About me
Hello, I'm Lucy, an experienced, HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist.
I offer art therapy in the Corsham and Bath area for children, young people, and young adults.
Are you worried about your child or young person? Perhaps they are experiencing anxiety, low mood or low self-esteem? I am a kind, warm and non-judgemental art therapist, skilled at building relationships with young people. I help children and young people to feel at ease so that they can bring their true selves to therapy and feel valued for who they are. I am skilled in facilitating conversations with young people and supporting them to express their feelings, both through talking and art making. I support young people to make sense of their feelings and develop their capacity to regulate their emotions. Through my work, I see children and young people grow in confidence, increase their self-esteem and process traumatic experiences.
Forming a meaningful therapeutic relationship is at the heart of my work. My approach is integrative; this means that my work is informed by a range of theoretical approaches. I draw on theories including attachment theory, psychodynamic and person-centred approaches. I work in a trauma informed way. I am experienced in safeguarding and this is integral to the way that I work.
Please email me to arrange a free introductory call.
Training, qualifications & experience
· Masters Degree in Art Psychotherapy – University of South Wales
· Member of the British Association of Art Therapists
· Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
· Current DBS certificate
· Fully insured
· Advanced Safeguarding Level 3
Additional training in
· Self harm and suicide ideation
· Suicide prevention
· Child bereavement
· Young gamers and gamblers
· Working with eating disorders
· Supporting young people with emotionally based school non-attendance
· Attachment and brain development
· Complex developmental trauma.
Experience
I have worked as an art therapist in the following settings:
· National school-based children’s mental health charity
· National child bereavement charity
· Adoption support service providing attachment focussed family therapy
· Child trauma recovery service
· Early intervention youth community counselling service
· NHS Mental Health Services – Complex Psychological Interventions team during my training.
I have extensive experience working with children, young people, adults, and families.
I qualified as an art therapist in 2018, and before this, I had a career in early years education.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Further information
What is art therapy?
Art therapy is an established form of psychotherapy, delivered by trained art therapists (also known as art psychotherapists). Art therapy uses art as the primary mode of expression, alongside talking with an art therapist. It aims to reduce distress and improve social, emotional, and mental health by promoting insight, self-compassion, and a sense of agency and self-worth.
During art therapy, you are supported by an art therapist to use art to express and articulate often complex thoughts and feelings through art making. This may be following difficult or traumatic experiences, which may be hard to talk about.
Art therapy can help people of all ages and at all stages of life, including those whose life has been affected by difficult personal or cultural experiences, illness, and/or disability. You do not need to be skilled in art to benefit from art therapy.
You can find out more about art therapy here: https://baat.org/art-therapy/what-is-art-therapy/
