Services
Therapy, supervision and work in schools
01 Individual art psychotherapy
Making opens another way in
Individual art psychotherapy offers a confidential space to explore experiences, feelings and patterns that may be difficult to approach on your own.
Sessions are shaped around what you bring and may involve talking, art-making, or a combination of both. We might begin by exploring different materials, or an image, movement or bodily sensation may become a starting point. At other times, we may simply talk.
No artistic experience is needed. We can begin with what feels most accessible in the moment and allow the session to develop from there.
I work with children and adults, adapting sessions to each person and what feels useful for them. Therapy may be short or longer term, depending on what brings you and what we agree together.
Sessions are available in person in Windsor and online
02 Art therapy in schools
Words are not always the easiest place to begin
Art therapy offers children a dedicated therapeutic space within the school environment where experiences can be explored through art-making, play and talking.
Images and materials can provide another way to communicate feelings and experiences that may be difficult to recognise or put into words. The work is adapted to the developmental needs of each child or young person rather than following a fixed protocol.
Individual work usually begins with three initial sessions to consider whether art therapy is an appropriate form of support.
I offer both individual and group art therapy in schools. Group work can provide opportunities to explore relationships, belonging and shared experience through creative processes, while individual therapy offers a more private space for the child or young person.
I work closely with the school's safeguarding lead and SENCO, while maintaining clear therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality.
Schools are welcome to get in touch to discuss what kind of art therapy provision might be appropriate.
03 Clinical supervision
A space to think about the work, and about what the work evokes in you
I offer clinical supervision to qualified art therapists and trainees. Supervision provides a reflective space to think about clinical work, therapeutic relationships and the wider contexts in which the work takes place.
I am particularly interested in the subjectivity of the therapist — how our own experiences, bodies, cultures and professional backgrounds shape the therapeutic encounter and influence what becomes possible to see, understand and do.
Alongside talking, we can draw on art-making and other creative processes to explore aspects of the work that may be difficult to access through words alone. This can be particularly useful when thinking about countertransference, uncertainty, stuckness or experiences that are felt before they can be clearly understood.
