My Journey to becoming a CYP Therapist at Cwtch Therapy

My Journey to becoming a CYP Therapist at Cwtch Therapy Passionate about helping people release unwanted behaviours and feelings from both their mind and body, to recreate new healthy memories and patterns.

I am an Integrative Child & Young Person Counsellor, Therapist & Family Practitioner-
♡Counselling/ Psychotherapy/ EFT
♡Art/ Play Therapy
♡Walking Therapy

I work both online and face to face, in Painswick.

20/01/2026

Wassailing delights in the beautiful grounds of Tyntesfield.

A lot of these pagan festivals just remind me of how disconnected we have become to nature when this would have once been the norm.

I'm not saying that we all need to be hugging trees but to stop and connect, maybe show gratitude to the food and nature all around us that allows us to survive on this planet. Be grateful to farmers who 'weather the storm' so that we don't have to.

This has to be one of the only times that I was happy to be in the rain and be part of this. Listening to beautiful folk music and watching the morris dancers really made me delight in this old tradition.

What old traditions make you stop and think? What would keep you out in the rain? How do you remain grateful and connected with nature and what it provides us with?

Eating seasonally and getting my veg box is something that I have been doing for years and brings me so much happiness to nurture my body and keep me connected. Maybe a veg plot will be the next step for me.

Are you between 16-25 and looking for someone to talk to outside of the family home?Maybe the stresses of college or uni...
14/01/2026

Are you between 16-25 and looking for someone to talk to outside of the family home?

Maybe the stresses of college or university is feeling too overwhelming and you would like a neutral space to reflect about your feelings?

I specialise in neurodiversity and trauma and would love to help!

Please contact at cwtchtherapy@proton.me

Happy New Year, beautiful souls. I had a wonderful time in Venice celebrating all of my growth and achievements in 2025....
03/01/2026

Happy New Year, beautiful souls. I had a wonderful time in Venice celebrating all of my growth and achievements in 2025.

It has been a year of growing in so many ways!

How did you bring in the new year? What did you learn from 2025 that you do or don't want to take into 2026?

I am taking the weekend to rest and reflect/reset before returning to the Therapy room on Tuesday. I am looking forward to seeing all of clients and see how their christmas break has been.

I am so happy to have had a proper rest this year over the break. I have learnt that I need a little more to get me through midwinter and for me, that looks like a holiday to write in my diary/make plans for the year and to take me out of my usual world, to allow my body to fully rest and restock.

I don't believe in the 'new year, new me' however, I do believe in the importance of stopping and reflecting to take accountability and make changes if needed for Spring.

As we are still very much in the depth of Winter, I hope you are all snuggled up and enjoying the last moment before we return to the working/academic world.

✨️

Really sad to say goodbye to my first therapy space, just shy of 2 years.It has been a fabulous space to contain so many...
19/12/2025

Really sad to say goodbye to my first therapy space, just shy of 2 years.

It has been a fabulous space to contain so many stories that have been told and unfolded within it's walls. Some even rewritten entirely.

I will be ending with a heavy heart this year but will be ready for new adventures for 2026!

For those of you who are my spiritual/numerology beings, we are in a year 9 so it is all about endings and making space for the new, for a year 1, in 2026. A restart!

What endings are coming up for you? How are you tending to your heart which naturally feels tender when endings occur.

I will also be ending working in the cafe that I have loved helping in over the last 2 x years, this coming weekend. It was here where I found my community in Painswick which inevitably allowed me to set up my business.

However hard ending can feel, and it is important to not suppress those uncomfortable moments, I know that everytime I have been here in the past something even more magical and amazing appears. The trust and hope will always remain that an ending is just a closing of a chapter to allow space for expansion and growth.

What new ventures are you hoping for in 2026?

I want to thank for being so accommodating for the last 1 year and 10months and everything that you have done for me and my clients. I appreciate you!

23/11/2025

What an incredible weekend at the Mind, Body, Spirit festival.

I am so grateful to be journeying this life with another amazing therapist who pushed me out of my comfort zone at this event. Once a mentor and now a best friend- I appreciate you so much!

This isn't something I would usually attend as I am such an empath that I can get overwhelmed by too many people in one space. However, this was transformative in so many ways from deep healing via a shaman, readings, an auro photo and staying in a magical castle.

I am always doing the work alongside my clients and 'practice what I preach' as I believe in it so strongly, however hard it sometimes can be to face the fears, get out of the comfort, trust in others wholly.

We fought a storm to get there, had multiple triggers during but came out new people, with an even tighter bond.

Who is your person who helps you get out of your comfort zone? Are you seeking a therapist to guide and walk beside you while you navigate the storm within?

Sending love and know that you are worthy. ✨️

31/10/2025

Happy Samhain!

