Art Therapy for ADHD Clients Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often described as a whirlwind of energy, ideas, and emotion. For many clients, it can feel like their minds are constantly shifting channels—never quite settling, always in motion. In…
After Your Client’s Art Therapy Session-What Next? After a client completes an artwork in your therapy session, it’s essential to create a soft landing space for reflection—one that prioritises emotional safety and autonomy. Rather than jumping into interpretation, invite the…
When the Body Remembers: How Trauma Speaks Through Art In The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk explains that trauma does not stay neatly contained in your thoughts. Instead, it settles into your body and quietly shapes how…
Why I Wrote The Healing Power of Mindful Arts Therapy When I began writing The Healing Power of Mindful Arts Therapy, I wasn’t simply creating a book — I was creating a space. A quiet, steady place where anyone could…
Building Community and Reducing Isolation with Mindful Arts Therapy Mindful art circles and groups create connection in a way that feels natural and unforced. You are invited into a shared space where there is no pressure to perform, impress, or…
Mindful Arts Therapy Offering a Safe Way to Explore Life Transitions Offering a safe way to explore life transitions begins with acknowledging just how much you may be carrying. Retirement, grief, empty nesting, menopause, and identity shifts can arrive all…
A Bridge Between Internalising and Externalising Behaviours One of the most powerful aspects of mindful arts therapy is that it meets people exactly where they are — whether they tend toward internalising behaviours or externalising behaviours. It doesn’t ask anyone…
Mindful Arts Therapy Creating a Sense of Agency and Choice Creating a sense of agency and choice speaks to something many women have been quietly missing for years — the feeling that your life, your decisions, and your inner world…
10 Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Tips for Counsellors Part 1 Art therapy offers a powerful pathway for healing, especially when grounded in trauma-informed principles. In this two-part article, you’ll discover ten informative tips for will assist you to support your clients…
10 Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Tips for Counsellors Part 2 Art therapy offers a deeply supportive pathway for healing, especially when grounded in trauma‑informed principles. Across this two‑part article, you’ll explore ten practical insights designed to help you support your clients…
