“I’ve personally experienced clinical supervision tangled with performance and business needs. And it never sat right with me until one day, it clicked.
Yes, I wanted to talk about compliance and the demands of the role… but other times I needed to talk about my feelings, challenges in the workplace, and even life itself.
But there was an ethical flaw in some of the supervision offered. I didn’t feel safe to speak openly about myself if perhaps I was struggling, always worried it would shape how a business I worked for might judge or ‘see’ me.
One night I stayed awake reimagining how it could be different. By morning, PBS4 was born.”
As an Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioner, experience being a Clinical Lead, and a Registered Counsellor I’ve seen the same story play out: the people holding everyone else up are often the ones running themselves into the ground.
Sometimes that’s because of the systems around us. When supervision is tied to the same organisation that employs us, it can blur the lines. For some, that feels safe and supportive. For others, it makes honesty harder and it can get in the way of reflection and growth.
That’s why I started PBS4.
My mission is simple: to give Behaviour Support Practitioners an option for support that’s independent, confidential, and grounded in lived experience. A place where you can care for yourself with the same dedication you bring to the people you support.
PBS4 is here as an independent, confidential option. It’s not the only way, but it’s a way with space to breathe, reflect, and grow without pressure.
Because when practitioners flourish, everyone benefits.
