Australasian Association

Through facilitating individualised, encouraging and challenging Professional Supervision, Dr Stephen Lake (EdD) helps individuals and small groups to reflect, celebrate, problem solve and plan new ways forward. 'Being better together' is committed to seeing people and organisations grow with integrity and purpose. Stephen Lake is a passionate communicator, committed to enhancing people’s lives, work and outcomes. He brings a depth of skill and knowledge from his experience working with leadership and high performing teams in child protection, education, youth work/youth justice, church ministries and Professional Supervision. Stephen has post-graduate qualifications in counselling, theology, law and Professional Supervision. Email or call Stephen to discuss your supervision needs and goals.

Anglican minister with 23 years' local church experience; now in a chaplaincy role with 11 years' hospital experience. I completed the St Mark's Graduate Certificate in Supervision in 2012.

I am a supervisor and spiritual director with post-graduate degrees in Supervision, Spiritual Direction and Theology (through the University of Divinity). I invite each supervisee into a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment of enquiry and reflection, accompaniment and encouragement, evoking new ways of seeing. I am a contemplative practitioner offering supervision to all who work in pastoral care (Pastoral Care workers, Chaplains, Ministers of Religion, Spiritual Directors and students in formation), both individually and in small groups. Currently I supervise people locally, nationally and internationally. Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Phone and in person at either location. Mornington/Kew

Welcome to Supervision! I am available for pastoral and clinical supervision, as well as supervision on supervision practice. My approach to supervision is to create a warm, inclusive, safe and professional environment in which supervisees are supported to explore their work context and are nurtured in their professional role. I am an avid life-long learner with diverse experiences in human organisations, community engagement, ministry, counselling, philosophy, aged care pastoral work and school/tertiary chaplaincy. I acknowledge the need to attend to the normative, formative and restorative tasks of supervision, and seek to do this creatively in ways that recognise each supervisee's preferred learning styles, personality and goals. In addition to AAOS I am a supervisor member of Transforming Practices and recognised supervisor listed with Chaplaincy Australia, The Uniting Chuurch in Australia, and St Mark's National Theological Centre. I have Level 4 Membership with the Australian Counselling Association and currently serve as President of Viktor Frankl Institute of Australia. I offer online supervision through my COVIU Account as well as Skype. 

David Lawson is an accredited supervisor with ACA, CCAA and PACFA. He has have been in the people-helping profession for 22 years and has trained both as a counsellor and a professional life coach (PCC level member of the International Coach Federation). Supervision is delivered face to face, by phone or by Zoom during the day, at night or on Saturdays. Being based in rural Queensland as well as operating in Private Practice, David offers a unique perspective to help supervisees grow themselves and their businesses professionally. He knows firsthand the challenges of working outside a metropolitan area. As your supervisor my aims are: to support you to be the best you can be for your client; to provide a safe learning environment to explore your vulnerability; to validate you professionally; and to grow your self-awareness.

Annie understands the complexities of ministry. As a qualified professional supervisor and coach, she champions leaders informed by three decades of experience from her tenures such as Senior Pastor and Church planter.

The primary focus of John’s supervisory practice is supporting principals, and other educational leaders, to create spaces for relationship centred, reflective practice. John works as a supervisor, education consultant, spiritual director and, one day a week, teaches teenage boys. He meets with supervisees in person and via Zoom or Skype.  John is a trained pastoral supervisor and is a member of Transforming Practices. He has been involved in liberating education since 1982.

I offer supervision to those in pastoral and social ministries. I have a particular passion for ministry/work among the fringes, bringing my own experiences as a Prison Chaplain and offering pastoral care among those living with homelessness. I am a Spiritual Director, Retreat Facilitator as well as a Pastoral Supervisor. In supervision I offer time and space to reflect on the past, in the present for the future benefit of your ministry/work. In particular, supervision allows you to pay attention to inner experiences evoked and to grow in awareness of healthy and unhealthy, helpful and unhelpful, reactions and responses and hence inform future practice. Supervision contributes to your wellbeing through social and emotional support and cultivates professional resilience. I offer a creative, safe and courageous space which can open new possibilities in your work as you flourish professionally and personally.

I am an ordained Baptist Minister with experience in supervising Pastoral leaders from Baptist, Uniting and Catholic denominations. I have taught Supervised Theological Field Education at Whitley College, helping Ordination candidates grow their reflective practice skills. I have an interest in Contemplative Spirituality and how it supports reflective and personal learning. Currently employed at Baptcare as Spiritual Care Supervisor - Aged Care.

 I have been working as an accredited Supervisor since 2011, offering Supervision to to people in Pastoral/Spiritual Care, Ordained Ministry and Spiritual Direction. I have 18 years experience working in Pastoral Care in Health and Aged Care, at practitioner and management levels.. I work in private practice, offering Supervision, Spiritual Direction and Retreats. I have a rich experience working ecumenically and with people ‘on the margins’ such as members of the LGBTIQ+ community. I am a member of the Conference of Spiritual Directors and Spiritual Care Australia. I am Irish. I have worked as a Primary school teacher and book-shop manager (Ireland); University Chaplain and Spiritual Director (France & Australia). I am passionate about Pastoral Supervision: helping people to explore and draw strength from their spirituality, enabling them to cope with challenging situations, make informed/strategic decisions and practice good self-care. Supervision is available in person or on Zoom or Teams.

Lois is an experienced public hospital chaplain and aged care pastoral carer. She has supervisees from chaplaincy and ministry and has provided support and training programs for pastoral practitioners at St George Hospital, Kogarah. Lois lives at Cronulla, NSW and sees clients face-to-face or via Zoom. Her qualifications include a Ph. D., Diploma in Education, Diploma in Aging and Pastoral Care and a Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Supervision. Lois has completed the 4-year Education for Ministry program of theological study and reflection. Lois believes in life-long learning and that effective supervision through discovery learning enables us to gain insights into ourselves and our work, which can transform both our identity and practice. Her approach to supervision is collaborative, supportive and gently challenging, as determined by the supervisee.

For me the heart of supervision stems from its Latin origins, ‘to see beyond’ – to see new perspectives, new capacities, new possibilities. It’s about creating a reflective space that cultivates awareness and balance and arouses passion for practice and growth. It is about a partnership that can nourish and stretch your professional self, to encourage you to show up in your practice and keep it real. As Dr Seuss says “Oh, the places you’ll go”. With over 20 years in community and private counselling, training and supervision, I encourage you to invite me to into your world and let’s dare to explore the familiar and illuminate the unknown. I offer individual and group supervision and am comfortable with any mode that suits you best- phone, virtual, F2F.

Nicky has been working in the counselling field for over 20 years and has wide experience as a supervisor spanning from her time as founding Director of The Cottage Counselling Centre and working with Anglicare Counselling. Currently the course coordinator for the Masters of Pastoral Counselling at Charles Sturt university, Nicky has been teaching and researching in the area of pastoral supervision for the past 4 years. Nicky approaches supervision as a supportive and educative place for the supervisee, where collaborative, transformative learning takes place to suit the work or ministry context the supervisee. Skype supervision is also available.

After 10 years as a hospital chaplain and also extensive of prison ministry, Mamie is currently responsible for pastoral care in an Anglican parish. She completed St Mark's Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Supervision in 2014. She found supervision an invaluable means of maintaining her enthusiasm for ministry. Mamie seeks to do the same with supervisees through reflecting on practice, and celebrating what God is doing through his people in the field.