One-to-One Retreats

Modern life can be busy with little time to slow down, reflect and process. You might just need some time out for you.

The One-to-One Retreats offer a warm, professional and relaxing welcome followed by a half day of creativity (see example session below) or forest bathing (see e.g.) alongside the opportunity for you to talk as much or as little as you’d like with me as a qualified counsellor.

No previous experience in being creative or in forest bathing is required.

This is time for you, just for you, to recharge your batteries, to invest in you.

People book the One-to-One Retreats because they need unhurried time, drawn to creative expression or the natural world. A blend of professional counselling with experiential healing.

What to Expect

  • Tailored Environments: Choose a Creative Retreat in the beautiful Cedar Room at Penrhos Manor, or a Forest Bathing Retreat in the Gwydir Forest.
  • True Acceptance: A warm, empathetic and professional relationship where you can be exactly who you are without fear of judgment.
  • No Forced Agendas: We focus entirely on what matters to you, moving at a speed that feels safe and comfortable.
  • (That I will look after my own wellbeing so that I can be present and fully there for you at each session.)

What You’ll Experience

  •  Knowing you are working through and processing what’s on your mind. With ‘tools’ to help you move forward.

Clients often Experience

Feeling lighter, grounded and reconnected

  • Clarity: A deeper understanding of your emotions, choices, and boundaries.
  • Regulated Nervous System: From being creative and forest bathing  there is a sense of mental and physical calm.
  • Creative Insights: Physical anchors—like a piece of art, writing, or a found nature object—to remind you of breakthroughs that you can take with you.
  • Self-Compassion: Greater kindness toward yourself.
  • Empowerment: The confidence to trust your own instincts and make positive choices.

Art & Craft Retreat

Cedar Room, Penrhos Manor, Colwyn Bay

9.30am Welcome, arrival, refreshment, grounding, check in.

10am Invite: craft/art e.g mindfully make a small wreath, draw your emotions, play with colour, make a zine and an opportunity to talk if you wish to.

11am Break, opportunity to walk around the grounds at penrhos manor or relax on the sofa.

11.15am Check in, invite: review and continue with craft/art.

12.15pm Reflection and gratitude.

12.30pm Close of retreat.

£150 per 2.5hrs Session

Forest Bathing Retreat

Gwydir Forest, Llanrwst

9.30am Welcome, arrival, grounding, check in.

10am Invite: a mindful walk in the forest focusing on our sense of sight.

11am Break, opportunity to walk around the forest and relax.

11.15am Invite: a mindful walk in the forest focusing on our sense of hearing.

12.15pm Reflection and gratitude.

12.30pm Retreat closes.

£150 per 2.5hrs Session