WHO I AM
After completing a BA Honours in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art, I knew that I wished to combine my love of art to support others in improving their lives. Much later in life after many years of working in early years settings, I had the opportunity to study an MA in Therapeutic Arts Counselling at Tobias School of Arts and Therapy. During my training I ran a therapeutic arts group for adults, but since graduating I have combined my interest in working with young people and art therapy by working in a variety of school settings with children and young people of all ages, both here in the UK and in Australia. Much of my work has been with children in care as a VSK therapist.
I have developed my work through further trainings in Teenage Counselling and Parent and Child Therapy (IATE), in Initiatic Art Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, Theraplay, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Non-Violent Communication, Mindfulness in schools, Heartmath Techniques, the Safe and Sound Protocol, Emotion Focused Therapy, and in Sensorimotor Art Therapy using Guided Drawing and Clayfield Therapy (as taught by Cornelia Elbrecht).
I provide a caring, empathic safe space for you to explore any challenging life events or issues in a person-centred and supportive way. I strongly believe in the power of therapeutic art to heal trauma, and to foster healthy psychological, emotional, educational, social and physical development.
I offer children and young people a child-led space to support them in finding their own questions and answers.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), the AATA and the APCCA, and hold an up to date enhanced DBS. I am on the Kent County Council registered providers list for working with adoptive families and children in care.