling of hope, optimism and excitement". Richard Brown, Thinking Partner, Minds Wide Open
* Definition from ICF: https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/coaching-supervision