Creative Expressive Therapy
Creative Expressive Therapy is an approach which believes that through creative expression and tapping of the imagination, a person can examine;
- their bodys
- their feelings
- their emotions
- their thought process
Therapists utilise an inter modal approach, using expression in general to facilitate clients rather than a specific approach such as music therapy, art therapy or drama therapy alone.
Therapists combine;
- Art
- Dance/Movement
- Music
- Drama
which aid a deeper exploration of the young person or adult.
Who can Creative Expressive Therapy help?
It is felt that this approach can help a number of children, young people and adults who have communication and or social/emotional needs.
Therapists have equally used this approach to support children and young adults with learning difficulties and/or who are an the Autistic Spectrum. Therapists has witnessed some fantastic outcomes for this group of clients.
What are the benefits to the client?
Clients learn to develop;
- An awareness of self
- Creativity
- Relaxation methods
- Anxiety and stress relief
- Confidence
- Self-esteem
- Concentration
- Attention and listening skills
In a group session clients learn to develop;
- Awareness of others
- Communication skills
- Group cohesion
- Social skills
- Building Trust
- Listening Skills
- Attention Skills
How do the sessions run:
Sessions can be purchased by a family and can take place in the family home, the client's educational setting or in our clinic.
Meet our team of Creative Expressive Therapists.
If you would like to work with our psychology team we would be only too happy to liaise. Please make contact via our enquiry form.
Educational Psychology
- Achieve their educational potential
- Access the educational and functional curriculum’s to the best of their abilities.
- Understand acceptable ways to present their views, wants and needs, reducing negative behaviour.
- Understand their strengths and needs in order to achieve their goals.
Clinical Psychology
Many of our children and young people require support from a Clinical Psychologist to help them;
- Understand their emotions and how to present them in an acceptable manner to others.
- Understand route causes for emotions and how to live in acceptance of this
- Understand how they present and how this is perceived by others.
- Acknowledge frustrations, fears and anxieties.
Cognitive - Neuro Psychology
Many of our children and young people require support from a Cognitive Neuro Psychologist to help them;
- Understand how their brain is fucntioning and how to use it to the best of their abilities.
- Understand about fears and anxieties and how to overcome these feelings without aggression.
- Understand routines and sequences throughout their day and how to organise their lives.nformation to follow shortly
Support from one of the Psychologists helps staff to;
- Understand how the young person can express anxieties, fears and worries through negative behaviour and develop techniques to encourage the young person to express these in a more socially acceptable way.
- Recognise how to turn negative behaviours into positive behaviours.
- Create social and moral learning opportunities throughout the young person’s day.
- Support the young person achieve an emotional balanced life plan.
- Understand about the psychological needs of young people with a specific diagnosis; Autistic Spectrum Disorder , Cerebral Palsy, Specific Speech and Language Disorders, Dyspraxia.
- Understand about specific psychological approaches to support young people.
Meet our team of psychologists.
Occupational Therapy
- Dressing
- Washing and personal hygiene
- Eating
- Using scissors, pens, pencils and paper
- Tying shoe laces
- Handling objects and toys
- Playing and socialising
- Develop alternative strategies to succeed in specific tasks.
- Manage their school work
- Interact with others
- Acessing activities
- Organise themselves
- Handle tools and equipment
- Receive orthotics, equipment and advice to increase their access to the community
- Increasing levels of independence
- Overcome physical and psychological dysfunction
Many adults require support from an Occupational Therapist to support them, re-establish or maintain skills in;
- Dressing
- Washing and personal hygiene
- Eating and drinking
- Handling objects
- Develop alternative strategies to succeed in specific tasks.
- Manage their work or academic work
- Interacting with others
- Acessing activities
- Organising themselves
- Handling tools and equipment
- Receiving orthotics, equipment and advice to increase their access to their home and community life
- Increasing levels of independence
- Overcoming physical and psychological dysfunction
- Identify the needs of young people and adults with specific conditions such as Developmental Co-ordination Disorders (eg. Dyspraxia), neurological and orthopaedic conditions, learning difficulties, visual perceptual and visual motor-integration problems, degenerative disorders and genetic or chromosomal disorders.
- Understand a range of therapeutic approaches such as Sensory Integration and Bobath Neuro developmental Therapy, adapted to the home, school or work environment to achieve functional goals.
- Ensure that the educational and social tasks are varied, age appropriate and enjoyable.
- Promote participation in hobbies and other interests by reducing barriers in accessing.
- Make accessible all aspects of a school curriculum.
Meet our team of Occupational Therapists
Physiotherapy
- Minor or severe, short or long term diffiuclties and can affect a child's ability to move and function.
- Learning Difficulties with motor impairment – E.G Autism
- Neurological conditions - E.g. Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Developmental Delay, Aquired Brain Injury.
- Dyspraxia - Developmental Coordination Disorder, Clumsy Child Syndrome.
- Poor Balance and Co-ordination
- Respiratory conditions - E.g. Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis.
- Orthopaedic conditions - Acute and long standing, rehabilitation following trauma. E.g. fractures and head injuries, knee pain, back pain.
- Posture and gait problems E.G Toe walking, Flat feet
- Juvenile Arthritis
- Obesity
Physiotherapists can support adults clients who have;
- Neurological conditions, ranging from CVA, muscular dystrophies, neuropathies, head-injury, MS, Parkinson’s disease, tumours and other rarer neurological diseases
- Difficulties with their feelings and anxieties during rehab
Support from a Physio therapist helps staff to;
- Identify the needs of young people and adults's with specific conditions
- Understand a range of therapeutic approaches such as Bobath Neuro developmental Therapy, splinting.
- Ensure that the educational and social tasks offer opportunity for physical practice to increase range of movement.
- Promote children and adults's participation in hobbies and other interests by reducing barriers in accessing.
- Make accessible all aspects of an educational curriculum.
Meet our team of Physiotherapists
