Space to reflect.
Confidence to grow.
Supportive, thoughtful clinical supervision for hypnotherapists, wherever you practise in the UK. A confidential space to explore your client work, strengthen professional judgement and feel less alone in the decisions you make.
I'm Gary Smith, a practising psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, senior lecturer and clinical supervisor. I bring a collaborative, Solution Focused outlook and the Seven-Eyed Model of supervision to our work together.
One-to-one online · Experienced and newly qualified practitioners · UK-wide
Because even experienced therapists need a place to think.
Working as a hypnotherapist can be enormously rewarding, but it can also feel isolating. Perhaps a client has left you wondering whether you chose the best intervention. You might be negotiating a tricky boundary, thinking through an ethical question or simply wanting to talk through your work with someone who understands.
Supervision is not about being judged or being told how to do your job. It is about creating time to pause, explore different perspectives and make well-considered decisions for your clients and your practice.
Whether you've just qualified or have spent years in the therapy room, I want supervision to feel like a genuinely useful part of your professional life.
Support that develops your practice, not just your paperwork.
We will work with your goals, your clients' needs and the professional context in which you practise.
Clinical confidence
Make sense of complex sessions, explore alternatives and develop your own sound clinical reasoning.
Ethics & safeguarding
Reflect on boundaries, informed consent, confidentiality, risk, scope of practice and appropriate onward referral.
Your wellbeing
Notice the personal impact of clinical work, maintain boundaries and reduce the isolation that can accompany private practice.
Professional development
Identify learning needs, recognise progress and turn reflection into useful actions between sessions.
Therapeutic relationships
Consider what is happening between you and the client, including the subtle dynamics that may influence the work.
Building your practice
Talk through professional confidence, communication, ethical marketing and practical challenges as your work develops.
Seeing more. Understanding more.
My supervision is informed by the Seven-Eyed Model developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet. Rather than looking only at what happened in a session, we can explore seven complementary perspectives to reveal a fuller picture.
The client
The client's experience, story, presentation and needs.
Your interventions
The techniques, choices and timing of your therapeutic work.
The relationship
The dynamics developing between therapist and client.
Your experience
What you notice, feel, think and bring into the work.
Our relationship
Patterns and insights emerging within supervision itself.
My reflections
What I observe and experience as we explore your work.
The wider context
Professional, ethical, cultural and organisational influences.
We won't mechanically work through all seven perspectives every time. The model gives us flexibility to follow what is most useful for your particular question, while remaining grounded in safe, responsible practice.
Ask me about the modelOnline across the UK. Personal to you.
There is no need to travel to Swindon. We can meet remotely from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, with a straightforward format that supports meaningful professional conversation.
Individual online supervision
Protected time to explore your cases, dilemmas, confidence and development goals in depth. Suitable for established and newly qualified practitioners.
Enquire about 1:1Small-group supervision
Shared reflection and fresh perspectives alongside fellow practitioners, where confidentiality and group agreements are clear. Ask about current groups and availability.
Enquire about groupsNewly qualified support
Extra space for the questions that arise when theory becomes real client work: assessment, boundaries, confidence, documentation and developing your practice.
Discuss additional supportOnline clinical supervision for hypnotherapists throughout the UK.
Whether you are building your first caseload or have years of experience in private practice, online supervision offers a regular opportunity to reflect on your professional work without travelling to a clinic. We discuss your modality, scope of practice and supervisory needs before agreeing an arrangement.
Newly qualified hypnotherapists
Develop confidence with assessment, consent, case formulation, boundaries and knowing when to seek further guidance. We'll consider your professional body's supervision requirements before agreeing frequency and format.
Established practitioners
Explore complex clinical decisions, therapeutic relationships, ethical dilemmas, reflective practice and practitioner wellbeing. Supervision can remain useful long after your initial training and registration.
Different hypnotherapy approaches
Supervisees may come from Solution Focused, integrative or other hypnotherapy backgrounds. We first check that the work falls within my competence and that your membership body accepts the proposed supervisory arrangement.
Starting supervision should feel straightforward.
You don't need to prepare a perfect case presentation or know exactly which question to ask. We'll begin with what matters to you.
Get in touch
Tell me a little about your practice, your professional registration and whether you're looking for individual or group supervision.
Agree how we work
We'll discuss goals, frequency, fees, confidentiality, safeguarding and the supervision agreement, including your professional body's requirements.
Reflect and move forward
Bring anonymised client work, uncertainty, successes or ethical questions. We explore what is useful and identify practical next steps.
