Step Into The Wild - Therapy in nature with Sam Addy

03/03/2026

Super excited to be teaming up with our Lucy from The Plant Deli to deliver this beauty spring equinox celebration - our first community focused retreat. An immersive sensory experience in nature to help you breathe, bring some inner peace, stretch and “spring” into Spring.
Everyone welcome - pay as you feel.

27/02/2026

My professional listing for anyone that would like to know more about the counselling I offer.

Hi, I’m Sam. A person-centred counsellor based in Huddersfield. I predominantly deliver my counselling in nature on private farmland/woodland. Reach out for a no obligation introductory call if you’d like to know more.

26/02/2026

What a lovely free resource, and a charity dedicated to spreading happiness 🙌🏼

Daily actions to help you pause, breathe and notice.

24/02/2026

🌸✨ Join Us to Celebrate International Women’s Day! ✨🌸

The Women’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Project, in collaboration with our Working Together Partnership, invites you to a special International Women’s Day celebration on Wednesday 4th March:

📍 Empire House, First Floor, WF12 8DJ
🕙 Registration: 10:00–11:00am
🕑 Event finishes at 2:00pm

This is a day created by women, for women — a space to connect, reflect, create and celebrate together.

🎶 We’ll begin with music and singing from Emily and the amazing women from our Huddersfield music group.
🎨 Enjoy a short presentation from Gina at Arttastic, showcasing beautiful creative work produced by women accessing services in Dewsbury.

From 12pm, you can choose from a range of empowering workshops (sign up at registration):

🌿 S2R – Aromatherapy
🎨 HOOT – Visual Art Workshop
🧘‍♀️ CLEAR – Mindfulness Activity
🪨 Carers Count – Pebble Painting

💼 Staff from Waythrough and Cloverleaf Advocacy will also be available throughout the day to offer support and information around employment and advocacy.

🌙 To respect Ramadan, only light refreshments will be available throughout the day. However you’re very welcome to bring your own lunch if you wish.

We can’t wait to see you there! 💜

24/02/2026

Birds and birdsong are one of my favourite techniques for ‘getting out of my head’, simply because it’s easy. I don’t have to work hard to imagine, I can just listen and then focus. Breathe.

Now I’ve never seen a Kingfisher, but a striking photo caught my eye of one and I read that this can be one of the best times of year due to it being mating season. They’re out and about and much more vocal. So this will be my treasure hunting task for the next few weeks to help make my heart sing. If anyone does see one, please share! Hopefully I’ll have a photo (not best photographer) or a story of my own to share too 🤞

https://www.songbird-survival.org.uk/songbirds/kingfisher #:~:text=Kingfisher%20breeding%20and%20nesting%20information,and%20lined%20with%20fish%20bones.

Kingfishers are widespread across the UK and inhabit the sides of rivers, canals, and lakes. They are shy birds, though occasionally they may visit a pond in a garden if fish are plentiful.

20/02/2026

Woodland wellness sessions coming soon…1-1 or small groups. An immersive experience to help regulate your nervous system ❤️

12/02/2026

Treasures aplenty to behold from this weeks sessions down in the woodland. But the most beautiful sight of all (in my opinion) is the sign of “new life”. The very first buds on the trees fill my heart with a hopeful feeling.
Times in life like winter can be dark and difficult. But even in the darkness, there are treasures to be found if you are able to really “look”. And sometimes, yeah you need people like me to help you do that. But once you know how to “look” and where to “look” you’ll be able to always “see”.

09/02/2026

I like to try and wind things back and simplify explaining things where I can. Be clear, honest and transparent. This is mainly because I process information best, when I receive it in this way. We’re all unique in the way we process and think. I read a lot that we’re now living in a society where “therapist terminology” is part of everyday vocabulary, and I’m not trying to undermine anyone’s knowledge or personal interpretation with this video. However, there’s still a lot of people I encounter who aren’t really sure what counselling is about. So I hope this helps. And I do feel sometimes, it’s good to re-simplify things.

06/02/2026

Yesterday I completed this 4 week course with Kirklees Success Centres. Predominantly for support within my family home.
However, I wasn’t sure what to expect and the teaching was absolute solid gold, with tutors having lived experience and the knowledge to boot. Thank you 🙏
I feel along side the understanding Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD course I did last year, it’s enhanced my knowledge/understanding and how I can apply this to my delivery of counselling and wellbeing practise.

No, in a “person-centred” approach you don’t need to have this training. But for me personally, I feel it’s given me better understanding, insight and therefore deepens my application of empathy with neurodivergent (with or without diagnosis, no labels needed here) clients. Gotta be a good thing right?!

01/02/2026

Part 1 of 3

Woodland Wellness

I couldn’t make this post with the content I wanted in 1 post, so I’ve had to make 3 🫣😂 I’m not best techy- hands up!

So I went down to the woods yesterday for some much needed well-being for myself.
I went with the idea of immersing all my senses, along the lines of 5 things (It’s a therapy technique for helping calm the nervous system) 5 things you can see, touch, smell, feel and taste (5 down to 1). The idea however was to be more interactive with it - I laid down and felt the miss on my back, how comforting it was, how soft.
Whilst doing some yoga stretches I made sure to lower my nose to the woodland floor and take in the smells. I hugged the trees and felt not only the texture under my hand and body, but also how it felt to be held by them. And I immersed my feet into the stream and splashed around, listening to the roaring water below and the bird song above.

As I was walking back up the hill, I felt lighter. My nervous system calmer.

I’m going to be offering these therapy sessions as well as the counselling. They’d be more of an experience, not counselling. However, I do feel that a hybrid of the counselling and woodland experience could be a good idea for people who need breaks to re-regulate in-between talking.

The woodland sessions will be available soon once I’ve got them where I want them.
I’d love any thoughts/input/feedback anyone may have on the above.

Happy February.
Happy Imbolc - the sun is getting stronger ☀️

01/02/2026

Part 2 of 3
Woodland Wellness