The Online Diploma in Clinical Supervision is a comprehensive part-time training, over eight weekends, to equip you with the concepts, confidence and skills you need to qualify as a clinical supervisor and align you with the BACP competence framework for supervision.
This clinical supervision training is designed for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists. The course will explore and process the seven-eyed model and cyclical approach to supervision, enabling you to work confidently as a supervisor online, via telephone and face-to-face with individuals and groups.
Our supervision training takes place online and we therefore welcome participants from all over the UK and Ireland. We also welcome participants from organisations who may be sponsoring the course fees fully or partly, such as hospices, clinics and agencies who provide clinical supervision.
The Diploma in Clinical Supervision is led by an excellent team of tutors in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. The lead tutor is Anna Bampou, and our expert visiting tutors are Prof. Windy Dryden, Dr Susie Orbach, and Bonny Allyson.
Our Diploma in Clinical Supervision spans 16 days of learning, practising and reflecting, this makes up 100 guided learning hours. We cover everything a clinical supervisor would need, from key models of supervision and providing effective feedback to building relationships and working through resistance.
We focus on the importance of the supervisory relationship, developing a good working alliance with your supervisees and becoming more reflective and grounded in understanding risk and assessment. This course will align you with the BACP competence framework for supervision.
Upon completion of the course, if you are a BACP accredited therapist, you can apply to be listed on the BACP directory of supervisors.
You can see a full overview of the Diploma content here:
Days 1 & 2
Models of supervision (seven-eyed model, cyclical model, functions of supervision) and role of the supervisor.
Days 3 & 4
Working with difference and diversity, exploring the cyclical model within skills practice.
Days 5 & 6
Ethics and professional practice in supervision.
Days 7 & 8
Theories of therapist development and how to adapt supervision style.
Days 9 & 10
How to manage contracting, group dynamics, and managing group supervision.
Days 11 & 12
Reflective and restorative supervision, ethical and legal issues.
Days 13 & 14
Supervising different counselling models, supporting supervisees with case management and supervising open-ended therapy.
Days 15 & 16
Deepening supervision practice, endings in supervision.
All applicants study together under the same expert tutors to provide the most valuable experience possible.
Applicants must be two years post-qualification as a counsellor or psychotherapist and either accredited or eligible for accreditation with BACP, NCPS, or registered with UKCP.
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For any further questions and fees, please call 020 3051 8235 or email [email protected]
If you would like any further information, please contact the Training School team at [email protected] or call 020 3051 8235.
Training as a clinical supervisor is not just a professional milestone; it’s a transformative journey that empowers you to elevate your practice, nurture emerging talent, and uphold the highest standards of ethical care.
Amy Launder, a graduate of the TAC Diploma in Clinical Supervision and a visiting tutor and clinical supervisor for our Diploma in Integrative Counselling, shares why she chose to do her supervision training at The Awareness Centre Training School.
If you have any questions about the training process, our team is here to answer them – big or small. Don’t hesitate to call us!
16 days over 8 weekends
Please note dates are subject to change.
| 2025 | Saturday | Sunday |
| Weekend 1 | 13th September | 14th September |
| Weekend 2 | 11th October | 12th October |
| Weekend 3 | 15th November | 16th November |
| Weekend 4 | 6th December | 7th December |
| 2026 | December Holiday | |
| Weekend 5 | 17th January | 18th January |
| Weekend 6 | 14th February | 15th February |
| Weekend 7 | 14th March | 15th March |
| Weekend 8 | 18th April | 19th April |
* All fees are inclusive of 20% VAT. Deposits are non-refundable.
If you have any questions, give us a call to talk through course and payment plans on 020 3051 8235.
If you would like any further information, please contact the Training School team at [email protected] or call 020 3051 8235.
To apply you must:
To complete the supervision course, you will need to gain 20 clinical hours; therapists can either provide supervision within their private practice or offer supervision within their work organisation. There are also suitable supervisor placements within many counselling and psychotherapy organisations where student therapists are on placement. You will need to be in supervision of supervision. Your supervisor will need to sign off your clinical hours.
This clinical supervision training is held online.
Graduates of The Awareness Centre have successfully worked as clinical supervisors in the UK and abroad. They have either started working for The Awareness Centre as a supervisor within our NHS or Low Cost counselling services supervising our placement therapists or our Training School supervising our students. Some graduates have included supervision within their private practices or found employment within the private, public or charity sector. They have also gone on to work within other training schools and universities.
If you have any questions about the training process, our team is here to answer them – big or small. Don’t hesitate to call us!
The clinical supervision course has been very interactive and experiential. The group and tutor are amazing at sharing their experiences and making everyone feel comfortable in experimenting, practising, and sharing their thoughts and opinions on various topics.
This course is really well organised and delivered. The tutor is warm and empathic and as well as highly professional and in my opinion, this course seems to be of a very high standard. There is a well-balanced mix of theory and explanations of how it can be applied to the work, as well as skills practice sessions, where I have been able to practise embodying the learning involved. I would highly recommend this course.
So far my experience of the Diploma in Clinical Supervision has been pleasant and informative, I do feel that in the 2 weekends I’ve attended so far I’ve obtained tangible learning. It’s been a lovely learning journey so far. The course has been informative and helpful. I’m really happy with Karen as a tutor, she’s organised and helpful, the material is relevant and the learning activities in the classroom are engaging.
For counsellors and psychotherapists looking to elevate their careers and contribute meaningfully to the growth of their profession, undergoing training as a clinical supervisor enhances you to be an all-rounded practitioner. Working with supervisees within an organisation or private practice can be rewarding, especially as they start on the road to becoming a therapist, either as a student or whilst on placement, developing their skills and experience.
If you would like any further information, please contact the Training School team at [email protected] or call 020 3051 8235.
