Supervision
Counsellors and therapists in training or working in the human services field - whether in private practice or within an agency structure - are continually exposed to stories of pain and tragedy. It can be challenging to be exposed to so much human pain and not become despondent or cynical. After a time a therapist may lose sight of why they entered the field in the first place as parts of their own system get activated.
Therapists and counsellors may become blended with parts that are angry at life, bitter about their work, and blaming of their clients. This impacts negatively on their personal lives and the spiral of guilt and misery then continues to feed itself.
Supervision with an IFS therapist provides the opportunity to become aware of the parts in the counsellor/therapist’s own system that are getting activated in the work and to help parts that are experiencing aspects of the work as burdensome to relieve themselves of their burdens.
As a result the counsellor/therapist becomes increasingly Self-led and able to engage in the work from Self, recognising the gifts that are presented as more parts become available for unburdening. This in turn motivates the client to continue to do their work as they and their parts recognise that they can trust a counsellor/therapist who embodies the qualities of Self.