Today I will be celebrating my ancestors and especially my wonderful Grandad who died on this day, 17 years ago.

I have lit my candles and spent time today honouring our memories and thinking about what an amazing human you were to me.

Today marks a special day for me to honour those who we have lost and also welcoming the dark nights and winter ahead. This is a celebration and not something to dread. I know how long it took me to get to this point though.

How do you celebrate today? Is it halloween and all things spooky or is a ritual for Samhain, or maybe celebrating the day of the dead?

Like many of these days, they have been commercialised but I'm wondering whether it is a great time to light a candle and take a moment to honour those who have passed in your lineage and have got you here today. Whether this is a time to stop and recognise that you are not alone and never have been.

Let's make death less of a fear and more of a connection between the past that made you the person who you are in the present, but who also guides you to who you want to be in the future.

However you are celebrating, I'm sending you love and light and we walk on this journey together ❤️

25/10/2025

Happy Half-Term! I am very late this year in getting autumn ready and buying pumpkins but am happy to say that the spooky festivities have begun!

I love this time of year and getting cosy, lighting the fire and lots of candles.

I know however that it isn't always everyone's easiest time of year so am sending lots of love, hugs and healing energy to those who are not enjoying the change of season.

I think this time of year really forces us to go inwards and reflect on what has been happening and what we may want more of less of in the new lunar year.

The clocks will be going back on Sunday so I really hope that you manage to find a way to bring more light back into your life whether it's through silly pumpkins, candles and fires or whether it's a deeper sense of needing to balance some of the darkness within.

Love and light ✨️

Loved the Cheltenham Literature Festival on the weekend. It really reminded me of the festivals my mum took me to as a c...
13/10/2025

Loved the Cheltenham Literature Festival on the weekend. It really reminded me of the festivals my mum took me to as a child.

The most wonderful part for me was remembering how important symbolism and metaphors are within story telling. What characters or parts of a story do you really connect to and why? Who do these characters represent in your life?

Sometimes for children, the easiest way to delve into their inner world is by using these characters and asking them what the character may need so it doesn't feel so hard in talking about themselves.

I also loved this workshop on "s**t art" and having to really challenge the inner critic and perfectionist within. How can we just create, for arts sake, without fear of judgment?

Powerful and a wonderful reminder on how, like emotions, the arts are messy and uncontrolled- the way they should be. Don't let the fear of 'getting it wrong' stop you from expressing all of the parts of you. ESPECIALLY the unloved parts.

I also have been watching the Fantastic Beasts films this weekend and thinking about what happens when we suppress a large part of ourselves, or it is condoned as bad and how it is only then that it becomes destructive. Let's learn to love all of the parts of ourselves, without judgement or fear.

Let's be brave to create something magical in this world, with love and understanding. 💕

A beautiful Parent review who I was honoured to support in the last academic year and hope to again in the future. It is...
09/10/2025

A beautiful Parent review who I was honoured to support in the last academic year and hope to again in the future. It is so special to be part of someone's support system in a world where we have forgotten, largely, about the importance of community when bringing up children. It isn't a job to do solely and it really does take a village. There is no shame in asking for support!

10 years since starting my training to become a therapist. What an amazing journey it has been!To meeting wonderful co-w...
01/10/2025

10 years since starting my training to become a therapist. What an amazing journey it has been!

To meeting wonderful co-workers and going through a very intense training together, to working in schools, local authorities and to finally opening my own private practice just over a year ago.

From London to Maidenhead to the Cotswolds, I have worked with multiple children, parents and families and it never stops being such an honour to witness and guide to the best of my knowledge and experience.

I am forever learning and never take for granted that there is always so much to learn. I am always inspired by each and every one of you.

I love being able to offer a multitude of models and frameworks to personalise each clients journey. The types of therapies are forever growing in my practice to suit all needs.

Sending gratitude and love to each one of you who have been on my journey, as much as I have been on yours ❤️

Happy Autumn, gorgeous souls! 🍁🍂October's offerings are:Tuesdays, art and play therapy for under 12 year old, weekly at ...
01/10/2025

Happy Autumn, gorgeous souls! 🍁🍂

October's offerings are:

Tuesdays, art and play therapy for under 12 year old, weekly at 1:10-2pm. 🎨

Wednesdays, EFT (emotional freedom technique) and Counselling/Psychotherapy for young people, weekly at 1:10-2pm

Thursdays, EFT (emotional freedom technique) and Counselling/Psychotherapy for 2 x parents or parent and child together, 3-4:30pm weekly. Fortnightly slot available for single parent at 6:10-7pm.👨‍👦👩‍👦

Fridays online work is full.

Please get in touch at cwtchtherapy@proton.me or on my website for further details.

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