Art Therapy, Creative Counselling and Expressive Talking Therapy
Creative, or art therapy is a great, natural tool to access, express, and work through emotional difficulties. Clients generally experience it as more gentle and less intimidating than sitting face to face with someone and talking. It also engages your creative problem-solving brain! You do not have to be good at art. In fact, the more spontaneous, the more authentic your expression. You also do not have to engage with art making. Creative therapists are trained in talking as well as in creative therapies. During sessions you can experiment with both or stick to one.
Intuition, creativity and emotions all live in the same part of your brain. Tapping into your creativity enables you to intuitively access feelings and experiences you might otherwise find hard to access and - at your pace - build new understanding, connections and resolutions. Art forms that are typically included are painting, drawing, clay, collage, sand tray, writing/poetry, drama, bodywork, music, or anything you like to bring in.If you are curious about using this resource that is in us all, do give creative therapy a try. It can be amazingly rewarding.
If you’d like to book an appointment with any of our art psychotherapists or creative counsellors, please visit our “Find a Therapist” page. Or for general enquiries, please contact our lead therapist and practice manager Gareth Sammer.
West London Counselling, Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy Services are here to provide professional therapeutic support online via Zoom, over the phone or face to face at our any of our therapy practices in Acton, Chiswick (High Road), Chiswick (South), Clapham, Ealing Broadway, Ealing (North), South Ealing, Hammersmith, Hanwell, Kew, Putney & Fulham, Richmond upon Thames, Southfields and West Drayton
We have a catchment area of Acton, Barnes, Boston Manor, Brentford, Chelsea, Chiswick, Clapham, Dukes Meadow, Earls Court, Earlsfield, Fulham, Greenford, Grove Park, Gunnersbury, Hammersmith, Hanger Lane, Hanwell, Holland Park, Hounslow, Isleworth, Kew, Mortlake, Montpelier, Northfields, Notting Hill, Park Royal, Parsons Green, Perivale, Putney, Richmond, Shepherds Bush, Southall, South Ealing, South Kensington, Tooting, Turnham Green, Twickenham, Wandsworth, Wembley, West Brompton, West Ealing, West Kensington, White City, Wimbledon and many other areas in West London
