CHALICE THERAPIES
South Birmingham and Remote
COUNSELLING
PSYCHOTHERAPY
PSYCHOEDUCATION
COUNSELLING FOR THERAPISTS IN TRAINING
HOLISTIC SOMATIC THERAPIES
MINDFULNESS FOR STRESS REDUCTION
ECO NATURE THERAPIES
TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
CHALICE THERAPIES
Welcome – I’m Amanda
Do you feel stressed, tired and overwhelmed or find it difficult to relax? You may be considering exploring new opportunities and wanting to move away from outdated patterns within a safe, non-judgemental environment. Your workplace, surgery or college may have recommended counselling or mindfulness training as part of a CPD or support package.
Specialising in stress reduction and psychoeducation, I have over 20 years’ experience working in the counselling, holistic wellbeing and education sectors. Common presentations I am currently supporting clients with include:
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Occupational burnout and stress
- Boundaries and safety
- Stress trauma response recognition and management
- Psychoeducation: Understand and be empowered
- Identity, acceptance and compassion
- Exploring diversity, neurodiversity, SEN, ADHD
- Autopilot and outdated patterns - managing change
- Perfectionism, negative thought loops
- Mindfulness, relaxation techniques and breathwork
- Counsellors and therapists in training requiring therapy
- Holistic and somatic approaches to wellbeing
- Creative approaches include: craft, journaling and story
- Sensory based approaches include:
sound, movement, imagery, card, sand and stone work
- Eco outdoors, nature and green therapy
- Training
Duration
50/60 minutes - longer sessions available
75 minutes and 90 minute sessions can include a combination of talking therapy, mindfulness, holistic somatic and psychoeducation
Eco-therapy, outdoor and labyrinth sessions may require additional preparation time including risk assessment and safe practice review. Longer workshop style sessions available
Counselling and psychotherapy (talking therapies)
Integrative or specific modalities tailored to your requirements.
I provide talking therapy sessions in clinical, online and eco/outdoor settings.
For updates and useful therapy ideas:
~ Facebook: Chalice Therapies & Workshops. Therapeutic, wellbeing, mindfulness support, affirmations and exercises
~ https://mindfulnessteachers.org.uk/user/amandabutler/
COUNSELLING and PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES
~ One to one psychotherapy, counselling, coaching and mindfulness for stress reduction
~ Supervision support, mentorship and programme management for educators and therapists
~ In-clinic, community and in-house corporate/college settings
~ Eco/nature therapy: outdoors, seasonal celebration work
~ On agreement, a session could include both talking therapies and mindfulness stress reduction practices
~ Training, teaching, workshops, partnership collaborations
~ Online (Zoom or WhatsApp)
~ Follow up session notes and activities. Skills, mindfulness and meditation worksheets (can send via text or email)
Modalities
Integrative
Humanistic and Person Centred
Gestalt psychotherapy
Psychoeducation and holistic education
Cognitive DBT techniques, brief/solution focused
Creative arts and crafts. Mandala and labyrinth work
Nature/eco therapies. Outdoor walk talk therapies
Card work, stone work psychotherapeutic enquiry
Archetypes, dream work, symbolism
Mindfulness: Sensory awareness, relaxation skills, meditation, sound, breathwork and movement.
HOLISTIC SOMATIC THERAPIES and MINDFULNESS
~ Mindfulness: Sensing and observing physical, emotional and thought responses. A range of exercises can support self compassion and stress reduction. Practical exercises include body scan, meditation, recognising autopilot and thought loop narratives, story-work and craft
~ Holistic somatic therapies for wellbeing and tension release:
Bodywork for stress reduction, breathwork and energy work. Reflexology, aromatherapy, movement and tuition
~ Sound baths. Movement. Energy modalities
~ Mixed therapies for stress reduction, fatigue and fibromyalgia
ECO NATURE THERAPIES
I offer one to one and group counselling in outdoor spaces, engaging with the natural world, resources and environments. We can walk and talk, practice mindfulness for relaxation and create natural art. The natural world contains metaphor and symbolism that provides alternative ways to communicate and express oneself.
Outdoors, environmental and transpersonal work also include collaborations with organisations such as the National Trust, Youth Service, adult education colleges, Woodbrooke Quaker College, chaplaincy/Church of England, Glastonbury Temple and events, Glastonbury Festival, Forest Church/moon lodges and Red Tent women's groups. Sound bath collaborations.
SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS, FESTIVALS & GROUPS
Events that are open to the public. Enquire for more information, how you can attend or purchase tickets
April/May
- Celebrating Sheela Na Gig (Glastonbury Weekend) limited tickets available (Ticket Taylor). Our 4th Annual gathering. A weekend immersion of personal development, walks on the land, crafting, labyrinth and ceremony
- Beltane weekend. See Gaia website. A Festival for P and W. Holistic therapies, somatic and mindfulness. Chalice Therapies has a stand offering holistic therapies and products. Bookings and open slots for therapies. Heart of England Show Ground, Meriden, Warwickshire
- The Annual Scarborough Wellbeing Fair (organised by Daniel Le Fae). Therapies, development workshops and continuing professional development. Products
Pendle Retreat (organised by Daniel Le Fae). Personal development, history and walks
Counselling - Mindfulness - Holistic Somatic Therapies - Training - Workshops -
Community Projects - Clinics - Corporate - Wellbeing Festivals - Promotion days
For A CONSULTATION OR TO BOOK
CONTACT AMANDA:
Email: hello@chalicetherapies.co.uk
(Backup: amandaatchalice@gmail.com)
Tel Mobile: 07706609604
www.chalicetherapies.co.uk
www.chalicetherapies.com
Facebook and Instagram: Chalice Therapies & Workshops
Sessions available:
Stirchley Village and Bournville
Redditch, Worcestershire
Remote Zoom and Whatsapp
Outdoors Eco-therapy, community, festival wellbeing events, in-house corporate
Amanda Butler
MSc Psychology, MA Education
BA (Hons), Dip. Counselling. Dip. Holistic Therapies (Mixed), Cert. Prof Dev (coach, mentor, supervision). Cert. SEND (special educational needs, neurodiversity), CMI (management, supervision and consultancy). PGCE, PGDE, QTLS
Professional Registrations:
Registered Member BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
Graduate Member BPS (British Psychological Society)
Member FHT (Federation of Holistic Therapists)
Fellow SET (Society for Education and Training)
Accredited Mindfulness Now (programme) Teacher
Also trained with and support multifaith communities: C of E, Forest Church, OBOD (mental health group), Glastonbury Temple (for counselling, CPD, nature/eco therapeutics, ceremony and training)