mentalizing supervision for psychoanalytic clinicians
I offer mentalizing supervision to psychoanalytic clinicians, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals who want to work more flexibly with patients with complex presentations.
This may be helpful if you are feeling stuck in clinical work, looking to broaden the range of patients you treat, or wanting to strengthen your work with patients whose difficulties challenge a more traditional technical stance.
who this is for
what is mentalizing supervision?
Mentalizing supervision supports clinicians to think about therapeutic process through the lens of mentalizing: how patients understand themselves and others, how this capacity may break down under emotional pressure, and how the therapist’s stance can help to restore reflective functioning.
In psychoanalytic work, this can be especially useful in moments of impasse, enactment, or loss of therapeutic movement. My supervision is collaborative, reflective, and clinically grounded, with attention to both psychoanalytic understanding and the practical demands of the work.
how it can help
Mentalizing Supervision can help you to:
Maintain clearer focus on process with complex presentations.
Develop greater awareness of therapeutic stance and flexibility.
Use active curiosity and collaborative inquiry more confidently in sessions.
Think about breaks in mentalizing in both patient and therapist.
Enhance patient engagement and therapeutic adaptability.I provide consultation to services and organisations on:
professional background
I am a medical psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, and MBT supervisor with extensive experience in treating complex presentations, leading clinical teams, and supervising clinicians across different settings.
Supervision can be arranged online or in person, depending on circumstances and availability.
If you would like to discuss mentalizing supervision, please get in touch. I would be happy to arrange an initial conversation.