Welcome and Introduction
Hi, I’m Lucinda. Thank you for visiting my website.
I’m an arts therapist who works throught movement, metaphor and mindfulness in nature. The struggles my clients come to me with include anxiety, depression, difficult relationships, self-doubt, perfectionism and knowing they are eating, drinking and buying more than they need or would like to. What they are looking for is emotional balance, better relationships – with themselves and others – and greater contentment, fulfilment and ‘flow’ in their life.
I provide a safe, caring, non-judgemental – and where appropriate, challenging – space for my clients to explore the beliefs, emotions and behaviours that are stopping them achieving the life they want to lead. I work with the interplay of body and mind, and my therapy space is Views Wood on the edge of Uckfield in East Sussex. The natural world is our original ‘home’ and offers clients a deeply restorative environment where they can express and explore who they are and who they want to be using the powerful materials and dynamics to be found in nature.
As well as individual therapy, I offer clinical supervision/reflective practice for therapists and professionals and regularly run groups and workshops.
If you’ve had enough of struggling with emotional issues and are interested in experiencing the power of working outdoors, please don’t suffer alone, click here to find out more.
Clinical Supervision/Reflective Practice
I work with trainee and qualified therapists and counsellors who are looking for clinical supervision that is supportive, relational and at the same time challenging. I welcome supervisees who work outdoors and/or creatively and are looking for a supervisor with expertise in one or both areas. My clinical expertise covers developmental trauma, attachment issues, loss, grief, anxiety and depression, and working with adopted and looked after young people and their families. Click here to find out more.
I also work with professionals (e.g. school staff member, healthcare worker, social worker) who are seeking a regular space to reflect on their role as carer/educator/service provider and wishing to explore relationship dynamics, and how the impacts of past and current life experiences, cultural and organisational issues influence the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of the children/adults in their care. Click here to find out more.
I currently run an outdoor supervision group for therapists and counsellors in Selmeston, near Eastbourne, and I regularly run wellbeing workshops and groups with a strong focus on a deep connection with self, others and the natural world we are a part of. Click here to find out more about the groups and workshops I am running currently or in the future.
Nature As A Model And A Mirror – The Importance of Nature in My Work
You don’t need research to tell you that being out in nature is intrinsically good for you – a long walk or even a short, brisk walk can blow the cobwebs of everyday life away allowing you to come back feeling refreshed. Interacting more proactively with nature and developing a deeper relationship with it can bring deep relief, release and healing. Click here to read more about my own relationship with nature and here to read why I think nature is so important for our mental health and well-being.
I hope you find something here on my website that helps you and I look forward to hearing from you. I can be contacted on mob: 07729 773469 or email: [email protected]