About me
I am an Art Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and workshop facilitator, currently working privately from my practice in Sherwood, Nottingham.
I work with children, young people and adults, as well as therapy trainees, supervisees, professionals, teams and networks.
Please have a look below at the services I provide, my areas of experience and what I can help you with.
If you would like to explore anything in more detail, please feel free to get in touch, sometimes a conversation can offer what a website cannot..
Services I offer
Individual art therapy sessions
Online art therapy sessions - zoom, skype
Clinical Supervision
Training on ‘Trauma Attachment and the Brain’
Parks Inner Child Therapy or ‘PICT’
‘Diadic’ parent/carer — child art therapy
Parenting support sessions
Consultation to networks or professionals
Individual psycho-education
Creative experiential CPD
Relationship sessions
Team building experiential days
What I can help you with
Mental health issues
Relationship issues
Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stress and Anxiety
Issues around identity
Depression and low mood
Low self-esteem /lack of self-confidence
Loss and bereavement
Attachment difficulties
Abuse - sexual, physical, emotional and neglect
Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder
‘Letting go’ of past events
Bipolar Disorder
Self harm
Eating disorders
Gender issues
The body and how it expresses ‘stuck’ emotions
Inner Child work
Therapeutic parenting with ‘PACE’
Where I have worked
Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health -Children Looked After Team
‘No 28’ - A specialist service offering therapy and support to victims of sexual abuse and their families
Schools
Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Residential Care Homes
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Learning Disabilities
Nottingham Society for the Blind
Freelance workshops
My approach
My approach integrates various therapeutic techniques and adapts to the client’s particular needs.
Mostly, however, my thinking has a psychodynamic and attachment-based theoretical underpinning, which means that the relationship between client, therapist and image is central to understanding what the client is bringing to therapy.
I have a deep respect for the creative process and its ability to shed light on the most relevant aspects of a client’s therapeutic exploration.
I see my role as that of being enabling, reflective and containing, acknowledging that each person brings a unique story, which they themselves are best placed to influence and change.
I aim to provide a safe, empathic and confidential space, in which the client has the freedom to work at their own pace, without judgement, pressure, or expectations.
Art practice and Continuing Professional Development
Throughout my career as an art psychotherapist, I have continued to develop and nurture my artist identity and practice. I have been a life drawing tutor for over 15 years and dedicate time to painting, drawing and making.
I am committed to Continuing Professional Development and regularly attend training.
Qualifications and Registrations:
BA Hons Art Therapy
MA Art Psychotherapy - distinction
Parks Inner Child Therapy Abuse Trauma Specialist Skills Diploma
City&Guilds Teacher Training
I am a full member of the British Association of Art Therapist (BAAT) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
I practice in accordance with the professional standards, practice guidance and code of ethics outlined by these governing bodies.
To ensure good practice, I attend regular clinical supervision.
I have full liability and indemnity insurance with Howden.
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