Your Journey Counselling

17/07/2026

Hello everyone! 👋
I have some exciting news...

I have been working on a lot of art lately in the past 6 months or so, and I wanted to share all of this with you.

After making some art, my brother had the best idea, which was to make little bespoke paintings and donate to a local charity.
So I thought why not make an actual mini project from my paintings and make prints to sell and donate some proceeds to my local charity ‘Ask for Jake’.

Prints of my watercolour work shall be available next week at ‘From, Amélie’ Cafe in Braunton. Each print sold means 25% goes towards AFJ whilst also supporting a fantastic local business too.

I can do bespoke paintings for people of favourite local spots - as I’m into painting nature and landscapes but it’s all very much in the early stages, so much more to follow. There is so much more I want to develop and share.

I hope that with my art I can give a little bit of warmth and hope and light to people’s lives in any way I can. It’s the beginning of my journey in connecting art with mental health and with connection to the community.

I bring to you my own little art project ‘Coastal Dreamscapes’.
Inspired by Nature, Guided by Dreams’ 🌙 ✨

Check out my new website I have designed below. 👇

www.coastaldreamscapes.co.uk

Ps if you want to give me a follow for new upcoming art pieces, here is the instagram for Coastal Dreamscapes: https://www.instagram.com/coastaldreamscapes

12/07/2026

Website refresh!

Hi everyone,

I've done a bit of a rebrand on my logo and my counselling website. After a while, websites can get a little dated, and I felt I needed to re-vamp things a little bit with some added extras. It's taken a while to do this alongside work, but I feel happier with how it's turned out. So it's been a busy time redesigning my pages, my logo and making new business cards.
I also have some more exciting creative news in the pipeline to share soon, and this will involved a local business and charity, but I am currently in the planning stage... so watch this space!
So if you wish to share my website far and wide to those who may need counselling, I would be very grateful, as my practice is taking off well at The Family Compass Centre.

Offering personalised counselling and art therapy sessions in Barnstaple to support emotional wellbeing and personal growth. Safe, confidential, and client-centered care.

05/07/2026

Tonight we have out 1st woman’s hub, a safe, confidential space for you to talk with other woman’s about your struggles.
Tonight we will be listers and discussing how you would like the space to run. Please join us for a chat with a tea/coffee and maybe even a biscuit.

07/04/2026

Not my own words, but I couldn’t agree more.

Any relationship, friendship, dynamic, you name it, needs time, patience and understanding. If someone has to shrink themselves, their needs and minimise their boundaries just to keep a connection going, it’s simply a house of cards. It will crumble and fall apart.

Rupture should eventually deepen a bond, not create distance.

Communication can help bridge the gap and not create a reason to critique nor belittle another.

It’s down to us all to do the work we need on ourselves. To meet others fairly and to be honest and true to ourselves.

Emotional maturity matters.

03/04/2026

‘Aurora’s Wish’

Acrylic on 8 x 8 Canvas

So what inspired me to do this particular painting?

The first quarter of the year is never an easy time for me. There are reminders of personal loss and it just hasn’t been an easy time in general. I wanted to paint this as an anchor of hope through endings, through change, and even when the journey feels difficult. Like the Aurora Borealis, life moves in cycles and whatever is being felt or is happening right now, it can and will change. Interestingly, the Northern Lights are often at their brightest and most frequent around the autumn (September) and spring (March) equinoxes.

I wanted to create a contrast of emerging light within the darkness.

This painting is my way of expressing that even in the darker seasons of our life, that we have the capacity to find, or create our own light and to wish for better and brighter times ahead. ✨ 💫

03/04/2026

I’ve been really getting into art lately. It’s a great way to decompress but also discover new things along the way. I have in the part integrated art within therapy as it can also help clients who struggle to verbally name their experiences and feelings to express themselves in other ways. I love getting creative!

I mainly work with watercolour and acrylic. Watercolour can be especially helpful in seeing what naturally emerges on paper without having to control it too much. It helps for better mindfulness as well as giving you little surprises along the way 😁