I'm a counsellor and psychotherapist, researcher, writer and Co-founder of SelfCare Psychology alongside Kate Collier.

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My professional background spans domestic abuse services, social work education, psychotherapy and research. Throughout these roles, I've become increasingly fascinated by what happens to us, as human beings, when our professional lives involve supporting other human beings.
 

My MSc research into Professional Trauma and Fatigue laid the foundations for SelfCare Psychology. Since then, Kate and I have continued to develop our understanding of the risks, protective factors and rewards of supporting others, drawing on research, professional practice and the experiences of practitioners.

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I continue to work as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice, which keeps my thinking firmly grounded in the realities of professional life. Until recently, I also taught on the MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Keele University, eventually deciding that three jobs and two businesses weren't entirely compatible with looking after myself!

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I'm particularly passionate about supporting students, trainees and early-career practitioners across the helping professions. I believe that developing professional knowledge and skills should go hand in hand with understanding how the work affects us, recognising what sustains us and knowing that our own wellbeing matters too.

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Writing is another important part of my professional life. I've contributed to Lisa Cherry's Conversations that Make a Difference for Children and Young People and written for BACP Workplace, Social Work News and the Law Society. I particularly enjoy making psychological concepts and research accessible and useful in everyday professional practice.

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Underpinning much of my work is a simple message: You Matter Too, a few words that may expand to something more substancial shortyl! 

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Professional expertise doesn't make us any less human.

Supporting others can affect us in difficult and wonderful ways, and meaningful support depends not only on what we do individually, but also on the relationships and conditions around us.

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Because the people who support others matter too.

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You can also find me at www.sassboucher.com Insta LinkedIn & Facebook.