Pastoral Supervision

Gerrie DouglasScott

Why seek supervision?   Lots of answers exist, but for Gerrie it is about being able to step into a space or place of truth to explore where we are and how we are in relation to our work.   Words are not always enough, but the liminal space between the words is a sacred and transformative place.  She believes that in order to sustain our spirit and person in that caring and pastoral work that it can often take a bit of courage on the part of the supervisor and the supervisee or group.  It can be a place of deep peace and reconciliation but also a place of meaningful and compassionate challenge. In her own experience of supervision, it has always been worth it.

Ali Pandian

Ali is a Church of Scotland minister who has worked  as a healthcare chaplain for NHS Lanarkshire since 2017, based in University Hospital Wishaw.  Ali is registered with the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplains (UKBHC) and is a member of the Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators(APSE), practicing within the APSE ethical framework.  Ali deeply …

Robin Paisley

Robin is a retired Scottish Episcopal/ Methodist Cleric with an Irish Presbyterian background and Sector Ministry experience in Healthcare Chaplaincy and School Chaplaincy as well as in Parish Ministry. He offers Coaching/Mentoring in Glasgow (City Centre) or remotely via various video-calling systems and assists with some organisational aspects of the Ascend Coaching Programme.

John Lindsay

John has been counselling and supervising counsellors since 2000. His background is teaching Religious Education in Catholic Secondary Schools and for the past 14 years he has also worked as a Counsellor in Secondary Schools in West Lothian He feels very privileged to have been a small part of Crossreach’s National Counselling Service as well …

Rev. Dr Ibidun Daramola

Ibidun is a church of Scotland minister of African descent and a graduate of communication specializing in interpersonal relationship. She also acquired a Masters in both Biblical Counselling and Psychology. With a doctorate in pastoral counselling, her insight into the people helping profession is invaluable. She has worked and lived in several cultures such as …

Sarah Brown

Sarah has benefitted from reflective practice throughout her twenty years in youth ministry and ministry of word and sacrament. She finds pastoral supervision invaluable as a space to identify where she needs to tend to matters of the heart, let go of things that belong in the past and clear space for new opportunities. This …

Rev Eileen Miller

Based in Fife, available for ‘in person’ supervision and through online platforms. Eileen is a Church of Scotland minister who is currently working as a healthcare chaplain, a locum minister, interim moderator, and supervisor.  She has a certificate in cross-professional supervision and reflective practice and is working towards the diploma and accreditation with APSE.  Before …

Morven Davey

  Morven is an experienced counsellor, supervisor and trainer. In education settings, she has been an Inclusion Faculty Lead, Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENDCo (Special Education Needs co-ordinator), teacher, school counsellor in a Pupil Referral Unit, and led a national pilot for The Place2Be. Morven has led pastoral prayer ministry teams in the USA and the …

Alison Orr

Alison lives and works in Linlithgow where she is an active member of St John’s Church. Alison has been involved in the pastoral supervision of individuals in ministry within the church and other Christian organisations formally for the last 5 years and informally before that. She has worked with ministers, missionaries, youth workers, pastoral workers …

André Groenewald

André is the minister of Balerno Parish church. He has been a minister and a part-time lecturer in South Africa before immigrating to Scotland in 2008. He joined “The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education” in 2018. He completed and achieved the Certificate and Diploma in Pastoral Supervision & Reflective Practice and the FAA Level …

Andrea Wigglesworth

Andrea has worked for Crossreach as Director of the National Counselling Service where she developed Christian Counselling training and planted a Federation of Counselling Services. More recently she was the Director of Counselling in St Mungos’s Church with a responsibility for emotional and spiritual health in the Church. She now is the Director of Vital …

Blair Robertson

Blair offers Pastoral Supervision to ministers, deacons, chaplains, parish workers – anyone who desires to intentionally reflect upon their work for the benefit of those they serve. Supervision was important to Blair in his role as an NHS Healthcare Chaplain and the manager of a large team of Chaplains for a Scottish Health Board. In …

