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Holistic mental health & wellness (practitioner training, therapeutic support).

17/03/2026

When we experience trauma, overwhelming emotions flood our heart and mind. In an effort to cope, many of us attempt to numb these and disconnect. The unfortunate reality of this is that we not only disconnect from challenging feelings, we also disconnect from enjoyable ones - as well as our body. While this is a normal part of trying to survive post-traumatic stress, it is unhelpful for us in recovery.

But, the good news is that we can start to repair this. By gently reflecting on how we truly feel, perhaps once during the day in a journal.

📍Save this wonderful feelings wheel by Romy Alexandra, and give it a try! And as always, if you find this challenging, please know you aren’t alone - pop us a DM for individualised therapeutic support.

NB: This is a resource we train on in our short course in practical counselling.

03/03/2026

For the trauma survivors ❤️‍🩹

Peace, even though it’s what many of us are trying so hard to nurture - can feel anything but peaceful. It can feel endlessly unattainable. Trauma creates disconnection and chaos. Trauma unresolved, over time, starts to feel normal. And in a strange way? Safe.

Disrupting this disconnection and attempting to nurture presence and peace can signal change to the brain. Change - whether “good” or “bad” is always interpreted by the brain as dangerous.

Be patient with yourself, friend. Don’t overdo the striving for peace. Honor your capacity with it. Peace will one day feel normal. Promise.

27/02/2026

A poignant reminder from our founder, Cands ❤️‍🩹

You’re not alone friends x

24/02/2026

Counselors, the gap between theory and practice just got smaller! 🫶

If you have all the counseling theory but struggle with practice, this is for you. We do real-life, actual implementation of the most important tools for counsellors to know and have.

This is a guided, step-by-step, return to practical counseling - i.e. what actually works in practice. No more second-guessing, no more imposter-syndrome - we’ve got you!

Now on sale until 28 Feb ’26. 👉 Enrol via link in our bio.

17/02/2026

Friends, have you received our brand-new *FREE* resource? 💻📋

Counselors, somatic practitioners, coaches - this is for you! Whether you’re newly qualified, building confidence with your first clients, or realising you never quite learned these basics explicitly, it is our hope that this free resource will offer you clarity and a practical tool you can use right away.

Join us on Friday, 20th Feb ’26 to dive deeper into:

* Essential client information - including the intake forms, consent, disclaimers, and information protection we always recommend regardless of your location or modality.
* Structuring and pacing an intake session, what to ask and what to leave for later, and how to establish clear professional boundaries and requirements from the outset.
* Bonus guidance on proven payment policies, handling cancellations and no-shows, and ethical, sustainable note-taking practices.

👉 If you work or are training to work one on one, head here: https://forms.gle/ZMc33tKsFBMZ24ZRA to book your spot!

Bonus: intake session checklist included for free for all bookings.

16/02/2026

When this week started, how did you feel?

A fulfilled practitioner is a great practitioner. We show up better. We prepare better. We *feel* so much better. 🤍 Knowing how fulfilled we are on our current career path is such an important step. From there we can start reflecting more deeply on what is draining us and what needs to shift + how.

If 0 = totally unfulfilled and 10 = totally fulfilled, how would you rate your start to the week? 👇 Share with us in the comments below.

There’s no shame here. 🤗

13/02/2026

Join us for a value-packed FREE webinar workshop on Friday 20th Feb, 2pm SAST to learn:

📋 Essential client information - including the intake forms, consent, disclaimers, and information protection we always recommend regardless of your location or modality.
📋 How to structure and pace an intake session, what to ask and what to leave for later, and how to establish clear professional boundaries and requirements from the outset.
📋 You’ll also receive bonus guidance on proven payment policies, handling cancellations and no-shows, and ethical, sustainable note-taking practices.

Limited spots. Ideally suited to mental health and wellness practitioners (counselors, somatic workers, wellness specialists, coaches - all welcome 🙂🫶).

👉 Booking link here: https://forms.gle/UVPrjfqDjkz9TKeJ8 Confidence really is born in clarity!

12/02/2026

It’s not if, but when, a client expresses suicidal thoughts to you. Take it from us, if you work anywhere near mental health and wellness, it will happen. How equipped do you feel to safely and compassionately respond?

We have just introduced a brand-new module to our short course in Practical Counseling: Managing suicidality with care. This is a bonus module and included, absolutely FREE when you join our Practical Counseling course!

We will support you in learning:

🫶 How to identify clients at risk for serious self-harm.
🫶 Responding in a grounded, and effective way.
🫶 What questions to ask to assess su***de risk and compassionately support the client.
🫶 Referral and means restriction processes that are critical next steps.
🫶 Resourcing for clients struggling with suicidal thoughts.
***Also included - our favourite (downloadable) tool for su***de risk screening that anyone can use.

Join us and step into mental health and wellness sessions clear on how to manage sucidality with care.

⏱️ NB! Our short course in Practical Counseling is currently on sale, and includes this module and all our other super practical modules to support your confidence and skill set with clients in sessions: intake and documentation, case formulation and development, ethical and reflective practice. 👉 Pop us a DM to request the detailed curriculum overview!

09/02/2026

Many of us have learnt from a young age that our true feelings are not ok. They’re bad. Or we’re bad for having them.

But here’s the thing… Feelings don’t just go away. Particularly those related to abuse, trauma, being taken advantage of or just simply not being validated and understood. Feelings don’t simply disappear - no matter how much someone has told us they should. They get turned inward and we desperately cling to other behaviour to help us regulate. Every behaviour serves a purpose, friend. Every, single, one.

Have a question about emotional regulation? Pop it in the comments below for us 🫶

05/02/2026

We see you. We’re here for you. 🫶

03/02/2026

Compassion > knowledge. Connection > ego. Shared humanity > labels.

Your gentle presence matters. Hugely.

30/01/2026

🤩 What a way to start 2026!

We are now accepting scholarship applications for our much-anticipated facilitator training - trauma sensitive yoga for children, teens and their families. Application form can be found via link in our bio.

🙌 Meet the faculty:

Our founder, Candice Clark
Mom, experienced licensed counselor, trainer and yoga therapist specialising in trauma and mental health. Special interest in developmental psychology.

Our colleague & friend, Michelle Fury
Licensed psychotherapist and highly experienced paediatric yoga therapist (Colorado Children’s Hospital). Author and acclaimed subject matter expert on yoga as a psychtherapeutic intervention.

👉 Apply for a full or part scholarship here: https://forms.gle/nYUuwHBi7UCwG9XU9
👉 Enrol at early-bird pricing here: https://candiceclark.co.za/tsy-child-teens-facilitator-training/

We are gearing up for our 7th March start and are SO excited to welcome you all in. NB: Early bird pricing expires on 31 Jan if you’re still wanting to book in normally. We’re almost full-up! We. Can’t. Hardly. Wait.

Address

Online, And In-person (Sandton, South Africa)
Sandton
2060

Telephone

+27844191725

Website

https://candiceclark.co.za/

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