Initial Consult-Individual Art Therapy

Service Description

Art Therapy offers an alternative to traditional talk therapy. The initial consult runs for 90mins, during the first 30 minutes some initial paperwork will be filled out to gather general information regarding mental and physical wellbeing, outline confidentiality and to discuss goals for therapy. During the initial 30 minutes a parent or support person is welcome to attend to assist with this process. Cold water and refreshing herbal tea will be on offer throughout the session. After the paperwork is complete, the support person will be offered a comfortable area to wait whilst the art making takes place. Depending on the needs of the client this will vary, it may include some breathing and mindfulness exercises to ground the person, before being offered a small variety of art materials to choose from. After the artwork has been made a short discussion period will follow, the therapist will gently enquire about the image created, the process that occurred, emotions or thoughts that arose and consider meanings for the individual. A therapy plan will be made to support the individual, this will depend on the clients needs and budget. We suggest beginning with six sessions fortnightly with a review on the last session to ascertain how best to support you going forward.