Canopy Connections

Canopy Connections Relationship and Individual Counselling. Nature and Forest Therapy. Group Support. Connection is key. To ourselves, to each other, and to nature.

My name is Jennifer Ochoa and I am a:
- Registered Relationship Counsellor
- Trauma Group Facilitator qualified in Planning, Delivery and Training to Groups
- Certified Wilderness First Aider
- Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide

My background is Adult Nursing and I have a degree in Health Science. But if you want to know about the things that really matter:
- I love classic rock music and climbing trees
- I cry every time I watch Amelie and I get angry when I go on protest marches
- I have rats as pets and I am scared of spiders
- I write anon blogs about human rights and I sometimes ask my children for advice
- I love people and I am fascinated with the dynamics between us
- I have almost one hundred houseplants and I will likely give you a cutting

I believe that growth is not only possible, but inevitable. I can help you connect to the areas of your life that you'd like to grow and help you discover how you might want to nurture yourself in order to achieve your growth goals. As ever, to the trees...

I've been observing the world my whole life. The last two months in particular, and not once have I ever experienced thi...
02/01/2024

I've been observing the world my whole life. The last two months in particular, and not once have I ever experienced this level of incongruence from the mental health world.
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What is empathy without action?
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I have been vocal on my personal accounts. I do not worry if I lose friends, family, or clientèle because our humanity is, SHOULD be the barometer that we gauge ourselves with and I will never quiet this part of myself, in any aspect of my existence as a human being of this earth.
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I stand for ceasefire and a free Palestine.
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I will not be quiet.
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Friday arrives, I linger at the window and at the first flash of blue, I run to the garden and let my skin grab a fleeti...
05/05/2023

Friday arrives, I linger at the window and at the first flash of blue, I run to the garden and let my skin grab a fleeting yellow beam and gather the vivid colours with my eyes.

Two minutes taken, but reset for the day.
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Sun making its way through the mighties, warming my face.☀️Watching the bumblebees going along their way, whipping up li...
21/04/2023

Sun making its way through the mighties, warming my face.
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Watching the bumblebees going along their way, whipping up little whirlwinds of dust in their wake.
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The breeze tossing my hair and bringing with it scents of spring blooms.
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I could sit here forever.

The journey home from work, loving the small things.🌱🌷🌱☀️🌱🪻🌱
23/03/2023

The journey home from work, loving the small things.
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Winter Solstice of the North is here and the beginning of Yule, where the sun crawls along the horizon at its lowest and...
21/12/2022

Winter Solstice of the North is here and the beginning of Yule, where the sun crawls along the horizon at its lowest and the night stretches as long as it can. The longest night of the year.
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It's a time for anyone and everyone to really notice what nature is doing, what it's telling us, what its teaching us if only we stop to feel its expressions even when it's darkness is at its most deep.
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Standing at the edge of transition is both frightening and thrilling.
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Earth's cycle is letting you know its time to contemplate turning towards the coming light.
Soon, it will be time to grow...
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The last passion flower in my garden, bathing in the fading snippet of sunshine this afternoon.☀️Passion flower has been...
17/10/2022

The last passion flower in my garden, bathing in the fading snippet of sunshine this afternoon.
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Passion flower has been traditionally used in herbal medicine for alleviating anxiety, difficulties sleeping, stress, and to increase focus...
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I think I've already felt some of these benefits just by spending some time with it and enjoying its existence.
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Finding the rainbows.🌈💜🧡🤍💙🤎❤️🖤💚🌈
14/10/2022

Finding the rainbows.
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Welcome to Earth Day🌍How can you honour Mother Earth today?🌏What might she whisper in your ear when you do?🌎🟢🔵💚🔵 ...
22/04/2022

Welcome to Earth Day
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How can you honour Mother Earth today?
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What might she whisper in your ear when you do?
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Hi, I'm Jenni and would like to introduce myself again (it's been a spell...)I live in Scotland and I'm a registered Rel...
23/03/2022

Hi, I'm Jenni and would like to introduce myself again (it's been a spell...)
I live in Scotland and I'm a registered Relationship Counsellor with a small private practice.
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I also work as a counselling support worker and group facilitator in a Violence Against Women and Girls charity.
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I'm a certified Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy Guide with the ANFT and I'm currently training to be a clinical counselling supervisor.
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I like to keep busy, I'm always learning, and I'm a constant explorer.
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One of my favourite places to be is high up in the trees, with some paints or a book, or just with my own thoughts and the company of the earth and it's often unnoticed inhabitants.
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Exploring our world, both inner and outer, is crucial for authentic living.
Dive a little deeper...
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Hibiscus, another heart flower from my youth in Hawaii, can boost the immune system and can prevent cell damage caused b...
08/03/2022

Hibiscus, another heart flower from my youth in Hawaii, can boost the immune system and can prevent cell damage caused by free radicals in the body.
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This could decrease the risk of developing some significant health complications and also decreases inflammation.
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Hibiscus tea contains antioxidants, such as anthocyanins...basically, great stuff to make a brew from!
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Sunsets.Just sunsets.🔴🟠🟡⚪🟡🟠🔴
08/03/2022

Sunsets.
Just sunsets.
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If you've been wounded...The best revenge is healing.🤍🤍🤍💫🤍🤍🤍
07/03/2022

If you've been wounded...
The best revenge is healing.
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Above the canopy, the freshest, greenest air I've ever breathed.Grateful tears. 💚🌳💚🌳💚
23/02/2022

Above the canopy, the freshest, greenest air I've ever breathed.
Grateful tears.
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Plumeria or Frangipani symbolises love, new beginnings, and spring. A beautiful token for those you love!💮I spent a few ...
21/02/2022

Plumeria or Frangipani symbolises love, new beginnings, and spring. A beautiful token for those you love!
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I spent a few years growing up with it all around me in Hawaii and always loved their scent and wearing them as leis. I find them so nostalgic, positive and hopeful, I had a string of them tattooed on my forearm.
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I was delighted to find them here in Costa Rica!
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The volcano to climb peaking through in the distance.🌋An external mountain to climb for sure, but also internal. Climbin...
20/02/2022

The volcano to climb peaking through in the distance.
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An external mountain to climb for sure, but also internal. Climbing the peaks in my mind too!
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"It's more than enough to be (by) yourself."🍃Valentine's Day is subjective to each person, it can place unhealthy pressu...
14/02/2022

"It's more than enough to be (by) yourself."
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Valentine's Day is subjective to each person, it can place unhealthy pressures on those in and outwith a relationship. Encouragement to show your love more deeply in your partnerships is always welcome, but it's also a great opportunity to find love for yourself and create space to nurture and hold yourself in your own arms and accept all that you are.
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It's also an idea to grow the notion of being in partnership with Mother Earth, you're never alone in the arms of trees and the murmurings of nature giving you life everyday.
A meaningful and fulfilling relationship can exist without a traditional Valentine!
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Hazel, a magical tree. Many whittle wands to ward against worrisome spirits and use Hazel rods for water-divining. It's ...
08/02/2022

Hazel, a magical tree. Many whittle wands to ward against worrisome spirits and use Hazel rods for water-divining. It's known as the 'Tree of Knowledge’ in Ireland and charms are fashioned from the hazelnuts. 🧹
Magic aside, the catkins that blow in the breeze very near my house give me comfort that growth is happening, even before the leaves bud and burst.
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Reminds me that everything happens in seasons, the body's phases are natural, and soon things will begin to wake!
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Springtime is a busy time for counsellors, as are all of the season changes. As the earth wakes, so do many of our thoughts and contemplations about life and transitions.
This is no bad thing.

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