As a qualified, registered Arts Therapist, Counsellor, and Clinical Supervisor, I truly believe that effective supervision supports clinicians to be their best, for their clients and for themselves.

Offering supervision, which is particularly valuable for those in their own practice and for those employed within an organisation.

I have extensive small business, community engagement, and project management experience, having honed my people skills working with the public, tertiary students, and while involved in  Bespoke clothing manufacturing and involvement with my local community. I find I am easily able to meet people where they are at.
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I draw on my own lived experiences and training as a person-centred, holistic Arts Therapist / Counsellor,
particularly in these areas:

• MIECAT's experiential Form of Inquiry
• Therapeutic Arts in Counselling
• ​Trauma-Informed, Heuristic Exploration
• Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing® 
• Mindfulness Practice
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy

     and

• Workplace Training & Assessment
• Small Business Management 

 
I bring to supervision a broad base of industry knowledge, having held membership with ANZATA, ACATA, and ANZACATA. Currently holding:

• PACFA Clinical Registrant No. 28061
• Member of the PACFA College of Creative and Experiential Arts
  (Volunteer Leadership Group member & Coordinator of CCET's monthly CPD Series)
• Certified membership of the PACFA College of Supervision 
•  ACA Level 4 member No. 3087
• Membership in the ACA College of Supervisors
• Registration on the Australian Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (ARCAP)
• ​Membership with The International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy (IACAET)
• Advanced Certificate of Attainment in Individual & Group Professional Supervision
  
• Services Australia Healthcare Provider  (HPI 8003614166733798).​

 My ongoing research and interest in serving clients is informed by the ever-growing understanding of the benefits therapy can provide.

This practice celebrates the richness of Neurodiversity and is ​LGBTQ+ inclusive.

I am proud to be serving the professional therapeutic community,

​I am available to provide Professional Supervision as a reflective practice for:

• ​Clinical and Practicing Counselors and Therapists
• Professionals dealing with people in crisis
• Professionals in the Health or Human Services Industries
• Professional Supervisors

Individual and Group Supervision
                                   - Meeting in-person or Online

Supervision includes

• Initial introductory chat at no cost 
• Supervision Guidelines can be found here
• Supervision Agreement can be found here
• Supervision Reflection & Action Review can be found here
• Direct phone call check-ins
• Individual Supervision &/or Small Groups
• Student discounts 

All that said, I am here to support you in a reflective, person-centered supervisory process. I invite you to bring what you choose to supervision and we will unpack it together.

Image: Titled 'Moving from uncertainty to growth'. By Sandra Buchanan.
​Pencil and crayon on paper, 50cm x 25cm. Published with permission

Professional Group Supervision

• .Sessions are online and of 2 hours duration
• These groups provide a rare opportunity to engage with other like-minded therapists.
• Small group size, a minimum of 4, a maximum of 6 participants
• Conducted by an ACA and PACFA registered Supervisor
• ​​Contact Sandra to register your interest:   [email protected].au

​Are you or your organisation considering a Professional Supervision program?
 
These Group Supervision options feature on PACFA's low-cost supervision directory
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​Email Sandra at [email protected].au to discuss your needs further.
 

current groups schedule:

Reflective Arts-Based Group Supervision -Closed Groups
Series of 4 monthly 2-hour sessions
​Format:
An arts-based inquiry format, drawing on mindfulness strategies. Where participants have the opportunity to reflect on the therapist-self, their therapy practice and related experiences in a safe environment
Themes:
Session 1- The Journey of a Line.
Session 2- Reimagining Our Relationship to the Role of Healer
Session 3- Connecting to Flow
Session 4- Nurturing Self through Shared Presence 

​Schedule of sessions
Group 1 -Fridays- 
​9 am to 11 am-Melbourne time
March 6th,
April 3rd,
May 1st,
June 5th
 
Group 2 -Sundays- 
3 pm to 5 pm -Melbourne time
March 15th
April 19th
May 17th
June 21st  
 
Pricing:4 Sessions x 2-hours each = 8 hours  $360   economical as a low cost option at $90 a session 
​or $45 per supervision hour

,​​To book your place in a group session,
go through the Zanda 'book class' option here.


​Reflective Arts-Based Group Supervision - Open groups
Refer to the booking app for scheduled dates available

Format:

• Single session online group session
• Single session registration and participation consent 
• Arts-based inquiry, drawing on mindfulness strategies. Where participants have the opportunity to reflect, unpack and respond to the therapist-self, their therapy practice and related experiences

Pricing per 2-hour session  $110                                     an economical $55 per supervision hour
Registration closes 7 days prior



Counselling Group Reflections Supervision :

• Single session online group session
• Single session registration and participation consent
• small groups: min 4 max 6 
• low-cost supervision at $110 for 2 hours

Sessions available:
Thursday, March 26th, 9 am to 11 am​
Thursday, April 30th, 9 am to 11 am

• register here

Counselling Group Reflections Supervision Closed Group

• ​Reflect, Review, Connect and Share
• 4 monthly  sessions
• online 
• small groups: min 4 max 6
• low-cost supervision $360 at $45 per hour
• Currently accepting expressions of interest email Sandy at i[email protected]