If you feel you or your family could be helped by talking through a mental health issue, or you feel that psychotherapeutic input might be right for you, then please do get in touch.
Our clinicians are available to talk through your concerns over the phone and can advise as to whether therapeutic help might be beneficial. We offer appointments throughout the day and run evening clinics throughout the week, including Saturdays. We are also able to offer sessions via Zoom where we feel this is clinically appropriate.
Prefer to phone us first? Call us on 0131 5579894
Art Therapy is a form of psychological therapy that uses creative processes to support emotional expression, understanding, and change.
It can be particularly helpful for children, young people, and adults who find it difficult to put feelings into words. No artistic skill is required; the focus is on meaning and experience rather than producing artwork.
Art therapy sessions offer access to a range of art materials within a supportive therapeutic relationship. Clients may use drawing, painting, sculpture, or mixed media to explore feelings, experiences, and relationships. The therapist helps reflect on the images and the process of making them, supporting insight and emotional integration. Some sessions may involve little talking, while others combine verbal reflection with creative work. Art therapy can be structured or open-ended, depending on the client’s needs. The emphasis is on safety, curiosity, and allowing difficult experiences to be expressed in symbolic and non-verbal ways.
Art therapy has evidence supporting its use with children and adults experiencing trauma, emotional distress, neurodevelopmental differences, and difficulties with emotional regulation. Research suggests it can be particularly effective where verbal therapies feel overwhelming or inaccessible, and where experiences are held in bodily or sensory forms. Art therapy may support emotional processing, self-esteem, and relational engagement. It is well suited to children, adolescents, and adults who benefit from experiential approaches. It may be less appropriate where a highly verbal, structured, or protocol-driven therapy is specifically required.
“Art therapy allows feelings to be expressed in ways that don’t rely solely on words. Often, images can hold experiences that feel too complex or intense to talk about directly. The therapy offers time and space to explore these safely and at your own pace.”
