Draw Your Feelings
Drawing and Talking Therapy
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Hello,
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I'm Aga and I am qualified Advanced Drawing and Talking Practitioner. I am working with children and young people in Wokingham and Reading area.
Drawing and Talking is a child-centred one to one therapeutic intervention focusing on supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. This is a very powerful tool!
Children are impacted emotionally by many different events, struggles or traumas. Sometimes they are unable to make sense of how they are feeling and how those feelings are impacting on their happiness and ability to navigate the world.
Too often children and parents feel afraid to admit they need help around their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Whether you are a child or young person, adult or grandparent, we all at times feel like we are struggling.
The important thing to know and remember is you are not alone, and help is available.
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Your Child Well-Being Is in Good Hands
DRAW YOUR FEELINGS
All About Drawing and Talking Therapy
Drawing and Talking is based in the work of Carl Jung (Founder of Analytical &Jungian Psychology) and John Bowlby (Founder of the Attachment Theory).
Drawing and Talking Therapy originated from the Serial Drawing Technique, devised by Dr John Allan, a Psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst. Michael Green and Maria Beagley (Psychotherapists) then created the Drawing and talking Therapy Training Programme in the UK.
Drawing and Talking is a safe and gentle therapeutic approach, which provides an effective way for both children and adults to process emotional pain or trauma they may be experiencing. D&T can also be used to help children with anxiety, stress, phobias, disrupted or disturb sleep, inappropriate behaviour, inability to make friends, bereavement.
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The sessions remain confidential between the person accessing support and the practitioner.
Drawing and Talking is not intended to be used as a tool to ‘find out’ what is wrong or why the person behaves the way they do. It is not behaviour modification or used to fix a problem that a person has or is experiencing.
Practitioner do not interpret the pictures and do not ask direct questions. The technique should also not be used to replace other specialist services, (such as CAMHS, Psychotherapy, Art or Play therapy) but can be used as an interim tool whilst waiting to be seen by CAMHS or other professionals and can also be used after referral has been completed to complement external agencies.
The individual accessing support will work one to one with me for 30 minutes, once a week, over 12 sessions.
Within the sessions, child will draw anything they choose and will be encouraged to talk about what they have drawn using storytelling language (like metaphors) to help them make sense of their internal world.
The technique is intended to allow the child to play, by drawing a picture, and process any emotions they are holding internally in a safe and non-confrontational way, working at their own pace.
Cost
12 one to one sessions in client's house
£ 410 payable via bank transfer
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