This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am an Art Psychotherapist with a spacious, comfortable art therapy room in Sheffield city centre. It is stocked with art materials to be used freely as a way to communicate difficult and complex feelings, in a safe and supportive space. You do not need established creative skills to benefit from the healing and explorative nature of art-making and self-expression.
I have experience supporting people navigating the challenges of low mood, depression, anxiety, stress, ASC, ADHD, trauma, BPD, neurological conditions, gender dysphoria, and unusual or frightening experiences. However, it is not presumed that you identify with any specific label or diagnosis. I prioritize the individual’s unique perspective, identity, and experiences in a person-centred, and trauma-informed practice.
I am currently taking referrals from LGBT+ charity SAYiT, and have an open private practice welcome to anyone.
I am HCPC and BAAT registered, and I hold an up-to-date enhanced DBS check.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained on The Art Therapy Northern Programme, a course then embedded in the SHSC Community Art Therapy Team.
I developed my practice in this team, working closely with highly experienced art psychotherapists. I provided one-to-one art therapy to those referred to the service; often people recently discharged from inpatient care or CAMHS services. I then went on to working on acute psychiatric wards and a psychiatric intensive care unit. Here, I provided open group (everyone welcome) 'studio-style' art therapy in communal spaces.
Alongside my private practice, I support university students (18+) with the challenges that complex mental health conditions and additional needs present in higher education. I also work in a specialist education secondary school, supporting neuro-diverse children and teenagers (11-19). I first began supporting young people, marginalised groups, and those in institutional care in 2010 through international development charities and mental health organisations. I volunteered in projects supporting disadvantaged communities in South Africa, Honduras, Ghana and Sri Lanka.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Additional information
Lower rates are offered to those on a low income or students in training. I am very happy to discuss prices in relation to your specific circumstances.
For those interested, we can arrange a short online meeting for you to get a feel for me and my practice. This is free of charge.
Further information
During my studentship, my research focused on service user movements and alternative therapeutic approaches that avoid pathologizing and othering; instead focusing on validating and strengths-based approaches. I was also interested in shadow theory, and how this can be applied broadly to 'scapegoating' in society - resulting in a blaming, misrepresentation, or disregard toward minorities, the vulnerable, or those who do not follow the socially prescribed way of being in the world.
