Clinical Supervision

Integrative Supervision

Supervision shouldn’t just keep you safe.
I like it to stretch thinking, steady the work, and support the person doing it.

Most therapists know when supervision is helping. You leave clearer. More grounded. Less alone with the complexity you’re carrying.

And most of us also know when it isn’t.

Over the years, I’ve worked with many supervisors. Some were technically excellent. Others were relationally rich. A few managed both. Those experiences shaped my practice far more than theory alone ever could. They taught me that supervision lives or dies in the relationship — and that the quality of that relationship quietly shapes every piece of clinical work we do.

I see supervision as the place where what can’t be held elsewhere is finally brought into the room: risk, ethical tension, stuckness, countertransference, doubt. But I also see it as a space to think about you — how you’re developing, the practitioner you’re becoming, and whether the way you’re working is actually sustainable.

Because alongside the clinical work, there’s the rest of it. Decisions about caseloads, referrals, contracts, time, money, boundaries. A single misstep here can cost months — sometimes years. Much of this labour is invisible, but it has a direct impact on the quality of the work.

I offer supervision that holds the whole system you’re working in. It’s theoretically grounded, relational at its core, and rooted in the real pressures of contemporary practice. I’m not interested in moulding you into a particular way of working. I like supervision to sharpen thinking, steady ethical ground, and support depth over the long term.

I’m Luke Brownlee-Williams, a BACP Accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Trainer with over 15 years’ experience in complex clinical settings, and more than a decade running successful private practices. I bring psychodynamic depth, relational clarity, and practical business understanding into the supervisory relationship — because all three matter.

My Approach to Supervision

My work is rooted in the Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision (Hawkins & Shohet). I like this model because it allows us to move fluidly between different layers of your work: the client, your interventions, the relational dynamics at play, the wider systems around you, and what’s happening between us in supervision.

Rather than forcing everything into one lens, it supports careful, multi-perspective thinking — particularly when the work feels complex or stuck.

Supervision with me is organised around three core functions:

Formative — Deepening Clinical Thinking

I like supervision to be a place where your therapeutic capacity develops over time. This includes:

• Transference and countertransference awareness

• Working with complexity and uncertainty

• Long-term and depth-oriented processes

• Developing your own therapeutic voice rather than borrowing someone else’s

Normative — Ethical, Safe, Contained

I see the normative function as something that should feel steady rather than anxious. Supervision is where ethical dilemmas, boundaries, and risk can be thought about carefully, so decisions feel grounded rather than rushed or defensive.

Restorative — Supporting the Therapist

This work takes a toll. I like supervision to be a place where the emotional impact of the work is acknowledged and processed — not minimised — so you can remain resourced and present over the long term.

Beyond the Clinical: Practice Sustainability

Alongside my clinical work, I’ve built and run a six-figure limited company and several private practices. That experience means I’m familiar with the practical realities therapists face, including:

• Growing and maintaining a caseload

• Managing finances and administrative systems

• Developing referral pathways and professional positioning

• Navigating contracts, tax, marketing, and workload design

If you’re developing or refining a private practice, I like supervision to include space for these conversations — without losing clinical integrity or depth.

Who I Work With

I supervise:

• Trainee counsellors, supporting the transition from theory to practice and the formation of early professional identity

• Qualified counsellors and psychotherapists looking for depth, containment, and thoughtful challenge

I particularly welcome practitioners working integratively, psychodynamically, or relationally, who value curiosity, reflective rigour, and psychological depth.

Practical Details

Fee: £70 per session
Length: 60 minutes
Frequency: Fortnightly or monthly

Location:

• In person — Brimscombe / Stroud

• Online — UK-wide (Zoom)