"The Clinician

In Bloom"

“Because the ones who hold space for

everyone else

deserve a space of

their own.”

Join the waitlist now

for this ONLINE "live" immersive training

6 Week training program for Healthcare Clinicians

(Any and all healthcare clinicians)

Grounded in therapeutic horticulture principles through the act of arranging flowers, this psychoeducational training program combines:

mindfulness

reflective practice

floral metaphor and

practical floral arranging

Clinicians engage in a tangible, creative, sensory-based self-care experience, fostering personal and professional replenishment.

Developed by a psychologist and florist who gets it!

Does this sound familiar?

You’re the one people count on. You hold space. You show up. You give....

over and over again.

But lately under the surface.....

You're tired.

Switching off feels impossible, even when the day ends. Rest doesn’t come easily, and stillness only makes the noise louder.

You feel emotionally drained, constantly giving, with no space to be held in return.

You’re scared burnout is becoming your baseline, but it’s hard to admit out loud.

You’ve tried to care for yourself, but self-care feels like another task on the endless to-do list.

You crave something deeper...something beautiful, tactile, creative... something that’s just for you.

Underneath the routine and responsibility, there’s a quiet ache for joy, colour, and connection.

If you’re feeling this, you’re not alone.

Because the ones who hold space for everyone else deserve a space

of their own.

And while you’re not looking for therapy,

you are looking for a unique and different space that supports reflection, insight, and renewal.....

without pressure or performance.

As a psychologist and a florist, this is why I created;

"The Clinician In Bloom".

Who's This Perfect For?

Any and all healthcare clinicians including, but certainly not limited to:

psychologists

social workers

counsellors

occupational therapists

allied health professionals

doctors

nurses

Physios

any other healthcare clinician....

What Healthcare Clinicians Are Saying....

I spoke to many healthcare clinicians and these are some of the key themes that came up repeatedly.....

and how this training helps in applying self-care:

"I struggle to switch off, there is always something I am responsible for"

How this training helps:

The use of mindful floral arranging and nervous system education to help you slow down in an embodied way. The rhythm of working with flowers ~ choosing, trimming, arranging, creates a natural pause.

💐Floral metaphor helps by giving form to stillness. A closed bud, a drooping stem, a moment of bloom—each one becomes a symbol for your internal state, inviting you to notice and breathe, to focus on YOU!

"Self-care feels like another thing to do on the to-do list"

How this training helps:

Rather than adding to your load, this training reframes self-care as small, intentional acts of creativity and reflection that fit into real life. You’ll learn how emotional depletion shows up in caring roles and ways to replenish, even in small moments.

💐Floral metaphor helps by showing you that even flowers need water, sunlight, and care—without guilt. You begin to see your own needs as natural, not indulgent.

"I'm craving doing something for me that's creative and beautiful"

How this training helps:

This is a space to reconnect with beauty and creativity—not for clients, not for productivity, just for you. Flowers offer beauty without expectation. You’ll engage with their colour, texture, and form as a way to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what nourishes you, while also grounded in concepts relevant to health professionals.

💐Floral metaphor helps by exploring ideas like growth, imbalance, or holding without needing to verbalise personal emotions. The metaphor does the reflective work for you.

"I give so much to everyone else and there is nothing left at the end of the day for me"

How this training helps:

You’ll learn about the psychology of compassion fatigue and how creative, hands-on practices can support emotional replenishment. This reflective education is designed to help you understand and care for yourself in your professional role.

💐 Floral metaphor may show an unbalanced arrangement or wilted flower might reflect how you’re feeling.....but unlike words, you don’t need to explain it. The act of creating becomes a way to process without pressure.

"I've tried mindfulness activities before but they don't work for me"

How this training helps:

This is mindfulness in motion. You’ll explore how sensory-based, non-verbal activities like floral arranging offer grounding, even for those who find stillness challenging. Provides focus without needing silence and stillness, great for those who struggle with tranditional mindfulness activities.

