supervision for supervisors
supporting the professionals who hold space for counsellors
SUPERVISION ON SUPERVISION
AUSTRALIA WIDE | ONLINE | ACA AND PACFA SUPERVISORS
A reflective, ethical and professionally grounded space designed specifically for Australian counselling supervisors seeking the required supervision on their supervisory practice.
WHAT IS SUPERVISION ON SUPERVISION?
Supervision on supervision is a specialised form of professional supervision designed specifically for qualified counselling supervisors.
Rather than focusing on client casework, this process centres on your role as a supervisor, offering a reflective space to explore the complexity, responsibility, and relational dynamics involved in supervising other practitioners.
It is both a developmental and ethical support structure that ensures supervisors remain accountable, resourced, and professionally supported in the work they do.
association requirements
Both ACA and PACFA require accredited supervisors to engage in ongoing regular supervision that directly relates to their supervisory practice
Formal supervision hours focused on supervision work
Demonstrated reflective practice and ethical oversight
Ongoing professional development related to supervision
Professional accountability and risk management
Supervisor competence and self-care
Supervisors carry evaluative and gatekeeping responsibilities that impact both supervisees and their clients. Supervisors should not practise in isolation and benefit from reflective oversight of their supervisory decisions and processes. It ensures that those responsible for guiding others remain supported themselves — safeguarding supervisees, their clients, and the profession as a whole.
who is supervision on supervision for?
ACA Registered Supervisors
PACFA Registered Supervisors
Emerging Supervisors completing training
Counsellors transitioning into supervision roles
Workplace, NGO, NFP and volunteer supervisors
why it matters?
Supervisors hold influence and engage in evaluation
Supervisors make gatekeeping decisions
Supervisors have reporting obligations
Supervisors monitor supervisee impairment and self care
Supervisors monitor scope of practice concerns
what we can explore together
Supervision on supervision can include, but is not limited to:
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Supporting struggling or impaired supervisees
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Ethical dilemmas in supervision
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Managing dual relationships
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Gatekeeping and competency concerns
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Documentation and risk management
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Structuring supervision sessions
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Feedback and evaluative conversations
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Group supervision facilitation
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Supervisory identity development
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Transitioning from counsellor to supervisor
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Navigating complaints or board concerns
This is a reflective, collaborative space tailored to your supervisory context.
HELLO I’M PENNY ADAMS
I am a highly experienced counselling supervisor, clinician, and trainer with a deep commitment to supporting the growth, integrity, and sustainability of the counselling profession across Australia. In my 9th year of supervision practice, I have conducted more thousands of hours of supervision sessions working with counsellors across private practice, community settings, schools, and organisational environments, including those stepping into, or already established within, supervisory roles.
In addition to my supervision practice, I spent 4 years training emerging supervisors using the Rise Up Model, equipping practitioners with the frameworks, ethical foundations, and reflective capacities required to supervise safely and effectively.
I hold Level 4 Membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Clinical Membership with PACFA, Membership with the ACA College of Supervisors and I am a full member of EMDRAA.
My approach to supervising supervisors is collegial, reflective, and ethically grounded, offering a peer-level space where experienced practitioners can explore the complexity of supervision work, refine their supervisory identity, and remain professionally supported in the responsibility of holding others.
APPROACH TO SUPERVISION ON SUPERVISION
What is our approach?
As a qualified counselling supervisor and active member of the professional supervision community, I understand the layered responsibility that comes with holding others in practice.
My approach is:
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Collegial and peer-based
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Collaborative based and only hierarchal when necessary
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Ethically grounded
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Developmentally supportive
With extensive experience supervising counsellors at all stages, I bring both practical insight and relational depth to this work. This is not about assessment. It’s about support, accountability, and professional growth
Penny utilises the Rise Up Model, as the framework for supervision. Along with other well-known supervision models, this provides a comprehensive approach to professional counselling supervision. We also implement a highly reflective and relational approach to supervision to ensure the continued growth of the counsellor.
the what:
Relationship Based, Integrated Supervision & Education to Unlock Potential (RISE UP)
the HOW:
REVIEW: Following up on previous sessions, areas of concern and reflective practice
INFORMATION: This is the all important administrative part of supervision
SUPPORT: Supporting you to support your clients
EDUCATION: Ensuring appropriate development of skills, modalities and client care through equipping and professional development and training
SELF-CARE: Ensuring 'care of self', managing stress, avoiding burnout and vicarious trauma.
PRIVATE PRACTICE / EMPLOYMENT: Supporting you to develop and grow your business and/or supporting you in your employment in the field.
SUPERVISION ON SUPERVISION
FOR REGISTERED SUPERVISORS WITH ACA OR PACFA
These sessions are ONLY for registered and qualifed counselling supervisors. Supervisors are required each year to complete an additional 10 hours of SoS in addition to their normal supervision.
Supervision on Supervision serves as the gate-keeper of the profession. The purpose of these sessions is to discuss your supervisees.
New supervisors are very welcome.
SUPERVISION ON SUPERVISION GROUP
FOR REGISTERED SUPERVISORS WITH ACA OR PACFA
These group sessions are ONLY for registered and qualifed counselling supervisors. Six people maximum per group. Supervisors are required each year to complete an additional 10 hours of SoS in addition to their normal supervision.
Supervision on Supervision serves as the gate-keeper of the profession. The purpose of these sessions is to discuss your supervisees. New supervisors are very welcome.
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