Mindscape Therapies

Hi all,

I hope 2024 has been happy and productive for you all. After having the flu for a couple of weeks (managed to eat a nut roast on Xmas itself) I can’t wait to be up and running again this next week!

2024 has been busy for my self development as I trained in animal EMDR. This can be used with any mammal (though I haven’t practised on whales) to help their nervous system regulate and support them to overcome trauma and anxiety. I have been practising with the animals at Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary, a lovely Labradoodle and my own cat. It was a fascinating course and something I had wanted to do for a long time (the trainers are French so I had to await training coming up in English as my GCSE French would not cut it). It also helped me go ‘back to basics’ with my human EMDR practice and think about the theory and practice of EMDR and how it works.

In 2025 I will be completing two courses on IFS informed EMDR practice. Again, this is something I’ve aimed for for a long time to enhance my practice with parts/elements of self, which often comes up with attachment and developmental trauma. I’ve done a certain amount of parts work/inner child work through my hypnotherapy trainings, and it’s a fascinating and effective way to work.

I wish you all a very happy and peaceful New Year, and good things and healing to come your way in 2025.

Kate

Been a bit of a rollercoaster already, but here I still am!

Taking joy in the small stuff – my allotment and garden; my partner, friends and family; my animals; reading FOR FUN; the sunshine (can it be 20 degrees not 28 though?) my superstar clients!

Hi all,

Hope you have stayed well, safe and happy.
Although online therapy has been just as successful as face to face in my view, I’m aware that for legitimate reasons there are people who are requesting face to face therapy.
Having had my vaccinations, and being Covid tested twice weekly, which will aid client safety too, I am now in a position to consider opening face to face, as approved by my professional organisation, and have a provisional opening date of the week of 26th April.
For those of you who want to start or continue working online, this will absolutely continue to be an option on a permanent basis – advantages are no travel time and the comfort of your own environment.
However, for those who would like face to face therapy, I will have strict safety and cleaning procedures in place when I open. These will involve some adjustments – PPE for myself and clients, hygiene procedures, additional record keeping and extra time between sessions to clean.
Please consider your own individual health, vulnerability and comfort when considering if you would like to see me face to face or online. I am happy to talk it through with you at any time.

I and almost 500 other EMDR therapists took part in a Zoom seminar this week on EMDR and Mindfulness, led by Alexandra Dent and colleagues. It was amazing! Really gave me food for thought. When lives are busy and stressful it is so easy to lose sight of self care, and I reconnected with mindfulness practice myself. It has also given me further strategies to support clients with the grounding and resourcing required for EMDR.

Hi all,

I closed Mindscape to face to face contact on 16th March due to the Coronavirus. However, I am providing contact and sessions by Skype, phone, Zoom, WhatsApp and email currently until this crisis is resolved. I have no symptoms of the illness and neither does anybody I have been in contact with to my knowledge. However, the fact remains that I have a number of clients with serious medical conditions who would be significantly impacted on by Coronavirus spread, so I made this decision sooner than required, after discussion with my supervisor who is taking the same course of action. I’m sure you can understand that as a health professional, I felt a moral and ethical duty to minimise the risks to people who have vulnerabilities. Please do feel free to contact me to discuss, whether you are a current or prospective client.
WhatsApp is end to end secure and as well as using it via mobile/messaging, you can also make video calls and download it to a PC. Zoom is also secure, needs no software and I just send you a link to meet virtually. Skype and email are potentially less secure.
Many thanks for your understanding and patience during what is an uncertain and worrying time for us all. I do hope you will feel able to continue to support Mindscape, as a small local business, and also benefit from the support and therapy I will continue to offer – albeit at a distance. Stay well and take care, Kate