Michael Lipo

Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Supervisor

Biography

Role/Job Title: Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Supervisor

Professional Body/Bodies Membership/Accreditation:

BACP (Registered Member) - currently applying for accreditation
SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision, Level 3 (Advanced)

Geographical base (city/county/country): Wokingham, Berkshire

Clients/Fields of interest/experience:

Trainees, newly qualified, experienced.
Adults primarily, with some adolescents.

Modalities:

Integrative Counselling - CBT, Psychodynamic, Existential, Solution-focused, elements of DBT.
Supervision - Proctor’s three function model, Heron’s model, Reflective models (John’s reflective model), Holloway’s Systems approach. I have developed an approach to prioritising the supervisory relationship, the supervisee’s resilience, and acknowledging the supervisee’s developmental stage (trainees, qualified, experienced) as well as adapting to the supervisee’s approach (non-directive, psychodynamic, attachment-based, M-CBT).

Offering private clinical supervision: Yes
Offering Zoom/Skype clinical supervision: Yes

Email: Michaellipo@protonmail.com
Website: https://www.mltherapeuticservices.com/

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Clinical Supervision Professional

Accreditation for BPS Approved Certificate in Clinical Supervision

SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision, Level 4 (Clinical Proficiency) is obtain by:

attending the SDS Essential Supervision Skills course (BPS Approved Certificate in Clinical Supervision) - this course via live training or live/recorded webcast;
passing the online exam;
completing an Advanced Supervision Course covering Clinical Supervision for Supervisors, Group Clinical Supervision and Conducting Internet Based Supervision;
submitting a project of an acceptable standard (3,000 words);
submitting of a record of regular (no fewer than 4 times a year) supervision sessions “Supervision for Supervisors”;
regularly renewing your Accreditation.

This level of accreditation gives you a Certificate of Completion with Clinical Proficiency, and enables you to state in your CV that you have SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision Level 4 (Clinical Proficiency) with Assessed Academic and Clinical Competence and use the qualification, CSAccred.(CP) in your title.

Also at this level you can gain Access to SDS’ Network of Qualified Clinical Supervisors.

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