About Me

Everyone is unique and deserves support that is right for them.

Using a person-centred and flexible appraoch I aim to support individuals, or groups of individuals, in realising their own resource and resilience through the creative and therapeutic process.

My Background

Prior to my training as an Art Therapist, I have over 10 years’ experience working in a range of roles supporting children and young people with a diverse range of meantal health and learning needs. I have worked in both specialist and mainstream education, as well as community settings, always working closely with other agecies  to achieve the best outcome for the individual and their mental health. I have a passion for working creatively and have always drawn upon creative processes to help engage and support personal and educational growth. Groups of individuals I have worked with include:

• Looked After and Adopted Children
• Individuals with SEND’s
• Neurodiverse individuals
• Gender questioning individuals
• Those who have experienced trauma and abuse
• Youth Offenders
• Those with a Mental Health Diagnosis
• NEET’s

I have more recently worked with young people and adults in a specialist NHS setting as part of my training. Here I developed Art Therapy groups to specifically support and nurture the well-being of individuals experiencing gender dysphoria or who are gender-questioning.

The sorts of difficulties I have experience of supporting are:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Low self-esteem
• Impacts of abuse & trauma
• Separation anxiety & attachment
• Social & emotional difficulties relating to SEND/Autism/ADHD
• Identity issues, including Gender Identity
• School phobia
• Offending behaviour
• Suicidal thoughts
• Self-harm
• Impacts of not being in education, employment or training (NEET)

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