My Blog
Welcome to our counselling blog supporting people in Camden and also across Australia. Here you’ll find articles, tips and insights on mental health, emotional wellbeing, high sensitivty, grief, stress and more.
ARTISTS NOTES: Wanderlust
Wanderlust is a photograph we all need Colour Pyschology Isn't she beautiful! She does everything she sets out to do, I’ll share all of my artist notes but I’ll let you read her story first: Wanderlust… a super spark. A small, sure seed of strength.Calling you to go...
Language of Energy
Language of Energy Commincation of colours and geometric shapes Life throws things at me, at us. Sometimes it is relentless like a barrage of challenges are sent to test our resilience one after the other with barely anytime to catch your breath between. Sometimes the...
ARTIST NOTES: Grief Synergy
Grief Synergy The making of this photograph Grief Synergy found a home in the Remedy Catalogue and was released on 22/2/22 as a Limited Edition photograph of 100 copies only. Grief Synergy uses nature, Kintsugi and colour psychology to create a piece of artwork which...
ARTIST NOTES: The Altruist
I found her outside my front door Emotional Wellness Out the front of my home there is a rose garden which sits on either side of the path leading up to the house steps. The rose gardens are shaped symmetrically and actually look like angel wings from an aerial view...
ARTIST NOTES: Thought River
Thought River Our thought flow and emotional wellness I had wanted to create this concept for quite a while. I knew the brief outline of the message, and had three pages in my creative journal filled with thoughts, ideas, possible final images. This one made me work...
Growing through Grief
Processing Grief - Emotional Wellness I lost someone I love and care for 12 days ago. Her name was Shiloh, she was a beautiful member of our family and to say we all miss her terribly doesn’t seem to be anywhere near an accurate description of how we really feel....
ARTIST NOTES: Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love Unconditional love is magical isn’t it. Oh, I absolutely love this photograph, I don’t mean to be biased but it is one of my favourites I must admit. I’ve been learning a lot about energy in the past few years. Our energy, how powerful it is, how we...
ARTIST NOTES: Tumble, My Love
Macro Photography Allows immersion Macro photography in nature introduces us to a whole new world, and enables us to see things we wouldn't normally see. Diving into nature we are presented with incredible structure, geometry, patterns, colours and shapes. Suddenly we...
ARTIST NOTES: The Survivor
Kintsugi Art Positive movement through life's adversity A friend of mine had recently come through the life altering trauma of cancer. It had wrecked and ravaged her, and her life and her family. Yet she had overcome. She was stronger and beat it. I wanted to give her...
Karen Ashcroft. Counsellor Camden.
Karen Ashcroft is a Registered Counsellor based in Camden NSW.
Serving areas of Camden, Cobbitty, Narellan, The Oaks, Silverdale, Picton, Oran Park, Menangle, Spring Farm, and Harrington Park.
Telehealth appointments available to clients located anywhere in Australia.