"The Clinician in Bloom®"
Because the ones who hold space for everyone else
deserve a space of their own.
A 6-week live online CPD program for healthcare clinicians that brings together
floristry, reflective practice and psychological theory in a creative approach to professional wellbeing.
Each week, you’ll create a floral arrangement while exploring psychological concepts and guided reflective activities that invite you to think differently about your own self-care, professional experiences and what sustains you in your work.
12 hours CPD | Live online | No floristry experience required
Mondays in October to November 2026
What this looks like each week....
mindfulness
practice
reflective practice
floral
metaphor
practical floral arranging
Each week, these elements come together as you create a floral arrangement and use the process as a prompt for guided reflection.
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.....
Switching off at the end of the day can be difficult.
You can feel emotionally depleted by constantly giving.
Self-care can start to feel like another task on an already full list.
You miss having something creative, sensory and enjoyable that is simply for you.
This is where The Clinician In Bloom offers something different.
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.
Who’s This
Perfect For?
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 helps you slow down in an embodied way. Engage with the colours, textures, and scents. 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 becomes a symbol for your internal state, inviting you to notice, breathe, and focus on YOU!
"Self-care feels like another thing to do on the to-do list, when I already give so much"
How this training helps:
Rather than adding pressure or more 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 discover ways to replenish and reflect, even in brief moments.
💐Floral metaphor helps by showing 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 that is sustainable"
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, inviting you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what nourishes you, grounded in concepts relevant to health professionals.
💐Floral metaphor helps by exploring ideas like growth, imbalance, or holding without needing to verbalise personal emotions. Instead, creativity and metaphor do 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 truthsomething 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 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."
Practical Information -
What's Included...
Live- Online Session Schedule
6 Weeks, 1.5 hour live online
Mondays 1030am-12 noon
(AEST- Brisbane Qld Time- check daylight savings)
12th October,
19th October,
26th October,
2nd November,
-break-,
16th November,
23rd November
12 hours of CPD
Certificate of completion
6 weekly live online workshops
Interactive, small-group sessions
Pre-recorded learning + guidebook
Short lessons to complete before each workshop
Step-by-step floristry instruction
Guidance to create each week’s arrangement
Reflective practice activities
Connecting flowers, metaphor and psychological theory with reflection and professional wellbeing
No floristry experience required
This isn’t about creating perfect arrangements. You’ll be guided through each week’s floristry activity, with a materials guide and suggestions for sourcing what you need.
The focus is on using flowers as a medium for creativity, reflection and professional wellbeing.
Flowers & materials
Flowers and materials are purchased separately. Allow approximately
$30–50 per week, depending on what you choose and what you already have available. You can reduce costs by incorporating flowers and foliage from your own garden or local area.
Payment Plan
2 payments
of $450
Full Payment
Course Fee
$897
Please note: after you register and pay, you will receive emails with further details about the training and student portal. Please check your "junk" folder or email me: [email protected] if you don't receive them.
Want to experience a little of The Clinician In Bloom first?
Start with the free Which Flower Are You? quiz.
In just 90 seconds, discover one of four flowers offering a different lens on the kind of self-care that might work for you, then receive your personalised flower journal with botanical stories, floristry and reflective prompts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1: “I’m not sure what this actually is? And is it CPD?"
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, so you’ll always know what to expect. If you would like to know more, we can book a clarity call.
This training is designed to meet continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for healthcare clinicians. You will receive a certificate of completion with learning outcomes and total hours. Check with your relevant registration board for further requirements.
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!
Question 5: "Is this only for therapists?"
No. This training is for any healthcare clinician from a range of disciplines.
Question 6: "Is this training only for all genders?"
No. This training is for any healthcare clinician.
Question 7: "Do you offer mentoring for clinicians who want to run their own floristry based trainings?"
This model has been developed with great care and is still evolving. It is held as protected intellectual property and is not available for replication, mentoring or train the trainer use. I appreciate your understanding and your respect for the development of this work.
Question 8: "Can I replicate this program in my service?"
Thank you for your interest in this work. The model is part of my protected IP and isn’t available for replication or train-the-trainer use. If your organisation is interested, I can deliver the program myself, but the structure and process are not available for others to implement.”
If you are interested, register now or enquire on email at [email protected]
Please note: to avoid any potential conflicts of interest psychological therapy clients of Carla are unfortunately unable to participate in training.
This program is available to Australian residents only.
*This floristry based reflective model has been developed with great care over many years, drawing on Carla’s combined training in clinical psychology, therapeutic horticulture and floristry. The structure, metaphors, exercises and teaching processes are held as protected intellectual property and are delivered exclusively by Carla. This program is not available for replication, adaptation, mentoring or train the trainer use. Thank you for respecting the development and integrity of this evolving therapeutic model.
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