Supervision…
Supervision provides a place to connect, grow, and learn. It is an opportunity to expand beyond what you have gained in trainings and certifications, offering support while you do the work as a practitioner, facilitator and space holder.
It is not a training. It is not a certification. It is the work
It is not about mastery; it is about healing aligned support.
It’s not about one protocol for everyone, it’s about finding the most supportive restoration for each individual.
It is not about the status of a practitioner, it is about the attunment that they bring to each session with each individual nervous system.
This exists because this work matters and so does your sustainability in it.
As the research and trainings concerning somatic and body based mental health care expand, the community based spaces for continued professional expansion has not kept up. Supervision is an opportunity to break away from burnout cycles, approach your practice from new perspectives, and take accountability for the integrity of your contribution to this field.
My mentor Catherine Ashton listened to me when I began my work in Somatic Therapy when I voiced my fear of causing harm and getting complacent. She looked at me with her piercing eyes and said “Good, being nervous means you are stepping into this space with care and consideration.”
As a Somatic Facilitator we have a responsibility to ourselves in this work and to those we are walking alongside and offering support to strive to continue to learn and evolve as practitioners. And while care can come with nervousness, it can also come with community connection.
You hone your attuntment. You deepen your observation, listening and mirroring skills. Your communication shifts. Your interpersonal intuition expands. Your presence, self trust, and awareness are nurtured. You are able to hold the experience of others in the moment while also having your own shared authentic experience.
Burnout does not become your default mode. You slow down and are able to offer more co-regulation for your clients as your own nervous system shifts. More self regulation is possible and you step into your true self as a helping professional.
It is vital to continue to learn and grow as practitioners, facilitators, space holders and catalysts for change. We are not meant to do this work alone. Supervision and Mentorship are places for non judgmental community engagement, collaborative thought process, skills growth, and committed nurturing of relationships in an ethical, responsible, and inspirational environment.
