Rhoda Freeburn

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Child and Adolescent Art Psychotherapist (HCPC Registered)
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location_on Coleraine, County Antrim, BT51 3DR
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About me

I am an Art Psychotherapist with 10 years’ experience working in various community, youth, private practice and especially schools settings. My specialist knowledge of how life’s difficulties can impact a child or young person in the context of their specific age and stage will help your child feel safe and understood. The goal is to find ways of working through the difficulties they face; building upon their resilience, communication, self – esteem and confidence.

About Art Psychotherapy

In Art Psychotherapy (also known as Art Therapy), individuals use art materials and creative processes to express thoughts, feelings and ideas that can be tricky to put into words. It can sometimes be a less intimidating way of working for children and young people compared with traditional talk therapies/counselling. Your child/teenager does not need to have any special ability in art. I am experienced in using a wide array of non-threatening creative processes with children and young people in order to help them express more clearly the thoughts and feelings they are experiencing.

Over the years I’ve had extensive experience working with a variety of issues including: bereavement, bereavement by suicide, family difficulties/separations, trauma, abuse (physical, sexual, witnessing domestic violence), anxiety, anger, thoughts of self – harm or suicide, low self – esteem, autism, depression.

What Happens Next?

An initial meeting together will be an opportunity to meet me with your child/young person. We can discuss goals for the therapy and it will be a chance to ask any questions or raise concerns. We can chat about whether a short or ongoing arrangement is most suited to your child’s needs and unique situation. It is usually advisable to commit to a 6 week period with intent to review progress on the 6th session, though this is not binding.

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a meeting I’d be delighted to chat with you, and my phone number is: 07702667120.

Training, qualifications & experience

Experience

  • Nov 2021 - Present: Art Therapist, Phoenix Youth Project, Victim Support
  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020: Art Therapist, Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre
  • Sept 2015 - Jan 2019: Art Therapist, Familyworks Ni Schools Counselling
  • Jan 2011 - Sept 2015: Art Therapist, Contact NI Counselling

Qualifications

  • June 2010: MA Art Therapy
  • June 2016: PQ Diploma level 5: Working Therapeutically with Children and Young people

Training

  • 2017:        Understanding Anxiety, Familyworks NI
  • 2015:        Understanding Trauma, Somatic Experiencing Ireland
  • 2014:        Art Therapy in Education, British Association of Art Therapists
  • 2014:        Lifeline Telephone Crisis Support Training

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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HCPC
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£45.00 per session

Additional information

£45 per session

River House, Coleraine, County Antrim, BT51 3DR

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)

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Rhoda Freeburn
Rhoda Freeburn