"Waves"

"non-dominant hand painting"

Personal Therapy

Art therapy as a personal therapy helps you process your feelings through creative artwork. You do not need to know how to draw or paint. This is your time to experiment, to play, and to grow by discovering personal imagery and metaphor in a supportive environment.

Why might you choose art therapy above conventional verbal psychotherapy?

Clients come to personal therapy for a variety of reasons. Some people are in crisis, and others may carry emotional wounds from a long time ago. Some clients view art therapy as personal growth work. Whatever your reason, something has made you curious enough to attempt to understand yourself, and to try to live a more resolved or functional life.

Sometimes we do not know how to express or articulate our feelings. Some feelings have not yet developed into words or may only be said in foreign languages. The creative process of art therapy provides the means for these feelings to be expressed. The art therapist facilitates the creative process, helping you find a language for self-expression. The art therapist will reflect back to you, working with the image, to enable you to move forward.

What happens when you come to Art Therapy?

You will initially be invited to an assessment session. This will last 1 hour. I will take down a few personal details and we will talk about what you require from art therapy.

In this session you will experience a method of painting without having to produce anything in particular. This can be relaxing and insightful. You may then decide you wish to paint or draw something that you have been thinking about and you will be able to do that. I will be sitting with you the whole time, sometimes I might make a few notes, and you can talk if you wish. After finishing your painting we will talk about what your thoughts were while painting and explore how you might benefit from this process.

"The family constellation"



"Wearing spectacles can be an obstacle"

Some clients have a specific problem that they would like help in understanding and processing.

* relationship difficulties
* bereavement
* eating disorders
* history of abuse
* psychiatric history
* psycho-sexual problems
* self-esteem
* depression
* medical issues

Regular Sessions
If it is felt that you could benefit from art therapy then you will be invited to make a short-term commitment for one month, and thereafter continue on a monthly basis.

Confidentiality
What happens in the session is completely confidential.

If you would like to make an initial appointment or discuss how you might benefit from art therapy, please feel free to contact me.