Art Psychotherapy
For Your Child
When children are struggling, whether with big emotions, behavioural challenges, anxiety, grief, or changes at home, it can be hard to know how to help.
Art therapy offers children a safe, creative space to express themselves in ways that feel natural and non-threatening. Through art, they can explore thoughts and feelings that might be too difficult to put into words.
My approach is to involve the parents/guardians as much as possible.
I offer the following format when beginning work with children:
A Gentle and Collaborative Start
An initial block of four sessions with you and your child together. This gives us time to:
Get to know each other in a relaxed, supportive way
Introduce what art therapy is and how it can help
Understand your child’s unique strengths, needs, and challenges
Offer some helpful psychoeducation around what may be going on
Identify therapeutic goals together
Assess whether I’m the right fit for your child and family
This early phase is a chance for us all to build trust and clarity, without rushing.
What Happens Next?
At the end of the four sessions, we’ll reflect together on what’s emerging and how to move forward. Depending on your child’s needs, we might:
Continue working together in a parent–child or family format
Shift to individual sessions with your child, while staying in touch with you around progress and support
Decide that another form of support might be more appropriate
Ongoing Reviews
If we continue with therapy, we’ll check in regularly, usually every 12 weeks, to review how things are going. These reviews help us stay aligned, reflect on any changes, and adjust the work if needed.
Alongside…
While I offer one-to-one art psychotherapy, my practice often involves working with the whole family where this feels appropriate. Alongside the child’s therapy, I also offer therapeutic parenting support.
The reason for this is simple:
children live and grow within the family system. A one-hour therapy session can be powerful, but the changes that truly last are those that can be carried into daily life. Parents and carers are the people who are best placed to guide and create those changes, because you are with your child in the moments where they most need safety, understanding, and connection.
My role is not to place blame or judgment, but to come alongside you. Together, we can look at how experiences of loss, trauma, and attachment may be influencing your child’s behaviours and relationships, and think about ways to support your child that feel both compassionate and effective. In this way, therapy isn’t just about what happens in the session. It’s about creating the conditions within the family that allow healing and growth to take root.