A Lanarkshire girl is celebrating after profitable a nationwide prize for serving to others.
Donna Stevenson picked up the 'Holistic Therapist of the 12 months' gong on the Scotland Status Awards.
Initially, she labored in Glasgow’s West Finish for a number of years earlier than shifting to Cambuslang foremost avenue in 2019, to create The Loft .
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Chatting with Lanarkshire Dwell, Donna mentioned: “I struggled with my very own psychological well being once I was in my teenagers and later when my first marriage broke down. I struggled with despair, anxiousness, and panic assaults.
“There was restricted assist out there by way of the NHS on the time, however after discovering a personal cognitive behavioural therapist in Rutherglen, I obtained the assistance I wanted and went on to stay a contented life with a profitable profession.
“Redundancy happened and I took a leap of religion and went again to full-time examine which enabled me to vary profession course and change into a cognitive behavioural therapist, life coach, and holistic therapist.”
The Loft has gone on to supply a mixture of actions from holistic therapies, counselling, yoga, religious growth and rather more by the devoted staff of pros.
On account of their laborious work, they’ve gone on to win many awards.
Donna added: “It’s at all times an absolute thrill to be recognised for the work I do. That is our fifth award within the final two years.
“Though it’s by no means been a driver, it's fantastic to obtain awards for the contribution we're making throughout the neighborhood.
“All of us work very laborious to make sure our purchasers get pleasure from their expertise in a peaceable surrounding, there actually isn’t something prefer it within the space.
“We are actually beginning to get better from the lockdowns and have seen a rise in individuals prioritising their psychological well being and well-being.
“We'd love to supply extra weekday daytime actions, so we shall be taking a look at that this yr and shall be looking out for anybody who want to use our house to carry occasions like this.”
A press release from Scotland Status Award mentioned: “The judges had been impressed by the serenity and presence of thoughts provided by The Loft, which has been the ambition of Donna’s since its founding.
“Underneath the steerage of Donna, The Loft shortly grew into an important a part of the neighborhood and has stuffed a spot in companies, supporting all features of bodily and psychological well being.”
Extra data on companies provided by The Loft is obtainable on-line.
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