are) passionate about supporting other's on their journey of self discovery, learning, healing and living their best life. I, Sharon Spain, the proprietor and manager of Slieve Bloom Nurturing Wellness works as a Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist accredited by the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP). I am a trained Bio Energy Therapist and Reflexologist. I am interested in all things alternative and complementary hence my journey down, sideways and up this road. I have worked as a Health Care Worker (public & voluntary sector) for over 25 years and have had varying roles during this time. One of which was supervising other health care colleagues and workers. I hold a recognised Diploma in Supervision, Practice Teaching and Management. I am passionate about helping others and supporting them through their journey of recovery and healing. As a Mental Health practitioner, a woman, a partner, a sister, a daughter and a mother I have learnt a great deal and I am happy to share this with whom ever wants to avail of my knowledge and experience. As a person I am still growing learning and making plenty of mistakes! I am very conscious about the impact that stress plays in our lives whether we are aware of it or not. I am keen to progress this knowledge further and to educate health and public servants in the whole area of trauma informed practice and the systems surrounding these workers charged with the responsibility to support them in their work ( I do wonder!). You probably know about the various books written on vicarious trauma like "the body keeps the score" and "the body remembers". Self care as a person and a carer is is not a luxury but a necessity to avoid burnout and/or ill health. In my head I knew what self care was but it never really went past the thinking part of it "I will have to do that when I get time" or I usually used escapism as my self care practice but eventually this too caught up with me. Today I place self care very high on my agenda, it is no longer a choice but a necessity for me to be well, sane and a good practitioner. You have probably heard the saying "you can't fill from an empty glass or the tank doesn't run on fumes". I would like to help others to live more consciously and take steps to reducing the impact stress and trauma plays on their minds, bodies and lives. This is one of the reasons I offer supportive supervision and/or therapy both individually or to organisations. I only offer psychotherapy to adults whom I do not have a pre-existing relationship with. A free 15 minute consultation is available to discuss the different services available, how I may help you or your organisation or direct you to someone else if my services are not right for your at this time. This is one of my many passions! And yes I know it's not for everyone but why knock it until you try it! If you find the right fit i.e. the relationship between you and the therapist it can be a life saver and a life changer. "A problem shared is a problem halved". I love to witness the growth in people and I feel honoured to share this journey for however long and wherever the direction the path goes. My most amazing teachers have been the client's I have worked with, to see them come through the pain of their suffering and get to the other side where they can breathe again and reinvest in their new life. I support them on their journey of recovery from "old wounds" and make sense of their reality now. I love getting to know a person in a unique and deep way only when the person feels comfortable and safe to do this. As a Psychotherapist I have had this same journey and I can remember what it was like for me when I first came to therapy or was part of a therapy group. I would like to share things with you that have helped me on the way; to learn to forgive and be compassionate to yourself, to develop your relationship with yourself and then others. To get to know yourself better and make better choices, what sustains me and what depletes me. To become everything you were meant to be in this lifetime and to breathe in life and enjoy the life you have alot more; and in a conscious, real way. There is no shame in accessing support/help (we all need it) just take the first step and you will be amazed, it will be for you or not and you make the call with what is right for you at any time. If you commit to this you will see the changes it will bring to your life and the people around you. We all need support! Hence why I have a great network of support around me now thank you to all my supports you know who and what you are. My new love is Bio-Energy as it works more with the unconscious processes, sometimes we just need "to get out of our heads and connect with our bodies" and "trust what our body is telling us" if we choose to listen. This is something we don't do and/or use enough of. We seem to have grown out of using this amazing "life skill". In some way life was much easier when we were younger when we were more attuned to our bodies, we determined a situation or person by how we felt around them. We grew up to complicate our lives by thinking and analysing everything. I can assist you to come out of your head more and connect with your own sense of knowing. What is bio energy therapy? I am not going to complicate things here but simply put "everything is energy and we are energy". Like a water hose gets tangled and the water gets blocked or rocks in a river bed block the path of the flow of water, the same happens with our energy in our body. When a block occurs and or persists it can cause illness. As a bio-energy therapist I can tune into your body like tuning into a radio station (if any of you are young enough to remember that!). I read the energetic field surrounding your body, your chakras, your meridians and your physical body your organs, glands, spine and head. I identify (only with permission) where there are blocks and clear these blocks and replace them with positive lighter energy. I can check for food intolerances, are you hydrated enough, if your vitamins and minerals are balanced in your body, clear your energy space and relieve geopathic stress. On a first session and there after when you have a bio energy session I can provide this to you and/or show you how to do this for yourself with your own body and or system. Some of these services I can offer on their own both online and/or in person. I provide Bio-Energy therapy to all age groups with varying needs. Please note I am experienced in working with vulnerable adults and cater for children of all needs. Please note I am Garda cleared/vetted in Ireland and police cleared in the UK. Beliefs like "money doesn't grow on trees" and "you will never amount to anything" get stuck in our minds and can hold us back. Imagine if you didn't believe these things anymore we could do anything or be anything. I have worked on many of these beliefs for years through many different ways Journaling/Writing, Psychotherapy, Psychosynthesis, Bio-Energy, with the beautiful people in my life and my new love Emotional Freedom Therapy (or Tapping as it is called). I have only 1 more day and I am qualified to practice EFT but it will take a further year before I fully accredited. I can't wait.......
I hope to start my own blog.... have a questions/answers page on my website "www.SlieveBloomNurturingWellness.ie" (currently under construction by Danny Designs - a patient man waiting for me to get my act together), design my own Self Care Journal, design meditations and to the future and beyond ...........write a book and read a book for pleasure! On a final note please contact me with any queries on email or by phone and I will only be happy to help or please book in a Free Consultation Appointment. LOVE & LIGHT, MAY YOU SHINE BRIGHTER THAN THE STARS,
BE WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE IN THIS LIFE!.......