💐 Floral metaphor Mindfulness blooms in motion—through stems that bend, petals that fall, and hands that learn to let go. Flowers don't demand stillness...they invite attention.

"In our clinical work we rarely get feedback"

How this training helps:

The act of creating a floral arrangement offers a rare opportunity to see the results of your care reflected back to you. It becomes a visual reminder that your attention, thoughtfulness, and presence lead to something meaningful, something you can see and appreciate. In clinical work, that kind of immediate, affirming feedback isn't always received.

💐 Floral metaphor helps by making your emotional and creative labour visible. The final arrangement is a living reflection of care, intention, and emotional truth—something you can actually see and feel .

Now imagine this...

You wake up feeling lighter.....not because your workload disappeared,

but because you feel replenished.

You move through your day with a little more softness, a little more breath, and moments that are just yours.

You no longer try to force rest or “do” self-care...you’ve found something gentler. Something creative, sensory, and life-giving. Through simple, tactile practices, you reconnect with your body and your joy.

You start to feel present again, not as a task, but as a way of being.

You make space to reflect, express, and feel seen, not just as a clinician, but as a whole human.

And little by little, you remember who you are beneath the output.

You begin to bloom, slowly but surely, in a space that gives back to you.

The Clinician In Bloom, is for healthcare clinicians looking for:

Sensory and creative tools to regulate your own nervous system, so you can co-regulate more effectively with clients, patients, or teams.

Reconnection with joy and beauty, reigniting the parts of you that fuel empathy, compassion, and genuine connection.

Engaging in reflective practice through floral metaphor, helping you process the emotional weight of your work in a way that’s gentle, not clinical.

Holding clearer boundaries, because you’ll know how to return to yourself and replenish when your capacity runs low.

Sustaining your role as a caregiver, not by sacrificing more, but by tending to your own inner flower garden first.

But What Is This Training Exactly You Ask???

This isn’t just a floristry class and it’s not therapy.

It’s a unique, combined reflective learning experience

designed for healthcare clinicians who give so much to others,

and are ready to reconnect with themselves in a gentle, creative and fun way.

It is training that supports you, so that you can support others.

Here's An Overview:

This training program has been developed for healthcare clinicians, designed to help clinicians flourish through reflection, creativity, and floral metaphor.

As a healthcare clinician I am acutely aware of the demands and burn-out risks, and the importance of training that not only builds confidence as a clinician, but also focuses on

self-care, to support us supporting others.

I recently gained my qualification as a florist, after I decided to do it for my own self-care, and was introduced to therapeutic horticulture and the benefits of using flowers and psychology together. This is the foundation of developing psychoeducational training for clinician self-care using floristry.

The Clinician In Bloom supports healthcare clinicians in preventing compassion fatigue and reconnecting with their own wellbeing.

Many clinicians report struggling to balance work with personal needs, feeling obligated to prioritise others, or finding that conventional self-care and mindfulness practices don’t always resonate. This training offers a refreshing and restorative alternative.

Grounded in therapeutic horticulture principles through the act of arranging flowers, the training combines mindfulness, reflective practice, floral metaphor and practical floral arranging. Clinicians engage in a tangible, creative, sensory-based self-care experience, fostering personal and professional replenishment.

This training program also offers clinicians a way to see and feel the tangible outcomes of their care, something that healthcare clinicians may not get to see in their roles.

Each arrangement becomes a symbolic expression of what it means to slow down, reflect, and hold space with intention, assisting clinicians to embody the very values they promote to clients...

Reinforcing compassionate, relational care for self and others.

Plus....Participants leave with a repeatable self-care ritual and a renewed sense of connection to self.

What is Therapeutic Horticulture?

Therapeutic horticulture is the intentional use of plant-based activities, such as gardening, floristry, or working with natural materials, to support wellbeing, reflection, and emotional well-being. It is not therapy, but a purposeful, structured, evidence-informed practice that engages the mind and body through sensory, creative, and nature-based experiences.

In her book The Well-Gardened Mind (2020), psychiatrist and psychotherapist Sue Stuart-Smith explores how working with plants and flowers can offer profound benefits for our emotional wellbeing, stating:

“Flowers are not just decorative; they are expressive.

