Professional Supervision in Wellington and Wairarapa

About me

For more than thirty years I have worked as a senior medical specialist, a Consultant Physician in General Internal Medicine, with experience caring for acutely unwell adults in hospital with a wide variety of illnesses. For much of that time I have also cared for people with long-term conditions on an outpatient basis, and I have considerable experience in palliative and end-of-life care.

In parallel with my medical career I have a Fine Arts degree and am active as a photographer, writer and oral historian, with a body of work that emphasises portraiture and the documentation of subjective experience. I am the author of Men Alone–Men Together (2010) and A Queer Existence (2021), an avid amateur sourdough baker, and a collector of classic cameras and mechanical typewriters.

Over the years at a personal level I have engaged in my own therapy, professional supervision, and a broad range of group work, and have a solid practical understanding of psychodynamic processes. In 2019 I completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision at the University of Auckland, complementing my extensive clinical and personal experience with the skills and theoretical models required to facilitate reflective practice and the grounding of professional and personal experience. My current position is as a Consultant Physician at Hutt Hospital. 

A safe space

As a private practitioner I am independent of any employer or other organisation and our conversations remain confidential to us. If you are a doctor or other health professional, my own experience has equipped me particularly well to understand the challenges you face. However, the value of ‘interdisciplinary supervision’ in offering different perspectives and understandings is also increasingly being recognised. My training has drawn on a wide range of methods and approaches beyond the medical model and if you are from another professional background you too will find that we can work effectively and insightfully together.

Along with that, I offer a ‘safe space’ in which to explore and process the emotional responses that always arise from dealing with people at critical moments in their lives – as well as the complex institutional environments in which we work. Being able to discuss work-related issues with someone who has an understanding of the nature of professional practice and yet is independent of the workplace and recognises the inter-connectedness between our professional and personal selves is important in maintaining both our personal wellbeing and our energy and enthusiasm for the jobs we do.