Creatrix Counselling

05/06/2026

I came across this Mary Oliver poem recently and it really touched something in me.

I think many of us are carrying a longing for something quieter.

A slower pace. More creativity. More connection. More time in nature.

A chance to step out of the noise and simply be.

That's really where the idea for Rooted Minds Gathering came from.

A space to gather, connect, create and remember that we are nature too.

🌿 Rooted Minds Gathering 📅 Sunday 20th July ⏰ 10.30am – 12.30pm 📍 Bradmore Green Community Hub, Coulsdon CR5 1PE 💚 £25

A monthly gathering for neurowild souls to reconnect with themselves, others, creativity and the natural world.

If this resonates, I'd love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected] 📱 WhatsApp to book your place

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

🌿 THE THERAPISTS GATHERING 🌿
I'm exploring the idea of creating a monthly gathering for neurodivergent and creatively-minded therapists near Caterham, Surrey.

As a therapist in private practice, I've often noticed how rewarding the work can be, but also how surprisingly lonely it can feel at times.

And for those of us who are neurodivergent, there can sometimes be an additional feeling of not quite fitting in within the therapy world, in the same way we may not always feel we fit into the wider world.

I'm wondering whether there are other therapists who might enjoy a different kind of space...

☕ Tea and connection

🎨 Creative exploration

🌿 Nature-inspired reflection

💚 Authentic conversation

✨ A space where you don't have to be "the therapist"

This wouldn't be CPD, supervision, training or networking.

Just a welcoming space to gather, connect, create, and be human together.

At the moment I'm simply exploring interest before taking any further steps.

If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, I'd love to hear from you.

Donna
Creatrix Counselling
Please leave a comment or message if you're interested...feel free to share ❤️

28/05/2026

Do you long for a space where you can stop masking, slow down, reconnect with nature, and simply be yourself?

Rooted Minds Circle is a gentle monthly gathering for neurowild souls — a space for connection, creativity, reflection, and belonging.

Starting this July in Coulsdon.

If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear from you 🌿

15/05/2026

12/05/2026

Coming soon... Please reach out to book 🙏

07/05/2026

Earth Art. My way of meditating...
Breathe
Let your body speak
Show how you feel with your hands
Collect up all your colours
All your patterns and offer them to the Earth
Hear her say...
There you are
I see you 💚

Then walk away
Leave your art there for her
Let her do with it as she will.
Let the foxes
The badgers
The blackbird
And the crow
Teach you how to let go,
And give in to the impermanence of this ever evolving beautiful existence 💚

02/02/2026

✨ Calling all local neurodivergent souls ✨
Needing support?
Tried therapy before but it didn’t quite work for you?
Felt too rigid, too talky, or not made for how your brain works?
You’re not broken — you may just need something different.
I offer neurodiversity-affirming, creative, trauma-informed therapy for people who think, feel, and experience the world deeply. A space where masking isn’t required, and curiosity, imagination, and gentleness are welcome.
I'd love to meet you.
🌿 Face-to-face therapy
📍 Kenley (CR8)
🤍 Also available online
🔗 creatrixcounselling.com

28/01/2026

The Forest
Lay down your bones my love.
Lay them here
Listen.
Plant yourself in our soils.

Let go of the 'busyness'
Call in the wind
let him carry that all away.
Let him carry it atop the highest tree
And leaf it there.

While you.
And your bones
Down here.
Breathe.

Let me hold you.
Let it go.
We don't care who you are
Only that you arrive

08/01/2026

Self care for me, and for many. Can become a bit of a quest.
I hope that me sharing my inner world supports you. I hope it speaks to you in a way that reminds you that you are not alone... And you are not mad!!

In my inner world, the minute I tell myself I've had a tough few weeks, I need to take a break from work and give myself care, something happens.

The first thing is a voice in my head. Loud cruel, cutting:
You are weak
What's wrong with you
You are pathetic
You are not strong enough for this world...this is what I hear when I slow down.

As I just allow that voice, it gets louder and louder. Meaner, nastier... When I listen and believe it depression kicks in.

BUT the voice that gets quieter is the one I need to focus on, the one that whispers:
You are a beautiful gentle soul
This world can be demanding
Rest and restoration in times of difficulty is a brave and strong action to take
Without this you would be alot less 'Donna'
The world needs more 'Donnas'

So I acknowledge the nasty voice, thank him for trying to keep me safe. Tell him I know another way, there's someone else here to support me now. And I picture myself hugging him and letting him have a little break. While I listen to the voice of encouragement and I rest.

This little story takes time. With a voice that loud sometimes I believe, everything he says. And I get stuck, I cry, I weep, I sleep and then I notice!

Years of therapy gives you a deep awareness of you and your parts. It doesn't fix or cure but it helps you to come into relationship with yourself when things get tough. You still get stuck in black holes, but now you remember you have a ladder!
..and now I have new hair too 🥰

All my love