Childrens Creative Therapy

Do you have concerns about a Child in your life?

It could be that you see they are just really troubled or unhappy right now and need some help to feel themselves again.

Life as we know isn’t always easy for children and can throw up all kinds of painful experiences and big feelings.

Children’s creative therapy sessions can help

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My Approach

With many decades of experience of working professionally with children, I offer you and your child a safe, caring environment to explore the difficulties they are facing. You will begin to feel more hopeful that your child can begin to thrive despite the challenges.

Adults experiencing difficult experiences usually talk things through with a trusted person but children often use play and creativity to explore their life experiences. The therapy I offer nurtures this natural ability in the child and helps them to make sense of their worries and muddled thoughts and feelings. There is no pressure for them to talk as they can express through creativity.

  • Parent of a 9 year old boy

    "I cannot thank you enough for all the support and guidance you have given L and myself. He is a much stronger person and more comfortable in himself because of the ways in which you have taught him to deal with his emotions and talk about how he is feeling. My relationship with him is so much stronger and better now too. Thank you!"

  • Parent of a 10 year old daughter with high functioning autism

    "Thank you for the lovely session today both my daughter and I really enjoyed it and it led to a really good chat afterwards, too. She’s gone from a girl saying & I don’t want to go to school ever again, because nobody trusts me and nobody likes me there to a really happy, relaxed girl who wants to do lots of treaty things for her brother and writes secret notes to her friends."

  • Caroline Peacock (Accredited Creative Arts Therapist and Clinical Supervisor)

    “She meets each child exactly where they are, providing the guidance and support they need to feel understood and valued. Her professionalism and deep experience shine through in every interaction, as she skillfully navigates even the most complex challenges with care and empathy. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sarah to anyone seeking a skilled, creative, and deeply committed counsellor for children and young people."

My Qualifications and Experience

Having qualified as I counsellor, I worked for 5 years for TIC+ an organisation offering free counselling to children and teenagers in Gloucestershire. This involved traveling to different primary schools in Cheltenham offering creative counselling to children who had been referred. TIC+ provided excellent supervision and lots of additional training relevant to working with children.

I went on to do a years Post Graduate training and gained a PG Certificate in ‘Creative Therapies for Children and Families’. I then worked as a counsellor at St Marks primary school in Cheltenham and with children in private practice.

Prior to this I worked as primary school teacher for 20 years including with children with special educational needs and led children’s groups in various church settings.