About me
Hello, I am a supervisor and coach, based in Hertfordshire, UK, where I live with my wife. Our children are in their 30’s and making their own way now. I am also a golfer, baker of breads and patisserie, gardener and swimming beginner.
When I sit and think about what is important to me in my work as a supervisor, I experience a warmth in my chest and a sensation of expansion and connection with the world. I feel more alive and more resourced and less fearful. From here I can embrace my vulnerability and know that it does not run the show!
I became a supervisor for several reasons. Firstly, my own experiences of marvellous support and reflective learning as a coach supervisee. As a trainer of coaches, I came to realise that the real development of the coach starts at the end of coaching training once the coach starts to practice on their own, and that supervision is a critical support for that journey. Becoming a supervisor has provided me with important professional and personal development well beyond my coaching. Supervision has given me the space to reflect deeply on my work and on who I am as I work. For a long time based on my own experience, I advocated that coaches need the external independent support that supervision provides, and so it felt very important to learn what is behind the supervision curtain and get myself trained. I love supporting individuals and groups to pause to reflect on their work, their learning, and their awareness of self. Having trained and worked as a scientist for many years, I am now very conscious of how important letting go of knowing and the ego associated with knowing are for deep reflection and emergent learning.
I supervise individuals and groups and co-supervise groups with a fellow CSA supervisor. My supervision training was with CSA in 2015/16 on UK10 and I have been a UK faculty member since UK13. I have previously been a tutor and practical assessor on the program.
