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Not sure what to expect from your first art therapy session? This guide walks you through what actually happens, what the materials are for and what you don't have to do.

A different way to approach the new year January arrives with a lot of noise. New year, new you, set goals and be better. What if you're not ready for that? What if you're exhausted, broke, still processing December and the idea of "starting fresh" feels impossible? A tool for reflection, not resolution I've come across something I find useful: the Year Compass. It's a free reflective workbook that helps you look back at the year that's passed and think about the year ahead,

Reflections on Caroline Walker's acclaimed exhibition "Mothering" at Pallant House Gallery, exploring how her paintings in blue make visible the invisible work of mothers, the gap between institutional failure and personal resilience and what art can hold when words fail.

Finding a therapist in Berkhamsted can feel overwhelming. This guide explains the difference between counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, where to search, what qualifications matter, typical costs and how to know if a therapist is right for you.

Today I descended into Phillips Gallery where "This Is Also Motherhood". Created by artist Carolyn Mendelsohn with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and 10 women with lived experience, this exhibition pairs tender portraits with muslin towels printed with their innermost thoughts. Not the glamour or the shine. The brutality.

There's a feeling some people carry their whole lives and never get to say out loud.

ADHD can feel like living in too many directions at once. This piece explores how art therapy and nervous system awareness can help restore rhythm and safety turning creative energy into a path toward regulation and calm.

Discover how neuroscience and creativity help us understand trauma, and why the therapeutic relationship is at the heart of change.

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses creativity and the arts alongside talking. You might simply be looking for a therapist...