Supervision Group for Outdoor Professionals and Psychotherapists

This supervision group has been created on behalf of, and is recommended by the Association for Outdoor Therapy and the Institute for Outdoor Learning. It is being run independantly. 

Group information

This online supervision group is for diverse professionals working therapeutically and psychotherapeutically in the outdoors.

The intention is to co-create a space where together we can share, reflect and learn collaboratively, with the hope of developing our practice in the outdoors and fostering our professional development.

The group is open to professionals in different fields, such as trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as outdoor professionals, forest schools practitioners, rangers, support workers, social workers etc. We welcome international practitioners.

In this group there will be opportunities to:

• Discuss your outdoor therapeutic practice and its challenges
• Connect meaningfully and explore professional issues with likeminded practitioners
• Consider your professional context and how you might develop it further
• Reflect on your personal experiences of work
• Discuss good practice in the sector and ways to apply it
• Engage in creative and / or experiential practices, if that fits for the group

The group will be facilitated by Kirsty Weedon and Katarina Horrox, both qualified clinical supervisors who work in accordance with the following code of ethics respectively: British Psychodrama Association, UK Council for Psychotherapy, Institute for Outdoor Learning, and the Health Care Professional Council, British Association of Art Therapists and Institute for Outdoor Learning.

Kirsty is a Psychodrama Psychotherapist (BPA / UKCP), Clinical Supervisor (BPA / UKCP) and Psychodrama Apprentice Trainer (BPA) who works with individuals and groups, indoors and outdoors in private practice. She also teaches, more recently for the University of Cumbria and The Minster Centre, and is a founder committee member of the Association for Outdoor Therapy and an executive committee member for the British Psychodrama Association. She has a background working in the outdoors, education and youth and community work, and is a qualified mountain leader, forest school practitioner and outdoor first aider.

Katarina is an Art Psychotherapist (HCPC / BAAT) and a Psychodynamic Organisational Therapist (BPC / APPCIOS) who works with individuals in private practice and groups in third sector organisations, both indoors and outdoors. She teaches on the Post-Graduate Certificate in Outdoor and Adventure Therapeutic Practice at the University of the Highlands and Islands. She has a background in working in the third sector, schools and prisons. She has practiced therapeutically in nature-based settings since 2016 in both urban and wilderness environments, most recently leading a clinical outdoor therapy service.

Group practicalities and boundaries

Dates and pricing

• The group takes place online on a Friday morning (9.30-11.30am GMT/BST) once a month for ten months. We ask that you endeavour to attend all ten sessions.
• The dates are: 9^th October 2026, 13^th November 2026, 11^th December 2026, 8^th January 2027, 12^th February 2027, 12^th March 2027, 9^th April 2027, 14^th May 2027, 11^th June 2027 & July 9th 2027
• Total Continuing Professional Development: 20 hours. We can provide a certificate of attendance.
• General Fee: £550 (£55 per session)
• AOT / IOL Member Fee: £500 (for members of AOT / IOL, £50 per session)
• Reduced Fee: £350 (two reduced places for those on a low income £35 per session. This is provided that the minimum number of places have been filled.)
• Organisational Fee: £700 (for members paid for by an organisation, £70 per session)
• Because of the nature of the group, it is necessary to pay for all 10 sessions even if you can not attend all of them, and this fee is non-refundable apart from in extenuating circumstances.

Group size

• The group will have a maximum of 12 people.

In this supervision group we propose that we agree the following boundaries to the work:

Confidentiality

• We commit to maintaining standards of confidentiality within agreed limits. As supervisors, we may under exceptional circumstances be obliged to break confidentiality if a matter has been raised that is unethical, illegal or puts someone at risk of harm. In all instances, we will endeavour to raise the concern with you first to be discussed together prior to taking action, and try to navigate the process in a way that is most helpful to you.

Shaping supervision

• We will co-create the shape and use of supervision sessions together, with the supervisors offering guidance where relevant, which includes facilitating reviews.
• Should there be any disagreements or challenges in the group, we will endeavour to think and talk about this together as a group, to try to find a way forward.
• Because of the set-up of the group, we are not available to respond to emergencies in between sessions.

Working online together

• We will meet online via Zoom.
• That you are using a private space, where you will not be interrupted or overheard.
• Any recordings (audio or visual) are prohibited. No photographs or screen shots are permitted without prior consent of the whole group.
• AI note-taking should be switched off on Zoom. Without this, members can not access the Zoom space.
• That you have your camera on during the session so that we can all see each other.
• We ask that you use a computer/laptop, rather than a phone for the session, if possible. This allows everyone to see the whole group on the same screen.
• If possible, we suggest that you position your computer facing into your room, with space behind you. This will mean that you can stand up and move, if need be.

Data Protection

In order to apply for a place and participate in the supervision group, we ask you for personal information so that we can:

• Make an informed decision about group membership
• Facilitate the group
• Keep confidential notes
• Contact you about sessions, and in case of any technical issues.
• In case you have any health or medical issues that we need me to know about in order to support your participation in the group
• In case of an emergency situation
• Maintain financial records and contact you for invoicing reasons

Secure Storage         

Your data is stored securely and confidentially and used in a safe and ethical manner, in line with EU General Data Protection Regulations. It is not shared with other people without your consent. Information may only be shared in exceptional circumstances, as outlined in the “Confidentiality” section.        

Right to Be Informed, Access & Rectify

You have the right to be informed and ask for a copy of your personal information. You also have the right to ask us to amend or change any incorrect information about you. Any data requested from us should be supplied within one month from the date of the request. Should you wish to access this information, please do so in writing.

Right to be Forgotten

You have the right to ask me to restrict, object and / or erase any information that we hold about you. This includes your personal information that is no longer relevant to original purposes, or if you wish to withdraw consent. In all cases and when considering such requests, these rights are obligatory unless it is information that I have a legal obligation to retain. We are required to keep your file for a period of 7 years after the end of our work together at which time it is destroyed securely.

You are entitled to raise a concern with me and / or with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

We have a duty to inform you, and ICO, of any breach of information.

ICO Registrations: Kirsty Weedon: ZA500583 / Katarina Horrox: C1483792                           

What happens next?

• Please complete and return the below booking form to Kirsty & Katarina at: [email protected]
• Kirsty and Katarina will then get back to you about your application. This may involve arranging a time to talk / meet online and explore whether the group is a good fit for you.
• If your application is successful, you will receive a confirmation email with details about how to pay.
• Your place in the group is confirmed once you complete payment.
• If you have any questions about this, please contact us at [email protected]

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