It is amazing what can happen when you allow yourself the space and time to be rather than do.
I have had an extremely challenging 18 months. At times, it has felt as though I’ve faced one existential crisis after another. I had a frightening health diagnosis and surgery. My husband nearly died while we were abroad and spent several months in hospital. Alongside all of that, I’ve been navigating the life changes that come to us all.
Read MoreI am so excited to be teaching this course in person again. For many years I held the course in Brentwood in my home. Liesl also taught small groups from her home in North London and so it feels fitting to have an small and intimate group to start things off for APCCA here in Spain.
Read MoreI relocated to Spain and now live in a beautiful small town on the Costa Brava, 30 minutes from Girona and 45 minutes north of Barcelona in an old-ish house 5 minutes walk from the beach which we are renovating…
Read MoreWe jointly hosted the 6th PCE Europe symposium in Glasgow in November and it was a wonderful event! We had such an amazing time and were delighted to meet friends and colleagues in person,
Read MoreThe question of roles and of regulation is often a source of confusion. Art therapy is regulated with a protected title, but whilst it is an offence to use the title without appropriate training, using art therapeutically is not an offence and many counsellors, therapists, coaches and others using art with clients in a variety of settings.
Read MoreA small village in Worcestershire where friends and neighbours worked together throughout lockdowns created a unique way of staying connected to each other.
I, along with two other friends, Alison and Lorna had started running art workshops from my newly converted garage/studio when Covid-19 appeared
Read MoreMy process started at the ending on the last day of the APCCA Therapeutic use of Person-Centred Creative Arts certificate course. Even though the course was challenging, and at times exhausting, I absolutely loved it and it ended too soon.
Read MoreAni de la Prida explains how she has developed a creative and pluralistic approach to therapeutic communication in her own practice.
“This article was first published in Private Practice, December 2020 issue, published by BACP. ©”
Read MoreOne students mindfulness journey explored through image. The power of image never ceases to amaze me; there is so much magic in the process of image creation and exploration, and it can provide an incredibly powerful vehicle for self-expression and reflection.
Read MoreThis is an image created by a participant in a recent Creative Arts Online workshop. She contacted me after the workshop to let me know how moving and important both the experience and image had been.
Read MoreCreativity is important. Being creative helps you see things differently, which in turn can help you become better at solving problems and challenges in all areas of your life. Creativity can even help you to deal with uncertainty.
Read MoreJust after the start of lock-down, I thought it would be a great idea to create a visual representation of our experiences of living in these challenging times.
I found the challenge interesting, but it is only now I can see how amazing it was.
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