Circle Therapy · For Professionals

Grow your practice.
Deepen your craft.

Specialist supervision, postgraduate diploma training and CPD workshops — all grounded in over a decade of clinical experience supporting counsellors from training stage through to private practice.

Clinical Supervision Level 5 Diploma CPD Workshops

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Gayle Hammill

Psychotherapist · Supervisor · Lead Tutor · 12+ Years Experience

Founder of Circle Therapy and CTT Circle Therapy Training. Gayle supervises adult and child therapists, leads the Level 5 CPCAB Diploma, and is a group supervisor with Langley Training and the Strongmen charity.

Trauma-informed Neurodiversity Child Therapy Couples CPCAB

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Clinical Supervision

A warm, professional space
for your practice to grow

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Supervision for Adult Therapists

Gayle supports both trainee and qualified counsellors working with adult clients — from those just beginning their placements to therapists establishing private practice.

Individual supervision sessions — in person in Tring or online
Specialist experience in adult work, couples therapy and trauma
Extensive background across cancer charities, schools, social services and private practice
Nine years as clinical manager supervising counselling teams
Group supervision also available

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Supervision for Child Therapists

Gayle has extensive experience supervising counsellors working with children aged 4 upwards, including those in school settings, private practice and statutory services.

Lead tutor on the CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children
Specialist in child anxiety, developmental trauma, EBSA and neurodiversity
Commissioned therapist with Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire county councils
Supports safeguarding, professional and procedural issues
Also offers supervision to education and health professionals

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Gayle's supervisory
approach

Gayle's supervision is grounded in warmth, trust and transparency. Her aim is to create a space where you feel able to bring your client work openly — supported yet appropriately challenged to grow as a practitioner in your own right.

Having benefited from supportive supervision throughout her own career, Gayle understands its value deeply and brings that understanding to every supervisory relationship.

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Hawkins & Shohet — Seven-Eyed Model

A relational and systemic model forming the primary theoretical foundation of Gayle's supervision practice.

Integrated Developmental Model

Stoltenberg & Delworth (2002) — supporting each supervisee's individual stage of professional development.

Integrative Practice

Informed by psychodynamic concepts, with a focus on the therapeutic relationship and reflective practice.

From Supervisees

What counsellors say
about working with Gayle

I always feel seen, validated and supported in our supervision sessions. Gayle always has great insights and encourages me to look at other angles — she has such a broad knowledge base.

Roisin · Psychotherapist

To have someone with so much warmth and compassion, mixed with knowledge and experience, was pivotal in my development from trainee to qualified counsellor.

Charlotte · Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

Gayle has taken me through my supervision with invaluable care, compassion and expertise in equal measure. She always offers the perfect balance of guidance and self-exploration.

Suzy · Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

Supervision has felt collaborative, and I have always felt able to bring both challenges and successes to explore and celebrate. Gayle's warm, empathic approach has been invaluable.

Cecelia · Psychotherapist & Counsellor

I look forward to my supervision sessions with Gayle. She allows me to speak freely and offers advice without judgement. Her wealth of knowledge means she can offer suggestions to support my work.

Lindsay · Integrative Counsellor

Gayle is caring yet professional and challenging yet accepting. I am thankful for the CPD suggestions she signposted me to and the discussions of theory relating to my work.

Lindsay · Integrative Counsellor

CPCAB Accredited · Post-Graduate Level 5

Level 5 Diploma in
Counselling Children

This robust postgraduate qualification is for qualified counsellors who hold a Level 4 or above and want to specialise in working with children aged 4–11. Accredited by CPCAB and aligned with BACP and NCPS core competencies.

The course is integrative and experiential in approach — deepening knowledge in child development, therapeutic theory and practical skills for working in schools and private practice.

Led by Gayle Hammill, lead tutor and practising child therapist with extensive experience in schools, statutory services and private practice across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

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Course at a Glance

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Dates

October 2026 – May 2027

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Location

Langley Therapy & Training, Soulbury LU7 0JL · Face to face

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Schedule

Once a month · Friday, Saturday & Sunday

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Entry Requirement

Level 4 Diploma in Counselling (min. 100 client hours + 20hrs personal therapy)

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Placement

70 hours voluntary child counselling in a junior school

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Supervision Required

Min. 1.5 hrs/month with a supervisor experienced in child counselling

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What You'll Learn

Seven CPCAB outcome areas

Working Ethically & Professionally

Legal frameworks, safeguarding, disclosure and ethical practice specific to child counselling.

Working with the Relationship

The therapeutic relationship with children — trust, attachment and child-centred engagement.

Difference & Diversity

Working across cultures, neurodiversity, communication styles and developmental stages.

Child-Centred Focus

Key issues affecting children's mental health — anxiety, trauma, loss, family challenges and school avoidance.

Self-Awareness in Practice

Exploring your own developmental history and how it informs and enriches your child therapy work.

Theory & Reflective Practice

Child development models, theoretical frameworks and ongoing reflective supervision-linked learning.

Entry Requirements

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Level 4 Diploma in Counselling or above

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Minimum 100 client hours completed

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Minimum 20 hours personal therapy

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Up-to-date DBS check

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Two references (one from a Level 4 counselling tutor)

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Interview required — places are limited

During the Course

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70 hours voluntary placement in a junior school

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Minimum 1.5hrs monthly supervision with a child-experienced supervisor

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Written assignments and reflective practice journals

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Monthly face-to-face training days (Fri–Sun)

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Aligns with BACP & NCPS core competencies for counselling children

Grow your practice. Deepen your craft.

A warm, professional spacefor your practice to grow