Hello,

I’m Beth Clare McManus, a reflective artist & supervisor partnering with professionals to explore their work through collaborative, arts-based methods.

I live in Manchester, UK with my partner, James, and our two Devon Rex cats, Peanut and Pickle.

You can read about my professional practice below, find out about my coaching and 1:1 / group supervision offers by selecting from the menu above, or email me at hi@bethclaremc.com

Recent Publications

Are you an ethical practitioner or simply avoiding unethical practice? (Magazine article - coming soon, subscription required)
Coaching in Art Galleries & Public Buildings: Strategies for Enhancing Reflection (Book Chapter - available for purchase here)
Inviting arts-based approaches into supervision spaces (blog)
Creating the Conditions for Reflethical Practice: Exploring the potential for creativity and arts-based approaches to support the development and evolution of ethical awareness in coaching practice (Journal Article)
Playing It Safe: An Illustrated Guide to Working Ethically with Creativity in Coaching (PDF)
Exploring the experience of using music and creative mark-making as a reflective tool during coaching supervision: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Journal Article)

Podcasts

Talking about Coaching #80: Creative Coaching, Research & Ethics with Beth Clare McManus [YouTube]
The Art Engager Podcast #139: Coaching in Gallery Spaces with Beth Clare McManus
The AC Podcast #087: Coaching Psychology and Creative Experimentation with Beth Clare McManus
The AC Podcast #093: The Future of Coaching is Creative
The STRETCH Podcast: Coaching Psychology with Beth Clare McManus
The AC Podcast #195: Experimental Creativity and Ethics in Research
HOST: EMCC UK’s ‘Conversations with Members’ (see my conversation with Dr. Clare Mulligan-Foster - our inaugural episode!)

Qualifications, Accreditations & Professional Standards

I hold a BSc (Hons) Psychology and Human Resource Management (2015); an MSc Organisational Psychology (2017); and an MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (2021)
My initial coach training in 2018 was an EMCC accredited Foundation Certificate in Transformational Coaching with Catalyst 14
I am an EMCC accredited Coach / Mentor at Senior Practitioner level (#EIA20229398) and I subscribe to the Global Code of Ethics
I am a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Coaching Psychology. I subscribe to the BPS Code of Ethics and Conduct
I am fully insured as a coach and supervisor, and I work under supervision

Ongoing Development

I am working towards the Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes Business School, having completed Stage 1 in March 2023
In September 2023, I started a part-time PhD with The University of East London, working under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Giraldez-Hayes and Rita Lopes. My PhD is titled Exploring the influence of arts-based approaches in coaching supervision on coach-practitioner development and identity
In September 2024, I started a Diploma in Supervision as Spiritual Practice with CSTD London
In November 2024, I participated in an Introduction to Deep Listening with The Centre for Deep Listening and I am now undertaking an intensive course (from August 2025)
In February 2025, I completed the BPS’s accelerated chartership route, which confers Chartered Psychologist status to me.