Art Psychotherapy

Art psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy that combines creative expression with psychological understanding to support emotional healing and personal growth. It offers both verbal and non-verbal ways to explore experiences, process trauma, and build resilience.

You don’t need any artistic skill to benefit - art is simply one tool available, alongside talking. Sessions are always adapted to your individual needs, at a pace that feels safe. My approach is attachment - based, trauma-informed, and integrative, drawing on psychodynamic principles, client-centred and relational therapy, mindfulness, psychoeducation, and CBT-informed strategies.

Child & Adolescent Art Psychotherapy

For children and young people, art psychotherapy provides a developmentally sensitive way to explore emotions and experiences that may be hard to put into words. Through drawing, painting, modelling, or creative play, they can symbolically process worries, trauma, grief, or relationship challenges in a safe and contained space.

Key Benefits

Builds confidence, emotional awareness, and communication

Encourages emotional regulation and healthier coping strategies

Supports with trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, and social or behavioural challenges

Accessible to children of all abilities - no art skills required

Working with Parents & Carers

Parental involvement is an important part of child art psychotherapy. This may include contributing to initial assessments, reviewing goals and progress, and supporting understanding of the child’s needs at home or school - always while maintaining the young person’s confidentiality and trust.

Adult Art Psychotherapy

For adults, art psychotherapy offers a flexible way to explore past and present experiences, particularly when words alone feel limiting. Creative expression can open up new perspectives and allow emotions to be processed in a safe and supportive way, while talk therapy remains fully available if preferred.

Key Benefits

  • Provides space to express emotions that feel difficult to verbalise

  • Helps process trauma and complex life experiences

  • Encourages personal growth, creativity, and new perspectives

  • Supports resilience and healthier ways of coping