Sass Boucher MSc BA Hons MBACP

25/07/2024

🏠📈 Is it really possible to leave home at home and work at work? We dive into the challenges and strategies for maintaining a healthy life-life balance in our podcast discussion with Tony.

Tune in here:
https://nrcac.libsyn.com/episode-44-self-care-psychology

25/07/2024

EPISODE SUMMARY: Sass Boucher and Kate Collier, co-founders of SelfCare Psychology Ltd, bring psychology, awareness, resources, and expertise to frontline workers in supportive roles. In this episode, they discuss the concept of Professional Trauma and Fatigue how CAC staff and MDT partners can use....

24/07/2024

🎙️ Huge thanks to our wonderful host Tony for facilitating such an engaging conversation on the podcast. We are grateful for the opportunity to share our insights and discuss important topics like 'Professional Trauma and Fatigue.'

Listen now:
https://nrcac.libsyn.com/episode-44-self-care-psychology

24/07/2024

Incredibly proud if I’m honest to know our work SelfCare Psychology is traveling far and wide!

📢 New Podcast Episode Alert!

Join host Tony DeVincenzo, along with special guests Sass Boucher MSc MBACP and Kate Collier, co-founders of SelfCare Psychology for an insighful conversation on the concept of Professional Trauma and Fatigue. 🎧 Tune in now for insights and practical advice to help you navigate stress and protect your mental health: https://loom.ly/xZw9xJQ

10/07/2024

Beautiful 🙏

P.65 in ‘Notes on Self-Love’. 💕

This has got to be one of the favourite poems I’ve ever written. Every time I come across it, it still hits me.

Remember to create your very own path - the path that fills you with gratitude every day. We’ve only got one shot at life so we’ve got to make it count. ✨

10/07/2024

I'm about to start reading 'The Tribes of the Person-Centred Nation' edited by Mick Cooper (3rd edition, PCCS Books).
📚✨ I've heard so much about this book and am eager to dive into its insights on Person-Centred Theory.
For those who have read it, what did you think? I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts and reflections!

30/06/2024

Boundaries can be gentle ❤️

26/06/2024

Join us this week as we chat to Sass Boucher and Kate Collier from SelfCare Psychology, an organisation dedicated to providing support for practitioners at risk of professional trauma and fatigue. In the episode, we explore the complex challenges faced by those working in care through the lens of Se...

13/06/2024

As this course only enrolls once a year, if anyone is interested in pursuing a counselling career, *NOW* is your chance to secure one of *FOUR* remaining places on this face-to-face course! Get in touch if you want to know more and hear from one of our students who completed this course in comments below...👍

29/05/2024

🎧 A professional first for me, such a great experience, huge thanks to Cache Alumni for allowing us to spread the word!

Join us this week as we chat to Sass Boucher and Kate Collier from SelfCare Psychology, an organisation dedicated to providing support for practitioners at risk of professional trauma and fatigue. In the episode, we explore the complex challenges faced by those working in care through the lens of Se...

07/05/2024

So happy to see this model being used and shared 🥰

🎉 Did you know that our 5 Pillars of Protection model is nearly 7 years old!

Working with professional trauma and fatigue, which we consider to be, stress, burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma is not a one size fits all concept, which is why (we think 😀 ) our 5 Pillars of Protection model is gaining momentum as a valuable framework for addressing the challenges we can encounter when we work with others in crisis, trauma or distress.
Awareness, supervision, peer support, trauma-informed practice, and self-care can empower professionals to navigate these hurdles, because you use it, to consider your unique experience, in the moment, whilst considering what changes you may or may not want to make.
How are you using it, we’d love to hear?
Keep in touch for updates and insights as we continue to support professionals to look after themselves and each other, whilst we develop the accompanying book (we know it's about time 😀 ) and update our other resources.

28/04/2024

This exercise can be so helpful, I love a good visual 🥰

💻 Ready to set healthier boundaries? Dive into Kate's interactive exercise for FREE, available while we're working on newer versions! It's a simple click away and a great step towards prioritising your well-being. ♥️
https://www.selfcarepsychology.com/free-covid-19-resources

27/04/2024

“✨ Helping professionals, it’s time to take advantage of some freebies!
Download our FREE PDF self-care cards, available while we’re working on newer versions, and take a moment to prioritise your well-being today. ”
Head over to our website, links in the bio!
                                           

10/04/2024

"I have always been better at caring for and looking after others than I have been in caring for myself. But in these later years, I made progress.”
Rogers, C., 1980. A Way of Being.

‼️ This is not something I have personally mastered!

😊 I used this quote a few weeks ago on the SelfCare Psychology page, but it works here too.

🔏 I suggested that it felt oddly comforting that Carl Rogers was 75 when he wrote this, and although Im a little embarrassed it’s taken me years and years of person centred-ness to have found it, it resonates very much right now.

🙏 Whilst looking after ourselves is a key element to my work with clients and other practitioners, I need to keep it front and central that this is not because I find it easy, OR am particularly good at it!

🤷‍♀️ But, it is a very important message worth sharing, because by encouraging each other, I think we can give ourselves a little permission too.