Confidentiality matters: please do not send identifiable client information in an initial email. Supervision has professional and safeguarding limits to confidentiality, which we'll cover clearly in our agreement.
Hello, I'm Gary.
I'm a practising psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist, clinical supervisor and senior lecturer with Inspiraology Hypnotherapy Training. I work with people in my Swindon practice and help students build the skills and professional judgement they need to work responsibly.
That combination of client practice, teaching and supervision is important to me. I understand the realities of working with people, managing a practice and continuing to learn, whatever stage of your career you're at.
My supervision style is warm, curious and appropriately challenging. We'll use Solution Focused questioning and the Seven-Eyed Model where helpful, with space for honest reflection and professional accountability.
Get to know meSupervision fees & options.
Straightforward information to help you decide what suits your stage of practice. We can confirm arrangements before your first appointment.
Online 1:1
Per 60-minute session · advertised rate
- Individual discussion of anonymised cases
- Ethical and professional reflection
- Goal-focused development
- Remote sessions UK-wide
Group supervision
Group rates, duration and dates on enquiry
- Supportive small-group discussion
- Different clinical perspectives
- Agreed confidentiality arrangements
- Online participation where offered
Additional support
Agree the level of support and cost in advance
- Transition from training to practice
- Confidence with initial consultations
- Contracts, boundaries and record keeping
- Reflective professional development
The 1:1 price follows the currently published £40 per hour rate. Confirm current fees and session arrangements before booking. Supervisory attendance records can be discussed; each professional body decides what meets its own supervision and CPD rules.
Before we begin.
If something isn't covered here, you are very welcome to ask.
Is your supervision suitable for newly qualified hypnotherapists?
Yes. I welcome enquiries from newly qualified and established hypnotherapists. For those starting out, we can make space for common early-practice questions, while keeping our focus on safe practice and your own developing professional judgement.
Can I have supervision online anywhere in the UK?
Yes. One-to-one sessions are available by video call to hypnotherapists in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, subject to availability and suitability.
Do you supervise therapists who do not practise Solution Focused Hypnotherapy?
I welcome enquiries from practitioners with different hypnotherapy backgrounds. We'll discuss your modality, client group and professional requirements to make sure I can supervise within my competence and that the arrangement suits you.
Will this supervision meet the requirements of my professional register?
Requirements vary between professional bodies and membership categories, including whether a named or approved supervisor is required. Please check directly with your own register, and ask me for my current supervisor credentials before making an arrangement. No blanket cross-register approval is implied.
Does supervision count towards CPD?
Supervision and reflective practice may be accepted as CPD by some bodies, subject to their current policies and limits. We can discuss session records, but your professional body determines whether and how the time counts towards its requirements.
What is the Seven-Eyed Model?
It is a reflective framework developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet. It encourages consideration of the client, the intervention, the therapeutic relationship, the practitioner's responses, the supervisory relationship, the supervisor's observations and the wider professional context.
What should I bring to my first session?
Bring your questions, aspirations and any anonymised examples of client work you would like to explore. It also helps to know your professional body's supervision requirements. We can agree the supervision contract and preferred frequency together.
How often should I arrange supervision?
That depends on your professional body, level of experience, workload and client complexity. For example, the NCH publishes specific contracted supervision requirements for registered members in their early years of qualified practice. We'll discuss a schedule appropriate to your circumstances, but your register's rules take priority.
Can NCH members use this supervision towards their required hours?
Requirements depend on your NCH membership status and stage of practice. The NCH specifies when an NCH-listed supervisor is required. Please confirm your current obligations with the NCH and check that the supervisor you choose is eligible before booking; registration or acceptance is not assumed.
Is online supervision confidential and how should I discuss client work?
We agree confidentiality, its professional and safeguarding limits, and practical arrangements at the outset. Please anonymise client information and do not email identifying case details without first agreeing a suitable secure method.
Can supervision help with safeguarding or ethical decisions?
Safeguarding, boundaries and ethical reflection can be discussed during supervision. Supervision does not replace your statutory or professional duties, urgent safeguarding procedures or emergency advice where immediate action is necessary.
Good supervision starts with a good conversation.
If you're looking for someone who will listen carefully, help you think more clearly and respect the professional you are becoming, I'd be glad to hear from you. Tell me what you're looking for and we'll see whether we're a good fit.
Best Mind Therapy · Based in Swindon · Clinical supervision online throughout the United Kingdom