Seven eyed model of supervision
What is the Seven eyed model?
How This Model Supports Your Growth
It Deepens Your Self-Awareness
One of the most rewarding parts of supervision, for me, is helping practitioners connect with what’s happening internally - not just in the head, but in the heart and body too. By tuning into your internal process, you become a more authentic, responsive practitioner.
It Strengthens Your Work with Clients
When we explore the client-therapist relationship, we often uncover rich material that leads to breakthroughs. Sometimes what feels like “stuckness” is actually a signal from the relationship itself.
It Develops Your Reflexivity
Supervision with the 7-Eyed Model encourages you to step back and see the bigger picture. We explore not just the session in front of you, but the patterns, systems, and dynamics shaping the work - building a more flexible, resilient way of practising.
It Supports Your Wellbeing
Our work can be emotionally heavy at times. Using the model, we regularly check in with how the work is landing in your body and mind, helping you to recognise signs of overwhelm early and keep your own pot full.
It Promotes Ethical, Thoughtful Practice
We don’t work in a vacuum. The 7-Eyed Model invites us to think about systemic, cultural, and organisational influences too, ensuring your work remains grounded, ethical, and connected to the bigger picture.
The 7-Eyed Model invites us to explore our work through seven different lenses, or “eyes.” Together in supervision, we look at:
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The client - what's happening for them.
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The therapist's interventions – what you are doing and how you’re working.
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The client-therapist relationship – what’s playing out between you.
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The therapist's internal process – your feelings, thoughts, bodily reactions.
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The supervisory relationship – what happens between you and me.
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The supervisor's internal process – my own reactions and insights.
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The wider system – cultural, organisational, and contextual factors that impact the work.
It’s not just about ticking off tasks or “fixing” problems. It’s about opening up space for reflection, growth, and deeper understanding of the many layers at play.