An alumni of the Moving Forward Family Services (MFFS) internship program, Ayesha is excited for the opportunity to offer supervision to her fellow colleagues at Moving Forward.
Ayesha combines a rich background in therapeutic practice with advanced training and research, holding a Doctor of Psychology from City, University of London, and serving as an Approved Clinical Supervisor at MFFS. As an integrative therapist, Ayesha draws on a range of counselling theories and practices to work uniquely with each individual and support their specific needs. Grounded in a humanistic attitude, she creatively integrates various models of therapy, including Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy. Additionally, Ayesha works from a holistic, attachment-based and trauma-informed perspective.
Ayesha believes that an empowered approach to helping others brings about the most meaningful and lasting outcomes. Her commitment to working consistently and compassionately with clients—supporting them to better understand their challenges, explore meaningful resolutions, and move forward with long-term change—also informs her personal philosophy of supervision.
As a supervisor, Ayesha’s primary goal is to enhance the quality of the work her supervisees undertake with their clients. She strives to provide a professionally supportive and appropriately challenging space where supervisees can reflect, grow, and engage meaningfully with their practice. She believes effective supervision offers a safe environment to examine the therapeutic relationship, and that a strong supervisory alliance—one where the supervisee feels supported and able to take risks—is key to achieving this. Overall, she views supervision as a stimulating, motivating process where challenge and reflection go hand in hand.
Supervision, in her view, should also ensure a duty of care to both supervisee and their clients, upholding ethical and legal standards while fostering ongoing professional development. Ayesha aims to promote her supervisees’ competence and creativity in a non-judgmental manner, helping them develop their own therapeutic style and work ethically, skilfully, and authentically.
She also believes in the importance of a reciprocal relationship—where supervision serves not only as a supportive and instructive space, but also as a contextually aware and transformative process. Ayesha values the opportunity to learn alongside her supervisees and considers this mutual exchange a vital part of the supervisory relationship.
Finally, Ayesha is attentive to issues of diversity, equality, and the broader social context in which therapy and supervision take place. Her multicultural sensibility is deeply informed by immersive experiences through her travels around the world, which have shaped her inclusive and culturally responsive approach.
While working with Moving Forward Family Services, I have been meeting with my supervisor Ayesha in bimonthly meetings to view and discuss the recorded sessions I have with my clients. Because of the intimate and focused nature of this supervision, I have been able to receive bespoke and tailored feedback about my practice. Ayesha gave me the space to reflect and discuss how each session made me feel and guided me to look at aspects of the sessions in the different ways I could have approached the situation or part of the client session. Something I would never really focus on is how the client made me feel - I am focused on their issue and how I can support them. This is a really interesting way to reflect on a session to make sure you are avoiding bias and also remove any blockages you may be experiencing that is preventing you from supporting your client. My supervision sessions were always thought-provoking and crucial to my development as a clinical counsellor. Ayesha also has been a pillar in my success to plan future sessions for my clients and different modalities and interventions that I can use. This is something I will continue to do throughout my practice as I believe there is always room for growth at whatever stage of your career you are in. Thank you to Ayesha and all her support and thank you to MFFS!
~ City University Graduate
I am immensely grateful for the extraordinary supervision and guidance provided by my Counselling Supervisor, Ayesha. Her vast knowledge and unwavering support have been instrumental in expanding and enhancing my clinical counselling skills. Her insightful mentorship and commitment to my professional growth have not only deepened my understanding of therapeutic practices but also instilled in me the confidence to apply these skills effectively in my practice. Ayesha has a remarkable ability to provide constructive feedback while encouraging self-reflection and professional development. Her dedication to excellence in clinical counselling is truly inspiring, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn from such an exceptional mentor!
~ Yorkville University Graduate
