The Counselling Supervision Centre provides online professional and clinical supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists and supervisors across Australia.

We offer individual supervision, drop-in lunchtime group supervision, ongoing small-group supervision and supervision-on-supervision.

Our supervision is suited to practitioners who want a reflective, ethical and practical space to think about client work, professional development, systems, boundaries, risk, use of self and sustainable practice.

Yes. All supervision is provided online, so practitioners can attend from across Australia.

The language varies across professions, associations and workplaces.

In general, clinical supervision tends to focus on client work, case formulation, therapeutic process, risk, ethics, interventions and use of self etc. Professional supervision may also include broader questions of professional identity, scope of practice, workplace systems, boundaries, documentation, sustainability and professional development.

In practice, good supervision often includes both.

Our supervisors come from a range of counselling, psychotherapy and supervision backgrounds and may draw on different supervision models depending on their training, experience and areas of expertise. All supervisors working with us are appropriately recognised through ACA or PACFA and bring their own professional perspective to the supervision process.

While approaches vary, our supervisors share a commitment to reflective, relational, ethical and practical supervision. They support practitioners to think critically about their work, attend to client wellbeing, explore the therapeutic relationship, consider professional and organisational contexts, and strengthen ethical decision-making and professional growth.

Our focus is on helping practitioners think clearly, practise ethically and stay connected to the humanity of the work.

Supervision is a confidential professional space, with the usual limits relating to safety, ethical obligations, legal requirements and professional responsibilities.

In group supervision, participants are also expected to protect confidentiality by de-identifying client material and not discussing other participants’ work outside the group.

You are welcome to bring de-identified client material, ethical questions, professional dilemmas, stuck points, questions about therapeutic process, reflections on your own responses or broader questions about your practice.

You do not need to arrive with a polished case presentation. Supervision is often most useful when there is room to think honestly and meet what’s emerging.

De-identified client material means removing details that could reasonably identify a client or other person involved in the work.

This includes names, specific locations, workplaces, schools, dates, unusual identifying details and any information that is not necessary for the supervision discussion.

No. Supervision is not personal therapy.

That said, supervision does include reflection on the practitioner’s responses, use of self, emotional load, boundaries and professional sustainability. The focus remains on the work and your professional practice.

At times, a supervisor may notice that a particular issue could benefit from further exploration in your own personal therapy and may encourage you to consider this. However, a supervisor is not your therapist, and supervision is not a substitute for personal therapy.

Yes. Individual professional supervision is available online.

It provides a focused one-to-one space to reflect on client work, ethical questions, risk, therapeutic process, professional development, use of self and the realities of sustaining good practice.

Individual professional supervision is $170 per 60-minute session, including GST.

Yes. You can book a single individual supervision session.

Some practitioners use individual supervision regularly. Others book when they need a space to think through a particular issue, ethical question or clinical concern.

We offer several small-group supervision options, including:

Drop-in lunchtime group supervision
Ongoing small-group supervision
Early Career Counsellor Supervision Group
EAP Counsellor Supervision Group
Domestic and Family Violence, Sexual Assault and Complex Trauma Supervision Group
Children and Young People Supervision Group
Placement Supervisor Supervision Group
Supervision-on-Supervision Group

New offerings are added on an ongoing basis. Availability may vary depending on current dates and group openings.

The drop-in lunchtime supervision group is a weekly online group for counsellors who want access to supervision without committing to a full block.

It is held on Wednesdays at 12pm AEST and is capped at 4 participants.

This group may suit practitioners who need timely supervision, want to try group supervision before committing to an ongoing group, or are looking for a small reflective space during the working week.

The drop-in lunchtime supervision group is $99 per 60-minute session, including GST.

Ongoing small-group supervision involves a block of 4 x 90-minute sessions with the same group.

This provides more continuity than a drop-in group and allows participants to build trust, follow themes over time and benefit from the learning that happens when practitioners think together across several sessions.

