The London Art Therapy Centre provides art therapy services to the public and private sectors in a bespoke art therapy studio environment.
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Welcome to London Art Therapy CentreThe London Art Therapy Centre provides art therapy services to the public and private sectors in a bespoke art therapy studio environment.
Currently it offers 1:1 art therapy consultations six days a week as well as regular art therapy groups. We see adults and children, couples and families. We also provide clinical and student supervision, mentoring and practice consultations.
Clients may self-refer and we also accept referrals via GPs, psychiatrists, teachers, social workers and other professional colleagues.
We also provide a creative space for innovative approaches, imaginative thinking and reflective practice in art therapy. There is a rich and varied professional development programme of ongoing and one-off events and courses that are run by experienced practitioners and supervisors.
All practitioners are members of the British Association of Art Therapists and are HPC registered.
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy is a unique creative process where art and psychotherapy combine to aid individual growth, awareness and healing. In art therapy no art skills are required – you are free to make images which provide a more tangible and immediate way to express feelings and emotions. The aim is to release creativity, increase awareness, ease distress, resolve conflicts, and/or cope with trauma.
Art therapy is very useful for clients who may be seeking psychotherapy or counselling and want to explore their issues through this unique approach. Art therapy offers confidential help with emotional problems, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, bereavement, depression, anxiety, feeling stuck, health problems and general life struggles.
The making of art by its very nature is healing. By engaging in the non-verbal process you can discover new insights and self-understanding, supported by the art therapist who guides you through the process. It is a supportive experience and the content of the sessions, as well as the artwork, is kept safe and confidential.
Today, art therapy is not only an effective therapy for emotional difficulties but it is also something people are turning to for personal and creative development. Recently it has been attracting people who simply want to have a pleasurable and insightful experience. You don’t have to have psychological problems to benefit from art therapy. It is life enhancing for people of all ages and all walks of life.
Bookings, Events and Courses
We provide a creative space for innovative approaches, imaginative thinking and reflective practice in art therapy. These CPD events are aimed at arts and creative therapists who work across disciplines and work settings. Some events may be for a specific audience but when possible they will be open to: Qualified therapists, trainees, related health and education professionals, carers, service users and interested members of the public.
Please see the website for updates on current courses, workshops and trainings. www.arttherapycentre.com
All courses are CPD certificated.
We also hire consulting room and studio space for groups at very competitive rates.
Referrals
You may self-refer to art therapy. Please call Hephzibah Kaplan (Director London Art Therapy Centre) on 07946-603715 or email here to make an initial appointment.
Professional Referrals:
We work in the health, education and business sectors and are able to discuss contracts and tailor-made packages with you. We provide an expert art therapy service including assessments, interventions and reports. If you are local authority or Primary Care Trust considering a primary, secondary or tertiary referral, please call Hephzibah Kaplan on 07946-603715.
Art therapy is now recognized within the National Institute of Clinical and Health Excellence (NICE) guidelines as a recommended treatment method for some mental health conditions. The evidence shows that art therapy is beneficial to people with schizophrenia: with “improvements in mental health and social functioning” and “with a greater impact on negative symptoms which tend to be less responsive to antipsychotic medication” (Crawford & Patterson, 2007).
“Arts therapies appear to be popular with patients and may result in improved mental health, especially reductions in negative and general symptoms of schizophrenia, which are those least responsive to pharmacological interventions” (Crawford & Patterson, 2007).
Our practitioners have a wide range of clinical experience and have worked at different times for the following organisations:
Health Services
Arbours Crisis Centre
Blenheim CDP (Drug & Alcohol)
East London Mental Health Foundation Trust, NHS
The John Howard Centre, E9
CAMHS Royal London Hospital
The Junction, Mental Health Day Unit
Letchworth Centre, Hertfordshire
North East London Mental Health Trust (NELMET)
Northgate Clinic
Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital
West London Counselling Centre
West London Mental Health Trust, NHS
John Conolly Wing, Acute Psychiatric Adult Mental Health
Willesden Community Hospital
Education Services
Enfield CAMHS
London Borough of Bexley
Kids Company. SE1
King Alfred School, Barnet
Mowlem Primary School, Tower Hamlets
Learning Difficulties
Family Tree Unit for Autistic Children
Kisharon
Social Services
Greenwich Social Services
Solace Women's Aid, Islington
Arts Organisations
Arts Council
Stoke Newington International Airport
Industry and Corporate Organisations
Grey London Advertising
Cancer Research UK
Industry and Corporate Organisations
Grey London Advertising
Cancer Research UK
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