They speak to the emotions in a way that words often cannot.”

These are the principles drawn upon in this training; using flowers not only as a creative medium, but as a reflective one. Each activity uses the sensory, symbolic, and metaphorical qualities of floral arranging to support clinicians in pausing, noticing, and reconnecting with their own needs.

What Are The Weekly Themes?

  • The Vase: Recognise what needs tending

💐 Floral metaphor: “A vase only holds what’s poured into it”

  • The Focal Flower: Reframe where to put your focus

💐 Floral metaphor: " Every arrangement begins with one bloom....the one that brings everything else into harmony. What if you placed yourself at the centre again?"

  • The Wild Posy- Reconnect with creativity and joy

💐 Floral metaphor: "A wild posy doesn't follow rules, it grows from what’s available, not what’s perfect. It reminds us that beauty can come from spontaneity, from what’s already in our hands. In its unevenness and freedom, it reflects the parts of us that thrive when we let go of control".

  • The Story Arrangement- Reflection and meaning making

💐 Floral metaphor: “Each stem holds a piece of something lived: a memory, a mood, a moment. Together, they form a story only your hands know how to tell.”

  • The Centrepiece: Replenish and hold space for self

💐 Floral metaphor: "A centrepiece isn’t just placed, it’s intentionally chosen. It holds space, sets tone, and invites pause and is long lasting. It is low, grounded, and built to stay"

  • The Lasting Stem- Reinforcing integration and sustainable self-care

💐 Floral metaphor: "Not every stem fades when the petals fall. Some hold their shape long after the bloom is gone...resilient, steady, and quietly strong. These are the parts that stay: the habits rooted in rhythm, the insights woven into how you move through your days."

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: “I’m not sure what this actually is?”

Totally fair. The Clinician In Bloom combines gentle psychoeducation, creative floristry, and reflective practices grounded in floral metaphor and therapeutic horticulture. It’s not therapy. It’s not performance. It’s a sensory, beautiful space to reconnect with yourself using nature, colour, and tactile creation. And everything is clearly guided, you’ll always know what to expect.

Question 2:“What if I’m not creative.”

You don’t need to be. There’s no right or wrong here, just expression. The floristry practices are designed to be simple, intuitive, and soothing. This isn’t about making perfect “art”, it’s about making space and showing up imperfectly. Many participants are surprised at how naturally their creativity returns when the pressure is taken away.

Question 3: “I don’t have time for anything else.”

I get it, I felt exactly the same. This is why I enrolled to study floristry so I knew that with a locked in time committment I would do something for me and it was amazing. That’s why The Clinician In Bloom is intentionally designed to be gentle, spacious, and low-pressure. It’s not “one more thing” to do, it’s a soft place to land.

Question 4: “Do I need to buy flowers or supplies?”

I keep it simple and flexible. You’ll receive clear guidance on what you need, but it’s designed to be low-cost and low-effort. Most materials are easy to source, whether from your own garden or family and friends. You may be able to buy some flowers from your local supermarket to dismantle and use. This isn’t about perfection showing up for you!

If this sounds like something you are interested in Enquire Now!

It’s still in development, but before I finalize the structure, I want to test it — with real people, so I’m inviting 10 people to go through it early as a Beta program — at a discounted price — in exchange for feedback. A beta program means it’s the first version, co-created with participants like you, and offered at a reduced rate. As a Beta participant, you'll have the opportunity to access the full program, personalized support, and updates and provide ongoing feedback that shapes the final program. I’ll ask for your feedback during the process (short, easy surveys).

 

The training program will run as a live online zoom consisting of 6 x 1.5 hour weekly sessions on a Monday.

Dates and times to be confirmed. I will keep those on the waitlist up to date.

If you are interested, enquire now or email me at [email protected] to join the waitlist.

(Please note: to avoid any potential conflicts of interest psychological therapy clients of Carla are unfortunately unable to participate in training)

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