My Qualifications

I have a Masters degree in Art Psychotherapy and a Masters degree in Fine Art.  I undertake regular Continual Professional Development (CPD) to keep my clinical practice up-to-date and relevant for the people I work with.  This also helps me to enhance my knowledge around my areas of special interest, which include:

• Perinatal and women’s health
• Couples, intimacy, and consensual relationships
• Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and somatic dissociation
• Identity, intersectionality, and the experiences of minority groups
• Working outdoors using land-based and nature-based art psychotherapy

I am duty-bound to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), fully insured, and have a full DBS check.

About Jess

 

I am an independent Art Psychotherapist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association Of Art Therapists (BAAT).  I’m insured and have a full DBS check.  I specialise in working with clay and working outdoors.

I currently manage the Art Psychotherapy provision in a supported living centre for adults with Learning Disabilities, and facilitate Arts-on-Referral groups for adults, children and young people across Bristol and North Somerset as part of the region’s Social Prescribing initiative.

With an interest in furthering a greater understanding of the therapeutic arts and better access to a fair creative health care system, I am invited to advise, write about, and present on the subject.  I help design, develop and deliver services, consulting with organisations including the NHS.  You can read more about this here.

If you are interested in exploring Art Psychotherapy, you can find out more about working with me here.


My Experience

I have worked creatively and holistically with adults, families, children, and young people in a variety of settings for over 25 years.  These include in-patient NHS mental health care settings, perinatal and maternal health care, community settings, galleries and museums, outdoors, and in mainstream and special education.

I am committed to being diverse affirmative and anti-oppressive in my practice.