🙈 Always learning, always growing, always hoping for progress, especially when it comes to self-care.

26/03/2024

Keele Counselling Conference 2024
*Limited Availability & open to external delegates*
18th Annual Keele Counselling & Psychotherapy Conference (Research & Practice)

Theme: ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It?’

Dates: Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April 2024

Location: Keele University

We warmly welcome delegates to attend our 18th annual counselling conference here at Keele University. This year’s theme is exploring all aspects of love in counselling research and practice. The conference will have a mixture of main speakers, experiential workshops and research symposiums. The c...

22/03/2024

So pleased to be given the opportunity to keep getting the message out there!

As a part of celebrating World Social Work Day, in conjunction with Community Care, we delivered our webinar ‘Wellbeing and Secondary Trauma’ to over 2,500 attendees on Tuesday!

We’re now really pleased to share that the webinar will be available for all subscribers of Community Care Inform in the next few weeks, together with a pdf of the slides, and a transcript!

We’ve been a bit overwhelmed with the response (we are replying to your emails honestly) and we’ve had so much positive feedback, lots of enquiries about our 5 Pillars of Protection model and a genuine interest in how we look after ourselves and each other when we are working with those in crisis and distress.

Huge thanks from us to Ruth and the team at Community Care, and as always resources are available on our website!

17/03/2024

But it can be a great idea to do one thing for your wellbeing if it’s your day off.
Not to support the narrative of being MORE resilient or Teflon coated, but just because it’s something for you 🥰

08/03/2024

Kindness compassion support and encouragement as we navigate these tricky expectations! ❤️🏅❤️

Powerful 'Barbie' Monologue About Being a Woman. "It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don'...

13/02/2024

Delighted to be delivering this for SelfCare Psychology back with the team Community Care 😊

FREE WEBINAR:
Secondary trauma: how to look after your wellbeing as a social worker

19 March 2024, 12noon-1pm

To mark World Social Work Day, join Community Care and two expert speakers for this free webinar about wellbeing and secondary trauma.

Speakers:
Sass Boucher, Counsellor, psychotherapist, lecturer and co-founder of SelfCare Psychology
Kate Collier, Head of learning and development, Black Country Women’s Aid and co-founder of SelfCare Psychology

Attend this webinar to:
• Understand how to look after your wellbeing in a professional context.
• Learn about the risk of secondary trauma and how it might impact you as a social worker.
• Understand how to mitigate the risk of secondary trauma through healthy practice as opposed to simply “treating” the problem.
• Find out more about SelfCare Psychology’s Five Pillars of Protection model and how it can help you as a social worker, or support your team as a manager.

This webinar is relevant to all social workers and social care professionals, whether working in children’s or adults’ services, and is free to watch live.

Visit bit.ly/WebSecTr to register your FREE place.

14/01/2024

A pic last week from the ever stunning .
It’s hard NOT to see the natural beauty isn’t it, but it’s not always easy to make the time to get out there, even knowing that this is waiting.
I’m learning, and goodness knows it’s taking time, but I AM learning that nothing ‘just happens’, it has to be intentional, I have to decide to do it, nothing can be taken for granted, and as someone once advised me ‘See the Beautiful.’ It’s an amazing addition to your self care kit.

12/01/2024

‘The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.’

As a person centred counsellor I am not the expert in you and your needs, you are, you just might not know that yet, and it certainly might not feel like it!
Learning about ourselves makes sense doesn’t it, life is tricky, and so are we, one way of changing, does not, in anyway, fit all!
Carl Rogers believed in the innate wisdom within each client, trusting that their journey unfolds uniquely and authentically. 🌿💪
The person centred counselling relationship aims to hold the space for this to happen, and for us as counsellors to be alongside you.

04/01/2024

Definitely time for another book shelf dive, and as I head back into a new term a classic waved at me! Well not literally, obviously!

I can’t profess to have read every single word, but from the beginning, Irvin Yaloms’ introduction, captures the excitement and anticipation of Rogers and his students listening to the first recorded sessions as a way of starting to explore psychotherapy.

This is not just a book; it's a compass guiding us through the heart of humanistic psychology.

🌈 Why This Book Matters for Us:

1️⃣ Rogers' is the bedrock of person-centred therapy, and this book delves into the principles that shape our approach to counselling.
2️⃣ Rogers reminds us that genuine connections begin with being true to ourselves.
3️⃣ As person-centred counsellors, we understand the profound impact of unconditional positive regard and how it can cultivate therapeutic relationships.
4️⃣ We can explore the concept of the "actualising tendency" and its implications for personal and client growth. How can we foster an environment that encourages flourishing?

29/12/2023

19/12/2023

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19/12/2023

If you’re finding everything *a little bit too much* this week, you’re not alone in your overwhelm.

Last week delivered a bit of a curveball here and I feel like I am just getting back on track and trying to regain some control again - life didn’t get the memo that it’s Christmas and supposed to be a time for fun and joy.

I’m on a mission to try and get some of that sparkle back and to regain some festive feeling.

Hang in there lovely, we’ll get through this bit too 💗