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Developing New Ways For You to Manage Through Life, Build Confidence and Create Meaningful Change: Free Intro Session
I am an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and UKCP & HCPC registered with an enhanced DBS. I offer one-to-one therapy, and I work in a trauma-informed way that is safe, gentle and compassionate using humanistic, psychoanalytical and psychodynamic theories. I have experience in the NHS with eating disorders, sexual abuse, trauma, chronic anxiety and depression. I work from central Milton Keynes (face-to-face) and online.
I offer weekly 50 minute sessions in a private, safe, non-judgemental space. These one-to-one sessions enable you to explore any challenges you may be facing personally; at work, home or in your relationships.
Maybe you feel different from your peers, and this may be a feeling that reaches as far back as childhood. It may feel like something is holding you back, or perhaps you can’t feel yourself really living. As stress and anxiety increases, coping mechanisms get stronger and these may be negatively impacting your life. Parts of you may feel lost, empty or disconnected whilst you function through your daily life. Talking can be hard to do, even with those around you. Together we can work to understand and work with the different parts of yourself, in a way that is supportive and non-judgemental, to ensure that you are heard so that lasting change can happen. Real and meaningful transformation happens over a period of time, and it’s important to me that change is sustainable and not superficial.
I work in a relational way using humanistic, psychoanalytical and psychodynamic theories. Symbol and metaphor are used to gently identify experiences that words are difficult to define. This involves talking in addition to using tools such as postcards/objects, writing, marks on paper, sound (such as a song you identify with), and dreams. You may just want to talk. The process is about empowering you. We can slowly develop new ways for you to manage through life and build self-efficacy.
I run a private practice and have extensive experience within the NHS and voluntary sector. I support adults and young people impacted by eating disorders, ADHD, autism, stress, depression or anxiety; and people who struggle with self-esteem, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, body image, self-hatred and self-harm. I work with people from a wide range of backgrounds. Neurodivergence, diversity and inclusion is important to me.
The sessions can help people experiencing:
Anxiety, depression, struggles with identity, stress, panic attacks, PTSD, complex-PTSD, suicidal thoughts or feelings, self-harm, self-hatred, something holding you back from living, feeling detached/stuck/lost/trapped, family struggles, nightmares, past trauma, relationship issues, medical trauma, sexual abuse, bereavement or loss, eating disorders, domestic abuse survivors, struggling with OCD or compulsive tendencies, ADHD, Bipolar, on the Autistic scale.
UKCP and HCPC Registered, Integrative Arts Psychotherapist (MA), PG Cert Therapeutic & Educational Application of the Arts, Cert Counselling Skills and Facilitation.
Specialisms:
Trauma informed, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Polyvagal theory, Compassion Focused Therapy, Neuroscience, Attachment theory, six-relationship framework, psychoanalytical, psychodynamic and humanistic theory.
UKCP Registered 2011185457 and HCPC registered AS018910
Make An Enquiry Low Cost Group Therapy
Art Forms You Can Choose in Addition to Talking:
Man made objects, Objects from nature, Pastels, Pencils, Postcards, Sand tray, Clay, Play dough, Plasticine, Writing, Poetry, Music/Sound, Dreams, Paint, Movement, Bodywork (such as pain or tension that you may be feeling), Collage, combined with talking as you prefer.
I encourage you to bring in your own way of expressing, or I can gently aid you to find your self-expression. The session is about communication rather than output - simple marks/words on paper or choosing a postcard can be a very impactful way to communicate.
How Can Integrative Arts Psychotherapy Help You?
A way to communicate without words
Sometimes it’s easier to SHOW someone how you feel. Words may not describe what’s going on inside. I work with you to understand these thoughts and emotions. I give clients a choice of materials to work with, and we work gently at a pace that suits you. The process is about communication and not output. Simple marks, words on paper or choosing a postcard that speaks to you can be extremely impactful.
Managing negative feelings
Being alone can be difficult, it may bring up many things that are hard to sit with. Perhaps you have already tried lots of different ways to cope with negative thoughts, but nothing seems to be working. By working together as a collaborative approach, we can look at the difficulties you face and work on ways to manage that are individual to you.
Being heard in a non-judgemental space
The therapeutic space is a place where you will not be judged or made to feel small. You are safe to bring and share all your thoughts and feelings, no matter how big or heavy they are. This is a space created for you. I aim to empower individuals and give you the freedom of choice. I understand that your experiences are deeply personal to you.
Gently re-wiring negative patterns
Life can be very challenging sometimes! You may have developed habits or coping mechanisms that are negatively impacting your life. They may be coping strategies that helped you in the past but no longer serve you well. Together, through our work, you can slowly develop new ways to manage through life.
Book a Free Consultation
If you would like to work with me please fill in the form below and I will get back to you with availability. Alternatively, you can also email me on anya@artformsthemind.com or message/call me on 07500877996. As it can be daunting meeting a new therapist for the first time, I will contact you to arrange a FREE introductory session. The meeting will give you more information, the chance to ask questions, talk about any challenges arising in your life and give you the choice of working together. I look forward to welcoming you