David Redmayne

David is a recently retired Church of Scotland minister who has a passion for encouraging the wellbeing of ministers and other workers in the church which comes from his own experiences of the challenges and rewards of Christian ministry.  He was the parish minister of Beath and Cowdenbeath North Church for almost seventeen years and …

Dr Lisa Curtice

Lisa is Director of the Craighead Institute of Life and Faith, an Ignatian Institute which offers courses, consultancy and research focused on a faith that does justice through work that is experiential, participative and transformative. At the heart of Lisa’s work is enabling those who live on the margins to find their voice and have …

Duncan Hughes

Duncan is a senior accredited pastoral supervisor and provides cross-professional supervision on a one to one basis in person or online. At present his work is mainly with church leaders from different theological perspectives and traditions and he is acutely aware of the pressures and challenges faced by them. Duncan was a lawyer and worked …

Duncan MacPherson

Duncan has been a Church of Scotland minister for nearly 30 years, and has spent much of that time as a Parish Minister in Inverness. He holds both a Certificate and Diploma in Pastoral Supervision from the Institute of Pastoral Supervision and Reflective Practice. Duncan’s passion for Pastoral Supervision arose out of experiencing not just …

Elizabeth White

Come and explore what supervision might look like for you! Elizabeth loves living in her home city of Edinburgh and is inspired by ongoing depth of journey in the whole of life, vocation and ministry. Rooted in an evolving contemplative Christian tradition Elizabeth is a Spiritual Director and APSE Senior Accredited Supervisor. Having formerly coordinated …

Janet Davidson

Janet is a Healthcare Chaplain / Pastoral Supervisor working in NHS Highland. She holds a Degree in Theological Studies, a Diploma in Pastoral Supervision from the Institute of Pastoral Supervision & Reflective Practice, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Service Leadership from Robert Gordon University. Janet has a passion for work – based supervision ‘connecting …

Joanne Foster

Joanne is an ordained Church of Scotland minister. She has been supervising Healthcare Chaplains, Ministers and Professional Counsellors since 2006. Good supervision, is one of the gifts she has treasured her entire career.  Joanne believes that good supervision can have a transformative effect upon individuals, enabling them to grow as ministers and practitioners. Credentials: Joanne …

Karen Barclay

Karen’s background is in adult education and careers guidance. In 2003 she trained as a Counsellor gaining a Postgraduate Diploma from Strathclyde University and has worked in both the private and voluntary sectors. Karen has experience of employee counselling and working with survivors of childhood abuse. She currently works as a Counsellor with the Church …

Ken Russell

Ken served for 24 years as a parish minister. During that time he was also a part time hospital chaplain. In 2010 he moved into full time healthcare chaplaincy then in 2013 into full time prison chaplaincy in HMP Perth. He has supervised students in each of these settings and is part of the team …

Margaret Kimmitt

Margaret is an elder in a parish church in Fife and has worked as a counsellor for thirty years, initially in the alcohol and drug field, and for the last twelve years in the Counselling service at the University of Dundee. For about half of her career, she has also supervised other counsellors, both experienced …

Roderick Grahame

Rev Dr Roderick J Grahame Roderick is an experienced parish minister of some thirty years standing, having served in two charges in the west of Scotland and one in the east. He is now Lead Minister in a “proto-hub” style ministry in Dundee. He has a BD from St. Andrews, Certificate in Pastoral Studies from …

Mark Evans

Mark is a Deacon in the Church of Scotland and comes with a wealth of experience of 30 years in ministry in a variety of settings. Currently Mark is the Head of Spiritual Care and Bereavement Lead for NHS Fife and has extensive commitment to “practice education” including being  an Honorary Lecture at St. Andrews …

Morag Garrett

There are many biblical passages that support the ideology of pastoral supervision, where Jesus interacts with people to provide a spiritually rich illustration of how pastoral supervision focuses on the worker in their work situation and how Jesus helps people reflect in order to get in touch with what matters by making an intentional space for discussion.  Pastoral supervision helps you discover a renewed sense of …

Muriel Knox

Muriel is an accredited Pastoral Supervisor (APSE) offering both Individual and Skype/Face Time Supervision. Her background is in pastoral ministry (accredited by Baptist Union of Scotland), Healthcare Chaplaincy (Mental Health) and counselling. To contact click here.

Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett is an experienced pastoral supervisor for both groups and individuals.  He has a passion to see leaders, ministers and youth workers explore their roles by providing a gracious, supportive and spiritual space.  He is an Senior accredited Pastoral Supervisor and has a diploma in Pastoral Supervision. He is a Values Based Reflective Practice …

Rev Carolann Birnie

Carolann is a parish minister in the Church of Scotland who trains students and supervisors. She is a senior accredited pastoral supervisor through APSE (Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Education).

Rev Dr Iain Macritchie

Iain is a Mental Health and Learning Disability Chaplain who has worked in NHS Highland over the last 20 years.  He trained in Glasgow, Aberdeen and New York, where he specialised in the psychology of religion programme.  He has a doctorate in Ministerial Formation and a Diploma in Pastoral Supervision.  He is a Trainer and …

Rev Dr Michael Paterson

Michael is the Director of the Institute of Pastoral Supervision & Reflective Practice. Previous roles included parish ministry in UPA, city and rural settings; theological and ministerial education (Cambridge Theological Federation); and hospice chaplaincy (London Lighthouse & St Columba’s Hospice, Edinburgh). Michael’s commitment to pastoral supervision arises from a conviction that God’s people deserve to …

Rev Gillean MacLean

Gillean is currently a minister within the International Presbytery of the Church of Scotland, working with the congregation of the Scots Kirk in Lausanne in Switzerland. She was ordained to University Chaplaincy in 1994 and has been a parish minister in both rural and city charges in Scotland.  Gillean is a former nurse having trained …

Rev Ian Taylor

Ian is a member of APSE (Association of Pastoral Supervision and Education) and is the Lead Trainer of Supervisors for the Church of Scotland.  A Parish Minister in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow since 2006 and before ministered in a city centre Parish in Stirling for 11 years.  Post ordination Ian has maintained an interest and commitment to …

Rev Jane Denniston

Jane has been involved in developing supervision for over ten years. For much of this time she was employed by the Ministries Council working in Ministerial Formation and developing training for supervisors of candidates in training for ministry. She was responsible for delivering much of the training and has been a champion of reflective practice …

Rev Liz Crumlish

Liz works in renewal and pioneering and is currently coaching and mentoring ministers and congregations through cultural change. Liz discovered the importance of supervision whilst  working in full time Hospital chaplaincy and maintained that discipline when she moved into parish ministry. Liz completed a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and volunteered for a time at the Tom …

Revd Canon Dr Carrie Applegath

Revd Canon Dr Carrie Applegath APSE, MBACP   Carrie Applegath is an experienced pastoral supervisor and counsellor providing individual pastoral supervision over the telephone and via Zoom. In addition to online and telephone work Carrie plans to resume in-person individual pastoral supervision at her home in Perth from October 2021 (subject to the latest information …

Stephanie Turner

Stephanie is Arts Therapist (Dramatherapy) and clinical supervisor, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth). Her current post is within the Psychological Therapies team at The State Hospital (Carstairs) working as a Dramatherapist with adult men detained in conditions of high security. Prior to this, Stephanie …

Susan Maciver

Susan studied English at Aberdeen University and worked as a teacher in secondary schools. She trained as a counsellor with the Scottish Institute of Human Relations (now Human Development Scotland) in the mid 80’s and completed the SIHR Therapeutic Skills with Children and Young People in 1991. For many years Susan has been a member …

Susanne Beitan

“Susanne is a senior accredited member of APSE  (Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators)and a COSCA accredited counsellor and supervisor. She has a wide breadth of experience in providing pastoral care and in supporting others who provide it. For 10 years she was Director of Counselling at Central Church in Edinburgh and she is a …