Ongoing small-group supervision is $399 per person for a block of 4 x 90-minute sessions, including GST.

This is equivalent to $66.50 per hour.

Lunchtime group supervision is capped at 4 participants.

Ongoing small-group supervision is capped at 6 participants.

We keep groups small so there is enough room for meaningful discussion and reflection.

You are welcome to bring a de-identified case, but you do not need to present in a formal or overly structured way.

You may bring a client question, an ethical dilemma, a stuck point, a reflection on your own response, a documentation issue, a systems concern or a question about professional practice.

That is common, especially if you have not done group supervision before.

All our supervisors are warm and supportive and all groups are designed to be respectful, thoughtful and professionally useful. You do not need to perform competence or present perfectly. The aim is to think well together.

Usually, yes.

Many supervision questions sit across several areas: client work, risk, ethics, systems, boundaries, professional identity and the emotional load of practice. If your work broadly fits the purpose of the group, you are welcome to bring it.

If you are unsure, contact us before booking.

Where possible, groups are organised around shared areas of practice, professional role or stage of development.

Some groups are designed specifically for particular practitioners, such as early career counsellors, EAP counsellors, placement supervisors or supervisors seeking supervision-on-supervision.

Many practitioners use supervision to meet professional membership, registration or workplace requirements.

You are responsible for checking the specific requirements of your professional association, registration body, employer or training provider. Requirements can differ depending on things like your membership level, profession, modality, etc.

Yes. Receipts are provided for paid sessions.

If you need documentation confirming attendance for a professional body, please let us know what information is required.

Payment requirements are shown at the time of booking.

For group blocks, payment is generally required to secure your place.

Yes. All listed fees include GST.

Yes. You will receive confirmation and payment documentation through the booking system.

Cancellation and rescheduling information is provided at the time of booking.

Because group places are limited, late cancellations are not refundable. Please check the booking details carefully before confirming your session.

Group blocks are designed around a consistent group membership, so missed sessions are generally not refunded or transferred.

If something unexpected arises, please contact us as early as possible.

Supervision is an appropriate place to bring the impact of the work.

You may want to discuss client complexity, risk, self-doubt, emotional load, workplace stress, burnout, vicarious trauma, boundaries or uncertainty about your role.

Supervision is not therapy, but it can help you think clearly about what is affecting your professional practice and what support, boundaries or next steps may be needed.

Yes. Some practitioners choose individual supervision alongside group supervision, or attend different groups for different parts of their work.

For example, a practitioner may attend individual supervision for ongoing professional support and a specialist group for EAP, trauma, child and youth work or supervision-on-supervision.

You are welcome to contact us before booking.

Let us know your professional role, stage of practice, the kind of work you do and what you are looking for in supervision. We can help you identify the most suitable option.

Disagreement can be a useful part of supervision.

You are welcome to ask questions, explain your thinking and discuss a different perspective. Good supervision is not about passive agreement. It should support clear clinical reasoning, ethical reflection and professional judgement.

If something does not sit well with you, it is usually better to bring it into the conversation than to leave with uncertainty.

We are interested in hearing from experienced counsellors, psychotherapists and supervisors who have a clear area of practice expertise and a thoughtful, ethical approach to supervision.

Supervisors who work with us generally need to be either:

an ACA Level 4 member and member of the ACA College of Supervisors; or
a PACFA Registered Clinical member and PACFA Certified Supervisor through the PACFA College of Supervision.

We are particularly interested in supervisors with specialist experience in areas of counselling practice.

If you are interested in working with us as a subcontractor, please email your resume and a brief introduction to hello@thecounsellingsupervisioncentre.com.au. In your introduction, please tell us about your supervision experience, areas of practice expertise, professional memberships, supervisor recognition, availability and the kind of supervision work you are interested in providing.

We are committed to creating a respectful and collegial professional environment. Supervisors who work with us are paid fairly, and our payment arrangements include superannuation where applicable.