Tanya Andrew
I have worked as an art therapist for the NHS for the last 10 years offering individual and group art therapy as well psycho-educational training and supervision. Prior to this I worked for a charity offering art therapy, ecotherapy and peer mentoring to children and young people. I have a B.A. (hons) in Critical Fine Art Practice from Central Saint Martins Art College and an M.A. in Art Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths University. I am founding member of Winnicott Wednesday’s Artist Collective and COATS (Community Outdoor Art Therapy Service). I have published articles of my work in the International Journal of Art Therapy: ‘Art therapy in a Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team: report on a pilot project’ (vol.22, 2017 – issue 4) and ‘A qualitative evaluation of an outdoor art therapies group’ (vol.29, 2024 - issue 2). I have undertaken further post qualification training in art therapy supervision, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, mentalisation based therapy, ecotherapy and reflective practice. I am registered with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council).
I have worked as an art therapist for the NHS for the last 10 years offering individual and group art therapy as well psycho-educational training and supervision. Prior to this I worked for a charity offering art therapy, ecotherapy and peer mentoring to children and young people. I have a B.A. (hons) in Critical Fine Art Practice from Central Saint Martins Art College and an M.A. in Art Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths University. I am founding member of Winnicott Wednesday’s Artist Collective and COATS (Community Outdoor Art Therapy Service). I have published articles of my work in the International Journal of Art Therapy: ‘Art therapy in a Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team: report on a pilot project’ (vol.22, 2017 – issue 4) and ‘A qualitative evaluation of an outdoor art therapies group’ (vol.29, 2024 - issue 2). I have undertaken further post qualification training in art therapy supervision, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, mentalisation based therapy, ecotherapy and reflective practice. I am registered with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council).
Simon Woodward
Indoor and Outdoor Art psychotherapist.
Along with my MA in Art Psychotherapy, I’ve undertaken training in nature-based therapies including the Environmental Arts Therapy (EAT) Certificate. My professional development includes trauma, compassion-focused therapy and neurodivergence. An accredited BAAT private practitioner, I have provided indoor and outdoor art therapy to all ages. I have run outdoor well-being groups for a national mental health charity.
I have been an associate lecturer at Roehampton University on the MA Art Therapy training programme. I have also supervised graduates and provided personal therapy to art therapy trainees. I’ve been commissioned by a number of national organisations to provide art therapy to young people who have experienced domestic abuse, looked-after children and fostered children. I have provided indoor art therapy to a number of schools. I’ve facilitated outdoor art therapy on an educational farm with young people with severe emotional trauma and forensics histories. I contributed to the EAT book: The Wild Frontiers of the Heart and recently published a collection of poems: www.naturalhysteria.co.uk
In September 2023 I moved to Somerset – exploring the exciting possibilities of moving my outdoor art therapy practice from London’s green spaces in to a rural setting.
Indoor and Outdoor Art psychotherapist.
Along with my MA in Art Psychotherapy, I’ve undertaken training in nature-based therapies including the Environmental Arts Therapy (EAT) Certificate. My professional development includes trauma, compassion-focused therapy and neurodivergence. An accredited BAAT private practitioner, I have provided indoor and outdoor art therapy to all ages. I have run outdoor well-being groups for a national mental health charity.
I have been an associate lecturer at Roehampton University on the MA Art Therapy training programme. I have also supervised graduates and provided personal therapy to art therapy trainees. I’ve been commissioned by a number of national organisations to provide art therapy to young people who have experienced domestic abuse, looked-after children and fostered children. I have provided indoor art therapy to a number of schools. I’ve facilitated outdoor art therapy on an educational farm with young people with severe emotional trauma and forensics histories. I contributed to the EAT book: The Wild Frontiers of the Heart and recently published a collection of poems: www.naturalhysteria.co.uk
In September 2023 I moved to Somerset – exploring the exciting possibilities of moving my outdoor art therapy practice from London’s green spaces in to a rural setting.
Verity Blakeman
I am an HCPC (Health and Care Professionals Council) registered Art Psychotherapist. My personal relationship with nature and the environment has been a continuous source of exploration and inspiration for my art practice, where I work predominantly with clay. I recognise the therapeutic effects from having contact with the natural world and I am interested in how human wellbeing is intrinsically linked to the wellbeing of the Earth. I am currently employed as an Art Psychotherapist, working with children and young people in Camden. Prior to this, I worked as a Community Artist for nine years where I was based in a community mental health service for adults. I have recently been facilitating outdoor art therapy provision for an NHS Mental Health Trust.
I am an HCPC (Health and Care Professionals Council) registered Art Psychotherapist. My personal relationship with nature and the environment has been a continuous source of exploration and inspiration for my art practice, where I work predominantly with clay. I recognise the therapeutic effects from having contact with the natural world and I am interested in how human wellbeing is intrinsically linked to the wellbeing of the Earth. I am currently employed as an Art Psychotherapist, working with children and young people in Camden. Prior to this, I worked as a Community Artist for nine years where I was based in a community mental health service for adults. I have recently been facilitating outdoor art therapy provision for an NHS Mental Health Trust.
