Building capacity for life
At Blue Butterfly Bamboo we provide online counselling for children and young people aged 8-25, alongside clinical supervision, coaching and workshops.
I’m Carima, a psychotherapist with 23 years’ experience across education, healthcare and corporate settings. I bring a broad understanding of working with children and adults from diverse backgrounds, alongside families, schools, professionals and specialist services.
My counselling specialism is working with children and young people. Across my services, I help people understand what they’re carrying, recognise their resources and explore ways forward.
UK-based practice · Online support
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Carima Nolten
Integrative Psychotherapist
Clinical Supervisor
Somatic Trauma-Informed Coach
What I can help with
Support for yourself or your child with:
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Anxiety, stress and overwhelm
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Trauma and difficult experiences
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Burnout, illness and exhaustion
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Understanding neurodivergent needs
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Relationships and boundaries
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Life changes, confidence and identity
A whole-person approach
Our wellbeing is shaped by our mind, body, sense of meaning and the environment around us. I look at these connections to understand what may be draining your energy, what supports you and where change feels possible. I call this whole-person way of working The Capacity Weave™.
Building capacity is about recognising and strengthening the resources within and around you, to meet life’s demands. We work at your pace, recognising that even a small change in one area can create positive ripples and new possibilities elsewhere.
Blue Butterfly Bamboo reflects this approach - being rooted, yet flexible, finding flow through change, and allowing room for growth.
"Carima’s trauma-informed workshop was genuinely transformative for our staff team. We left with accessible neuroscience and polyvagal-informed tools to manage classroom dysregulation and our own stress. It completely shifted my perspective and gave me practical strategies I could put into action both personally and professionally."
Primary School Teacher
"Working with Carima at Blue Butterfly Bamboo helped me unlock deep-seated trauma. Her somatic and nervous system focus brought me back to my body and I finally feel like I am making positive changes and getting my life back on track"
Adult Client
"My daughter has so enjoyed working with Carima. Through play and art therapy, my daughter has learned to regulate her emotions better and feel safe again. She has been much happier going into school and seems to be getting back to her old self. As a parent, seeing her confidence grow has been such a relief."
Parent
The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
Japanese proverb