Clare.Art.Therapist

The Arts Psychotherapies Evaluation, Research and Practice Sharing Event last Tuesday at Newcastle University. It was a wonderful day full of inspiring & thought provoking lectures & workshops & connecting & creativity I illustrated (visually scribed!) the day!!

🟡 new sketchbook… . . . #doodling #newgrowth #holdinglightly #opening #honouringself #alchemy #wholeness #balance #nourishment #creaturesaremycomfort #reflection #process #arttherapistart #arttherapist #drawwhatcomes

This is a really poignant, honest & brave documentary. Their vulnerability & connection is a beautiful thing to witness. Being human is intrinsically messy, painful & full of anxiety. The best way through is to open, brave & vulnerable & attempt to accept & embrace it all

In his conception of both psychological and visionary art, Jung emphasizes the need for the creative individual to transcend the personal to allow something transpersonal to be revealed.~Mary Antonia Wood, The Archetypal Artist

Trust is an essential, core ingredient of #therapy – opening up, showing emotion, being vulnerable – and yet counterintuitive for those of us who've suffered relational #trauma or abuse. So how do we build that trust? Find out here: carolynspring.com/blog/trust-is-… #therapistsconnect

Always loving #therapyjeff instagram.com/reel/CkqgyCQpx…

A huge thank you for the fascinating discussion with @dr_treisman #AnnualConference For more in-depth exploration of trauma with Karen! There’s still time to register for our Treasure Box Course on 16-18 November. Book here: bit.ly/3U6pw6I

Beautiful, powerful, moving & brave presentation by @danieljayregan @baat_org conference, around intimate 1:1 activism & how it impacts society. Thank you Daniel, so inspiring.

Really looking forward to a day of Art Psychotherapy at the @baat_org annual conference. ‘Art Therapy, Trauma in Society & Social Activism’

You don't see (good) therapists pushing life-hacks or self-help remedies because we've come to grips with the fact that there is no silver bullet, no fast and easy way through this. Life's hard and we're not about to make empty promises.

But we will faithfully and compassionately be here with you in it all. We'll gently draw out your grief, your anger, your fear and vulnerability. And hold your hope for you when you give it up. We're in it for the long haul.

Whatever we fight about in the outside world is also a battle in our inner selves. Anyone who can admit this will first seek the solution in himself, and this in fact is the way all the great solutions begin. ~CG Jung

All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it to those around us.~Richard Rohr

As we engage in conversations about polarising and complex issues, I find it useful for all parties to know what kind of conversation they're in. I've made this table as a useful way to check that. What kind of conversations do you find yourself in?

We all have the potential to be activists in the quest for a wiser and kinder world. "What is mine to do?" - this might help you work that out.

@StaffsCouns @deborahannlee Hi please could you tell me where I can find this? Is it in the ‘Step into Study…’ book? Thanks :)

Contracting today with students using the fabulous @deborahannlee’s contract from ‘first steps’ as a base. Students said they found the wording ‘beautiful’ and that they’d never felt so safe in a contracting process. 😊

Insofar as psychotherapy places high value on meaningful relationships, the cultivation of critical socio-psycho thought, the privileging of human flourishing over economic gain, & the rise of humanistic over utilitarian values, it's a decidedly political & anti-neoliberal affair

A depression can change only if we are able to endure and accept it. We can change nothing if we haven't accepted it. If we resist, it will only get worse. In accepting the depression, we are no longer able to hold the whole world responsible for it, and then it can change.~Jung

🧵No survivor of sexual violence should have to feel ashamed of what happened to them. The less shame; the easier to access support; the more support; the more effective the healing process. My sentiment in a nutshell; if as therapists we are brave enough to speak up about…