Sometimes it's a fine balancing act between being a practitioner and running a business as a sole trader.
I feel that supervision is an essential element of how we work effectively as homeopaths, and I regularly work with my own supervisor.
I enjoy working with both practitioners and students in a supervisory role.
In 2014/15 I studied Supervision with Clare Waters for a year (part time) through her Focussed Mindfulness organisation (now The Walters Method), following on from working with her for a year (p/t) on her Focussed Mindfulness course. After that I stepped into working with supervision with students at the School of Homeopathy and the North West College of Homeopathy. More recently in 2023 I completed Sheila Ryan's Sea Change course, and in 2024 I completed a Diploma in Supervision with Sue Pattison and her training Consultancy.
Being able to step back and take an overview of our practice, of ourselves within that space feels essential to our work as practitioners - both being able to show up for our clients, and for ourselves.
I feel that supervision is an essential element of how we work effectively as homeopaths, and I regularly work with my own supervisor.
I enjoy working with both practitioners and students in a supervisory role.
In 2014/15 I studied Supervision with Clare Waters for a year (part time) through her Focussed Mindfulness organisation (now The Walters Method), following on from working with her for a year (p/t) on her Focussed Mindfulness course. After that I stepped into working with supervision with students at the School of Homeopathy and the North West College of Homeopathy. More recently in 2023 I completed Sheila Ryan's Sea Change course, and in 2024 I completed a Diploma in Supervision with Sue Pattison and her training Consultancy.
Being able to step back and take an overview of our practice, of ourselves within that space feels essential to our work as practitioners - both being able to show up for our clients, and for ourselves.
In 2024, I launched Supervision Matters, an online, 3 part course looking at a homeopathic approach to supervision, supporting homeopaths to step into supervision - for students or as peer supervision. This course is adapted from Sheila's Sea Change course, and runs with her blessing. 10% of the course fees received from this course go to women's projects of Sheila's choice. There's more about the course here if that's of interest.
I work with the North West College of Homoeopathy in Manchester to offer 1:1 supervision to their students depending on my availability. I'm currently at capacity in terms of student supervision.
At The School of Homeopathy in Stroud I am their Clinical Supervision Assessor. Due to this role, I'm not able to supervise individual students at The School.
I work with a person centred approach.
Rates:
Supervision for practitioners
1 hour session £60
NWCH only
Supervision for students -
1st case (paper case) £60
Follow ups (paper case) £40
Direct supervision (students):
1st case £50 for sitting in fee + £50 post analysis supervision session
Follow up £30 for sitting in fee + £30 post analysis supervision session
I recieved this lovely piece of writing recently, and sat with it for quite some time. I felt I wanted to keep it, but actually even nicer to share it as it feels to summarise what supervision in those student times can be. I am grateful to offer support to students stepping into becoming practitioners, and to practitioners at any stage of their journey.
TRIBUTE TO MY SUPER-VISOR EM COLLEY
Five cases, five stories, five lives that came our way, each one bringing something different, each teaching me to stay.
To question when I needed, to be silent when I should, to listen to the words unsaid and trust my inner knowing was good.
Through teeth pulled and a broken jaw, two house moves and sepsis too, through months when I was strangely silent, there was always peace and love from you.
No panic, no pressure, just healing, patience and love, walking quietly beside me, with the occasional gentle shove!
You taught me not to carry every story home with me, to care deeply, but stand outside, and let the client simply be.
To trust the remedy, trust the signs, trust that healing has its own time.
Wait or repeat?
Once I'd have looked to you. This time I heard my inner voice and somehow simply knew.
Wait.
And you said “I trust you too.”
Somewhere between the remedies, the rubrics and OC1s ]feedback forms),] your mood board class helped me rediscover another part of who I am.
Graduation boards first then came colour, paint and play, I picked up my brush, and another world opened that day. A place with no analysing, no questions to get right, just colour, imagination and something coming back to life.
So what do I take from my SUPER-VISOR, as our final case comes to an end?
- Question.
- Listen.
- Notice.
- Wait.
- Trust.
- Create.
- Play.
- Joy.
- And when I need it - ask for help along the way.
How to trust homeopathy, how to trust what I see but perhaps your greatest lesson was teaching me to trust ME.
So here's to the soulful homeopath I'm still growing to be, and to the SUPER-VISOR who helped set her free. Em Colley.
With love and enormous gratitude, Mel x
Action Points:
• Live always with gratitude.
• Love as much as I can, heal through homeopathy, and bring healing to all those who come into my realm.
• Continue to grow into the very best version of me and never be afraid to shine brightly
Finally
• To become a homeopath the world is proud to have, and a woman North West College of Homeopathy will remember with pride - knowing they helped me find my light, trust my soul and gave me the wings to flourish.
With love and enormous gratitude, Mel x
15/08/26
Another student:
'I have worked with Em throughout my 4th year as a homeopathic student. She has been an inspiring supervisor. I have taken 10 cases with her which has been an enormous undertaking, her willingness and flexibility is the main reason that this has been possible. She has always been extremely constructive in her recommendations. Her gentle, positive guidance has made this possible. I really feel indebted to her as a practitioner as I now feel ready to take my own cases. The confidence she has given me is the main reason this is possible and because of our excellent relationship I intend to continue seeing her for supervision.'
And another from an experienced, practicing homeopath:
'Em created a very safe space and I felt held in that space to explore and go deeper. I also liked her use of pertinent questions at exactly the right point to prompt me to explore deeper. At some points it felt as if she was taking the case of my practice as she would ask me to think about how I was experiencing it, what blockages, etc.
This was an extremely helpful process. Em was willing to support me exploring not only work with several clients and where I was in that process but also to look wider at myself within my practice in terms of managing it and where my work was within my life. It was a very supporting, helpful process where the space was created for me to look deeper and ask questions. Em has a lovely manner and is an excellent listener who is also very present in the session and able to ask the right question at exactly the right point to encourage me to go deeper with my self-reflection. It felt a very nurturing, held space.' BN
Drop me an email if you'd like to chat about supervision or the course - [email protected]
