The Orchard Counselling

Protecting Mental Health through Psychotherapy & Counselling

Self-Care Is Not a Luxury

23rd October 2015

| Categories: counselling, Lisa Shouldice, psychotherapy, self-care, Self-Care for Counsellors

I am so excited at this time of year when I open my Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts to see lots of articles, links and Blogs circulating about self-care. But I do think we lose sight of self-care as an all-day, everyday practice, including the times we need a bit extra. So let’s open up […]

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Do You Help People Heal From Traumatic Events?

14th May 2015

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| Categories: counselling, Creative Arts, creative play, healing, Lisa Shouldice, psychotherapy, sandplay, trauma, Trauma Counselling

My work as a therapist has included working with clients that are present with abuse histories, and often complex trauma. I find this can take years to heal and is hard emotionally and spiritually on both the client and the psychotherapist. So enter my training in Sandtray therapy! Sandplay is a wonderful technique that taps […]