IJSP Number 7, 2025

International Journal of Supervision in Psychotherapy, Number 7, 2025 Page | 76 REVIEW OF THE BOOK “ MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION IN INTEGRATIVE SUPERVISION ” BY MAŠA ŽVELC AND GREGOR ŽVELC, ROUTLEDGE, 2024 Robert CVETEK 1,2 , Mateja CVETEK 1,2 1 Department for Psychology and Sociology of Religion, Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 Slovenian Psychological Association, Ljubljana, Slovenia Email: robert.cvetek@teof.uni-lj.si, mateja.cvetek@teof.uni-lj.si A new scientific monograph by Slovenian authors Maša Žvelc and Gregor Žvelc, titled Mindfulness and Compassion in Integrative Supervision [2], with 252 pages, presents an original, integrative, transtheoretical, and holistic approach to psychotherapeutic supervision, with significant new scientific contributions and insights. Published by Routledge, this work is the result of extensive scientific research and the authors' rich psychotherapeutic and supervisory experience. Having previously published important works on the integration of mindfulness and compassion into psychotherapy [1], the authors now offer their original perspectives on mindfulness and compassion in supervisory practice. This work can undoubtedly be seen as an important contribution to the field of psychology, psychotherapy, and supervision practice on a global level. The field of psychotherapy has recently undergone significant and diverse developments. We are witnessing the transformation of some traditional, historically established perspectives on psychotherapy, which have until recently been shaped more by the zeitgeist of a given period, as well as by prevailing political and sociocultural factors. For example, psychotherapy is now experiencing a second wave of integration, enriched by the philosophy of pluralism. This shift moves away from the previous emphasis on divisions between different schools of psychotherapy. Similarly, the role of supervision is undergoing a transformative shift, moving beyond traditional paradigms of control and adopting more integrative, compassionate, and mindfulness-based approaches. Mindfulness and Compassion in Integrative Supervision by Maša Žvelc and Gregor Žvelc represents a foundational work in this area. This book does not merely contribute to the discussion on psychotherapeutic supervision; it fundamentally reshapes its direction, offering a comprehensive, deeply researched, and practice-oriented framework that integrates the essence of mindfulness and compassion into the core of supervisory relationships.