For Therapists

Could this support your client?

A structured one-to-one mindfulness and breathwork programme for clients who may benefit from practical support with stress regulation, either alongside psychotherapy or as a standalone wellbeing intervention where appropriate.

I offer a six-week one-to-one programme for people experiencing stress, anxiety, overwhelm, poor sleep, burnout, or difficulty settling and regulating stress responses.

The work is practical, structured, and body-based. It is designed to help clients develop greater awareness of stress patterns, improve their relationship with breath and body, and build simple, usable skills that support calmer day-to-day functioning.

I am not a therapist, counsellor, or psychotherapist, and I do not offer psychotherapy, trauma treatment, diagnosis, or mental health care. This is non-clinical work, and I take scope of practice and ethical boundaries seriously. The programme is intended to complement, not replace, appropriate therapeutic or medical support.

How the work is positioned:

Some clients have good insight into their patterns, but still do not feel materially different in their bodies.

They may be articulate, reflective, and psychologically minded, yet remain chronically tense, activated, exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from embodied experience. They may understand their stress, but still lack practical ways to work with it.

This programme is designed for those clients, and also for clients who are not looking for therapy but would benefit from structured support in developing steadier, more regulated ways of relating to stress.

The emphasis is on skill-building rather than verbal analysis. Through one-to-one mindfulness and breathwork sessions, clients are supported in developing greater awareness, more effective self-regulation, and practical tools they can use between sessions and in everyday life.

For some clients, this can sit well alongside psychotherapy by supporting grounding, self-observation, and regulation between sessions. For others, where therapy is not the primary need, it can offer a contained and practical wellbeing intervention in its own right.

Clients who may benefit:

This programme may be a good fit for clients who:

• are experiencing chronic stress, anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, or persistent stress activation
• struggle with sleep disruption, shallow breathing, restlessness, or difficulty settling
• tend to live from the neck up and may benefit from more experiential, body-based support
• want practical regulation tools alongside ongoing therapy
• are interested in mindfulness or breathwork but would benefit from individual guidance rather than a class or app
• are neurodivergent, including clients with ADHD or sensory sensitivity, and may benefit from a more flexible, adapted approach
• are functioning outwardly, but at a growing internal cost

What the programme offers:

The programme runs over six weeks and is delivered one-to-one with Cian. It is tailored to the individual's needs, pace, and capacity.

The focus is on:

• mindfulness practices that support awareness, grounding, and attentional steadiness
• breathwork approaches that help reduce stress reactivity and support more regulated breathing patterns
• practical tools that can be used in everyday life
• gentle, structured support in building sustainable practice over time

Because the work is one-to-one, practices can be adapted to the individual's nervous system, experience, and current life demands. The aim is not to impose a rigid method, but to help the client develop a realistic and workable relationship with practice.

What this work is - and is not:

This is not talking therapy.

Clients are not asked to process trauma, disclose personal history in depth, or use sessions for psychotherapeutic exploration. Emotions may naturally arise in contemplative or body-based work, but the focus remains on regulation, awareness, and skill-building.

This work does not replace psychotherapy, psychiatry, or medical care. It is best understood as a non-clinical, adjunctive wellbeing intervention where appropriate.

Ethics, boundaries, and scope:

I aim to work in a way that is clear, boundaried, and professionally responsible.

That includes:

• being explicit that I am not a therapist and do not offer therapy
• staying within a clearly defined non-clinical scope of practice
• being honest about the limits of mindfulness and breathwork-based work
• referring onward where therapeutic, psychiatric, or medical support is more appropriate
• positioning this programme as complementary support rather than a substitute for treatment

If a prospective client presents with needs that fall outside the scope of this work, I would not present the programme as the appropriate intervention.

Suitability:

This programme is generally best suited to clients who are stable enough to engage in guided mindfulness and breathwork without requiring specialist mental health containment within the sessions.

It may be less suitable for clients who are:

• in acute crisis
• experiencing severe dissociation, psychosis, or significant instability
• in need of primary trauma treatment
• seeking psychotherapy rather than a practice-based approach

Where suitability is unclear, I am happy to discuss whether the work is likely to be a good fit.

Working alongside psychotherapy:

I welcome referrals from therapists who feel a client may benefit from additional support in developing practical regulation tools outside the therapy room.

Where appropriate, this programme can run alongside ongoing psychotherapy, with the understanding that therapy remains the primary space for psychological exploration and treatment.

The intention is not to duplicate therapy, but to help clients build embodied resources that may support greater steadiness in daily life.

A good referral fit:

This work may be a useful referral option when a client:

• is overwhelmed but not necessarily looking for more verbal processing
• needs practical support with stress regulation
• would benefit from body-based tools alongside insight-based therapeutic work
• is struggling to translate therapeutic understanding into day-to-day change
• wants a structured, short-term, one-to-one intervention focused on mindfulness and breathwork

Referrals and enquiries:

If you are considering referring a client and would like to discuss suitability, you are very welcome to get in touch.

I am happy to answer questions about scope, structure, and whether the programme is likely to support the client appropriately.