Magda Florek
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About me
Welcome!
My name is Magda. I am an art therapist and an accredited member of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT).
If you are a parent or carer looking at how to best support your child's emotional well-being and to develop a better understanding of their behaviours and needs, I am here to help.
For the last 15 years I have worked with children, young people and their families in a variety of settings, including education, the voluntary sector and private practice. I have run individual sessions for children and young people, consultations for parents and carers and if relevant, joint sessions for family members.
Issues that I help my young clients and their families with include life transitions, anxiety, confidence, self-esteem, peer relations, bullying, anger, parental separation, loss/bereavement and trauma.
The heart of my art therapy practice is to develop authentic and meaningful relations with my young clients. I offer a safe and confidential environment where children and young people can feel enabled to express what matters most to them. Combining art-making and play can often help children say much more than they can express in words alone. This is why I practice art therapy.
My approach is non-judgmental and focused on the individual child's needs. Through building mutual trust, my goal is to help my clients become more resilient and better able to cope and feel better about themselves. In consultations with their parents and carers I aim to give support and guidance to bring about long-lasting results.
At present, I am available for face-to-face consultations from the Awareness Centre at Clapham in South London on Saturday mornings. I also offer online consultations during the week. I speak both fluent English and Polish.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your child's needs or to book an initial consultation where we can discuss a possibility of art therapy for your child in more detail.
Training, qualifications & experience
Relevant Qualification:
- Master's Degree in Art Psychotherapy, Goldsmiths, University of London (2011-2014)
Selected Continuing Professional Development:
- Families and Beyond: An Introduction to Systemic Thinking, The Tavistock and Portman, Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
- Child Protection in Primary Schools (NSPCC) - Sep 2021
- The Truth about Trauma and Dissociation Part I: The Adult Child in Therapy and Part II: Dissociation - with Dr Valerie Sinason - Mar and Jul 2021
- Understanding the impact of developmental and relational trauma - with Dr Karen Treisman - Jun 2018
- Understanding and working with diversity in a therapeutic space - with Christiane Sanderson - Feb 2018
- Dyadic Parent-Child Art Psychotherapy: Level 1 (BAAT) - Feb 2017
- Attachment in the classroom with Dr Heather Geddes, (BAAT) - Dec 2014
- Art Therapy in Education, Skills for Practice workshops: Art Therapy Groups with Children, Assessment Skills, Including Parents and Families, (BAAT) - 2014
Relevant professional experience:
- Private practitioner at The Awareness Centre (TAC): I run art therapy sessions for children and young people and consultations for parents and carers.
- Art Psychotherapist at ConnectEd, Catholic Children's Society: In addition to conducting assessments and individual art therapy sessions, I run a lunchtime drop-in, a group for children and a workshop for parents. I provide consultations for the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, headteacher, and staff and liaise with other professionals.
- Art Psychotherapist at a Child and Adolescent Bereavement Service (CABS) at Harlington Hospice, London: I delivered bereavement art therapy for children and young people. While at the hospice, I also delivered a skill-sharing session for colleagues on cultures in the therapy room.
- School Counsellor at Hope in Haringey, London: I delivered short-term counselling interventions in primary and secondary schools.
- Art Psychotherapist at Solace Women's Aid, London: I jointly ran a specialist service for children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Additionally, I delivered a workshop for counsellors about providing creative arts therapies to clients who suffered trauma.
- School Counsellor at a secondary school in North London: I provided art therapy service for students and delivered a professional training for staff on the impact of attachment and early relational trauma on children's and young people's behaviour and learning.
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Fees
£75.00 per session
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I offer face-to-face consultations on Saturday mornings at the Awareness Centre (Clapham) and online consultations - on Monday evenings and Friday afternoons.
