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
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 You may be considering exploring new opportunities and wanting to move away from outdated patterns within a safe, non-judgemental environment.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- Autopilot and outdated patterns - managing change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 & GROUPS
In-Person
Autumn Equinox Celebration, Sound Bath and Craft
21st September: The Wellbeing Tree, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
10-12am £22 includes craft materials
Sales: Ticket Taylor, bank transfer or on the door. Contact me to reserve a place
Celebrating Samhain/All Souls/Celtic New Year, Sound Bath Journey and Craft
Saturday 2nd November at The Wellbeing Tree, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
10-12am £22 includes craft materials
Sales: Ticket Taylor, bank transfer or on the door. Contact me to reserve a place
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Remote
The Holistic Slow Down for Mind, Body and Spirit
45 minutes of mindfulness, psychoeducation and Positivity
(Webinar/Zoom Sessions) 45 minutes - Twice monthly
These sessions take less than an hour but are packed with ideas and tools intended to support wellbeing.
A time to check in, be still, connect, relax, ground and explore via a holistic model of wellbeing with supportive coping strategies for busy lives.
Each session includes: ~ Psychoeducation/a counselling approach ~ A therapeutic model and activity
~ An eco/nature based musing based on the season and Celtic wheel of the year ~ A mindfulness based journey meditation.
45 minute sessions - £7
New dates to be announced. Sales: Ticket Taylor
(These sessions do not replace personal therapy, but aim to support by offering practical strategies. Work safely and within your limits - consult your medical practitioner for advice; speak to me for more details)
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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
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)
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