Supervision – shadowy spaces and Greek tragedies

GreekTragedies

Erik de Haan
The Psychologist, December 2023, pp. 24-27

I am often asked what makes the role of a supervisor different from other roles in the helping professions, such as consultant, counsellor, coach. Here, I want to summarise the two principal differences between supervision and other helping professions, as I have understood them over the years. I also address the question of the satisfaction we supervisors can get out of the work of supervision.

Supervision and Greek Tragedy