"When you come to Dramatherapy it's like entering a different world, it's a new world...I can let my feelings out. I feel better now."

"A bit of distance from real life...enables us to gain perspective on our real life roles and patterns and actions, and to experiment actively with alternatives."

Dramatherapy bypasses the intellect which may block talking therapies - " Unlike talk therapy, Dramatherapy gets there really fast..Acting out issues and problems...is more effective than talking."

Dramatherapy is a creative arts therapy which encourges and supports clients to achieve self-awareness through the exploration of feelings and personal issues. The emphasis is on growth, learing and change - socially, physically and emotionally - through the medium of work and play.  It uses the healing aspects and therapeutic process of drama and theatre to facilitate creativity, imagination,learning and insight.  Dramatherapy is an active approach which aims to help the individual tell their story to solve a problem; it empowers the individual to access their own latent creative potential, and to re-emerge stronger and heathier.

The theoretical foundation of Dramatherapy lies in drama,theatre,psychology,psychotherapy,anthropology and play.  Dramatherpists are both artists and clinicians.

Typical activities include the use of objects, movement,improvision,storytelling,play, role-play, myth, script work and performance.

Dramatherapy is used in a wide variety of settings: psychiatric hospitals, mental health facilities,nursing homes,
substance abuse centers,prisons and schools to assist people recover from dysfunctional families, abuse, addiction, age related illnesses and developmental delay.

As a Dramatherapist, I am experienced with a wide range pathology, and clients from the age of eleven to mid-fifties.  I have a specal interest in puppets and stories, and I am registered with the Health Professions Council