Drawing and Talking
I hold Drawing and Talking sessions with children, teens and adults of all ages.
What is Drawing and Talking?
Drawing and Talking is a structured 12 week approach to a therapeutic play modality. Using just a piece of paper and a pencil you will be able to bypass the conscious, thinking part of your mind and access what is going on in your subconscious mind.
Our subconscious mind runs about 80-90% of our lives on autopilot using patterns of thought and behaviour that we have picked up and internalised throughout our lives from places such as family, friends, society and culture. Some of these patterns are helpful but many become outdated and some can actually be detrimental to our lives moving fowards. Drawing and Talking allows us to access, externalise and process these patterns through images, metaphor and conversation.
I am an Independent Drawing and Talking Practitioner with an advanced qualification.
Why Drawing and Talking?
What I love about Drawing and Talking is that it’s non-confrontational, gentle, safe and playful. I don’t need to know about anything going on in your life, all our talk is about the picture and I don’t ‘interpret’ anything in your drawings. You don’t need to be ‘able to draw’, you just need to be able to hold a pencil and give it a go! It works really well if:
you’re on a waiting list for a service (such as CAMHS or adult mental health services) and need an interim support tool
you’ve just finished a course of therapy and would benefit from processing and integration
you’re looking to begin a healing journey but are uncertain where to start
What happens in a session?
We sit side by side and our Drawing and Talking session will begin with you drawing a picture of anything you like - if you get stuck for an idea, I’ll always offer a suggestion. You’ll draw without interruption and, when you’re ready, we talk about your picture using playfulness and the language of storytelling and archetypes. At the end of the session, your picture goes into a folder to be kept safe until the end of the 12 week block when the folder is then yours to do with as you wish.
Sessions last a maximum of 30 minutes and all 12 sessions will be booked for the same time and place each week.
30 mins | £360 | block of 12 weeks
