Supervision that holds the work, not just the caseload
Occupational therapy asks a great deal of the people who do it. Clinical supervision is where that work gets thought about properly — not squeezed into a corridor conversation or carried home unexamined.
Supervision here is structured around the three well-established functions: restorative (the sustaining work — the emotional weight of practice), formative (developing clinical reasoning and skill), and normative (ethical, professional and regulatory accountability). Most sessions move between all three.
Who I work with
- New graduates establishing their clinical reasoning and professional identity
- Experienced clinicians moving into paediatrics from another area of practice
- Sole practitioners and private practice owners without in-house supervision
- Therapists carrying complex caseloads, or navigating a difficult case
- OTs preparing for or responding to regulatory or complaints processes
- Clinicians working through burnout, moral distress, or a decision about staying in the profession
How it works
Format — Individual supervision via secure telehealth, or in person by arrangement. Group supervision available for teams and peer cohorts.
Frequency — Typically fortnightly or monthly, agreed in advance. Ad hoc sessions available for urgent clinical matters.
Agreements — Every supervisory relationship begins with a written agreement covering scope, confidentiality and its limits, frequency, fees, record-keeping and review. This isn’t bureaucracy; it’s what makes it safe to bring the difficult things.
Documentation — Supervision is logged in a form suitable for your CPD portfolio and AHPRA registration requirements.
Fees — Individual supervision is charged at the hourly rate published on Fees & Funding. Supervision is a service to therapists rather than to participants, so no NDIS item applies and it is not claimable against a plan.
What supervision is not
Supervision is not line management, and it’s not therapy. Where personal material arises — as it legitimately does — we’ll work with how it intersects with your practice, and I’ll be clear when something is better served by your own therapeutic support.
Nor is it a place where you need to arrive polished. The cases worth bringing are usually the ones you’re least sure about.
Confidentiality
Supervision content is confidential, with the limits set out in your agreement: mandatory reporting obligations, risk of serious harm, and conduct that would trigger a notification obligation under the National Law. These limits are discussed openly at the outset, not buried in a document.
Getting started
Get in touch for a no-cost 20-minute conversation about fit. Supervision only works when the relationship does, and it’s entirely reasonable to talk to two or three supervisors before choosing.