What is Art Psychotherapy?

Art Psychotherapy is a form of therapy that uses creative processes - like drawing, painting, or working with any materials you like - to help you externalise your inner feelings. With the support of myself, the artwork becomes a safe starting point for talking, reflecting, and better understanding your experiences and responses to them.

You don’t need to be ‘good at art’ to start Art Therapy (a common misconception!). The focus isn’t on making something perfect, but on using artmaking to express what might be hard to put into words.

Sessions offer a calm, confidential space to explore whatever feels important for you. We might talk, work with art materials, or combine both - always at your pace and led by what feels right in the moment.

1:1 Art Therapy

In-person or Online | Weekly or Bi-Weekly | 50mins | £70*

*If you are unemployed, a student, therapist trainee, or facing another financial hardship – I have a dedicated number of clients I can offer £45 sessions to

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The Process

Introductory Call

On our call we’ll connect, talk about what’s bringing you to therapy, and I can share how I might support you. This is a space to ask questions and get a sense as to whether working together feels like the right fit. There’s absolutely no obligation to continue if it doesn’t at this time.

Get In Touch

Fill out the contact form with a few quick details, and I’ll reach out to arrange your introductory call.

1:1 Art Therapy

If we decide to move forward, we’ll begin regular 1:1 therapy sessions shaped around your pace and needs. These sessions offer a safe, grounded, and creative space for exploration, expression, and understanding yourself better.

 FAQs

  • Sessions offer a calm, confidential space to explore whatever feels important for you. We might talk, work with art materials, or combine both. There’s no pressure to create anything, or to do so in a particular way - the process is led by you at your pace, and by what feels helpful in the moment.

  • Art therapy offers another way to explore your thoughts and feelings alongside talking. Sometimes experiences are difficult to put into words, and working with images, colours, or shapes can help express things that might otherwise stay hidden. We may use both art-making and reflection in sessions, allowing the creative process to gently support deeper understanding.

  • Not at all, and this is a common misconception! Art therapy isn’t about artistic skill or making something that looks ‘good’. The focus is on expression, exploration, and the experience of making - not the final product.

  • You don’t need anything fancy. A few basic supplies like paper, pens, pencils, markers - or whatever you already have at home - are great! You can always add more materials in time, should you wish. The focus is on the process rather than the materials themselves, and we can always adapt to what feels and comfortable for you.

  • That’s completely okay, and very common! You don’t need to come to sessions with ideas, and if you find that you’re sometimes wanting some gentle prompts to help you get started, we can always explore that at the time via simple mark making and allow the process to unfold from there.

  • Sessions take place over a secure video call from the comfort of your own space. You can use simple materials you already have at home, and we’ll explore your images together during the session. Online therapy can feel just as thoughtful, creative, and supportive as meeting in person.

  • Therapy is different for everyone. Some people come for a shorter period to explore a specific difficulty, while others choose longer-term work. We’ll regularly check in together to make sure the pace and length of therapy feels right for you and your needs.