Mindfulminds – Counselling in The Cotswolds

Mindfulminds offers counselling for individuals and couples.

Linda has a background in nursing where she worked as a Registered General Nurse, specialising in oncology and later moving into the area of mental health, completing a, ‘ Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.’

Over the past 6 years Linda has worked for the NHS in GP surgeries and also works at, ‘ Penny Brohn Cancer Care,’ a national cancer charity.in Bristol, where she works with individuals and their relatives who’s lives are affected by cancer, as well as facilitating a Living Well With Cancer course.

Linda also has her own private practice. counselling individuals and couples.

Linda has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years. In 2010 she commenced training as a Breathworks mindfulness teacher learning how to apply mindfulness for people with pain and illness with Vidyamala Burch (author of Living Well with Pain and Illness) and also trained in the Breathworks approach to applying mindfulness for stress. Linda now feels fortunate to be able to share all she has learnt with other people in similar situations.

Linda teaches mindfulness to a wide range of individuals and groups. Since the Breathworks training Linda has completed the training on, ”Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer, MBCT-Ca, at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University.

Linda has introduced and developed two mindfulness courses in different organisations, ‘Introduction To Mindfulness, in the NHS and a ‘Mindfulness Course For Living Well With Cancer’, at ‘Penny Brohn Cancer Care’ in Bristol. As well as running, \’Mindfulness for Stress,\’ courses and, \’ Mindfulness for Health,\’ courses. .