Working in helping professions means carrying a lot – responsibility, complexity, emotional nuance, and often questions that don’t have quick or technical answers. Social workers, doctors, psychotherapists, psychologists, teachers, carers, coaches and others in relational roles are trained to support others, yet often have limited spaces where they themselves can pause, reflect, and be met without judgement or expectation.
Reflective case consultations offer such a space.
They sit somewhere familiar – like supervision or CPD – and yet feel different. Less formal than supervision. More creative and experiential than most CPD formats. Grounded in professional practice, while allowing you to show up not only as a role, but as a human being.
A reflective space, not another performance
These consultations are live, 1:1 conversations via videocall. They are not assessments, not evaluations. Instead, they create time and space to slow down, think, feel, and notice what is often pushed aside in everyday professional life.
Many professionals come with:
- a client or patient they feel stuck with
- a complex interaction that lingers after work
- uncertainty about next steps, boundaries, or direction
- a sense that familiar methods are no longer enough
- a wish for fresh perspective without being “corrected”
- a wish to reflect on their professional experience, regulate emotionally, regain clarity
- the need to reconnect with what matters in their work
- the desire to experience new methods
- curiosity what it feels like to be in the “client-role” instead of the helper-role
Like supervision and CPD, but different
My approach combines reflective conversation with optional creative and narrative elements. The structure is professional, but the atmosphere is deliberately less formal. You don’t need to perform competence, prepare a polished case presentation, or stay within a rigid framework.
Instead, the sessions often feel more like a thoughtful conversation – focused, clear, and attentive, yet spacious enough to include humour, lightness, and honesty when appropriate.
This quality of “less formal yet professional” often allows professionals to:
- speak more freely about uncertainty or doubt
- notice emotional responses without having to justify them
- explore ideas they might hold back in more evaluative contexts
- think more openly and creatively
My work is grounded in my professional background in psychiatric and psychosomatic settings, as well as my training as an art therapist and narrative specialist. It is value-based, strength-oriented, and meaning-centred.
At the heart of each session are reflective conversations – careful listening, mirroring, and questions that help you move forward in your own thinking. Alongside this, I offer optional creative or art-based interventions when they feel supportive.
These might include:
- working with images, metaphors, or visual material
- exploring non-verbal communication and expression
- using simple art-based methods when words are not enough
- reflecting on emotional regulation and embodied responses
These elements are not taught as techniques. They are experienced. Many professionals value this because it allows them to feel how an intervention works from the inside – something that can later inform their own practice in an organic way.
Beyond purely cognitive approaches
Much professional reflection happens on a cognitive level. While this is important, it is often not sufficient in emotionally demanding or relational work.
Reflective case consultations make room for:
- emotional regulation and containment
- non-verbal and embodied awareness
- the role of time, pauses, and silence
- meaning-making beyond problem-solving
This broader lens often opens new perspectives – both for understanding yourself and for approaching clients or cases with renewed presence.
How the sessions feel
Professionals who work with me often describe the sessions as:
- thoughtful and grounding
- clarifying without being directive
- professional without feeling clinical
- open, respectful, and non-judgemental
My way of working is accepting and understanding, while also analytical and clear. I place strong emphasis on asking questions that genuinely move things forward – questions that help you see patterns, possibilities, and choices more clearly.
An invitation to explore
If you are curious about this way of working, a compass session is a gentle and practical place to begin. In 30 or 60 minutes, we can meet online, explore what you are carrying professionally, and see how this approach feels for you.
There is no obligation to continue. The session itself is already a meaningful reflective space – and often enough to sense whether this way of working could support you further.
Below, you’ll find the option to book a compass session and take the next step in exploring how my approach can support you.