• No previous art making experience is necessary to avail of art therapy.
• Usually it is not the image that is important, but the process of being creative.
• Art therapy provides new ways to look at situations and events in our lives.
• Creative work can enable a person to deal in a positive way with life’s traumas and crises.

An Art Therapy Session

• An art therapy session is a safe, confidential, trusting and non-judgemental space.
• You may begin to use art materials from the beginning, or wait until a later session.
• The therapist does not interpret or read the images, but helps to explore meanings and connections.

Who is art therapy beneficial for?

I work with children, teenagers, and adults of all ages.

What does art therapy do?

Ar therapy can be helpful for emotional health issues, such as

• Self confidence and awareness.
• Negative thinking or thoughts,
• Stress, anxiety, depression.
• Relationship difficulties – family, friends, school, work.
• Behavioural health/ challenging behaviour.
• Issues arising from change, loss,
• Trauma, illness, abuse.