About Arts Psychotherapy

More Information

If you think that arts psychotherapy may be able to help you, and you want to find out more you can contact me for a free, no obligation consultation.

For more information about Art Therapy, you can go to the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)

For more information about how Art Therapists are regulated, you can go to the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

For more information about Psychotherapy, you can go to the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists (UKCP)

Arts Psychotherapy

In Arts Psychotherapy, you will be able to use a range of art materials to help you explore your emotions, find healing, improve wellbeing and handle the challenges of life.

People come to therapy for a whole variety of reasons. You may feel overwhelmed or distressed. You may be feeling "stuck". You may want support to make a change in your life. You may be struggling with issues of identity. Or you might just want a space to talk things through.

Therapy is a non-judgmental space where you can feel seen and heard, taking time for yourself and focusing on your own needs. As your therapist, I might challenge you or offer a new perspective, but I don't have all the answers and I won't provide you with solutions or advice - I believe that every person has the inner wisdom to find their own answers, given time and support. You have control of the process, deciding how you want to use the time, what you want to bring to therapy, and whether or not you want to work with the arts.

The arts

Using the arts as part of therapy can support the process in lots of different ways. You can use the arts to express things that may be hard to say in words. You may come to better understand an issue by seeing it in a new way. Working with the art materials might help you feel more grounded; or it might spark creativity and help you to feel more fired up and engaged. Working with the arts makes therapy a more embodied process - if you are someone who gets stuck in your head, the art materials may help you to find new ways of tackling issues.

You and your therapist

I believe that the most important part of therapy is the relationship that develops between us. We will work together to build a trusting relationship, which will enable you to express difficult emotions and explore challenges in your life. Research shows that it is this quality relationship, rather than any particular technique, that facilitates healing and change in therapy. The way therapy develops between you and I will be supportive, empathic and unique.