Creative Arts Psychotherapy

Dramatherapy sessions can involve using: imagination, drama, movement, art, music, theatre, stories, objects, play, sand tray therapy, puppets, mindfulness and guided therapy-focused meditation. You don’t need any special skills to benefit fully from these techniques. Dramatherapy offers an exciting opportunity freely express thoughts and feelings which may have previously been neglected, ignored or suppressed.

Dramatherapy will help you to:

• Express your feelings, thoughts and emotions in a deeper and more meaningful way
• Experience new and different ways of viewing yourself and your relationships
• Gain a new perspective and deeper understanding of your feelings and experiences
• Build on your strengths to manage difficulties and make troubling issues more bearable
• Explore your problems and find your own solutions

Your therapeutic needs and personal preferences will guide the sessions and help us to decide how we work together.

The origins of dramatherapy go right back to Ancient Greek theatre and the concept of ‘catharsis’. In The Poetics, Aristotle described how theatregoers would experience emotional release and purification as they sympathised with the characters on stage. This catharsis provided a sense of relief and emotional equilibrium, leaving audience members feeling cleansed and uplifted.

Similar to this ancient belief in catharsis, dramatherapy acknowledges the therapeutic potential of emotional release and expression. It provides a safe space for you to fully express your feelings and experience emotional catharsis. By exploring and enacting various dramatic roles and situations you can release pent-up emotions, gain insights into your experiences and work through personal challenges and psychological problems.