{"id":7,"date":"2022-03-31T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T17:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:43:03","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-1450x2048.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1-1568x2214.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dave-portrait-Sept-2025-scaled-1.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>I&#8217;m David \u2014 an Art Psychotherapist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcpc-uk.org\/check-the-register\/professional-registration-detail\/?query=AS15322&amp;profession=AS\">registered<\/a> with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council). I&#8217;m also one of four Art Therapists that form the <a href=\"http:\/\/hackneyarttherapy.space\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"hackneyarttherapy.space\">Hackney Art Therapy<\/a> collective, based at a therapeutic centre on Mare Street, east London. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>I completed my art therapy MA training at Goldsmiths, University of London and have 30 years\u2019 experience using art making and creativity as a means to improve wellbeing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a5085ae wp-block-group has-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I&#8217;m currently offering weekly art therapy to people who need a safe space to freely express themselves. We start with an initial consultation, to see if art therapy&#8217;s right for you, and if I&#8217;m the right therapist for you. This is usually followed by a block of four to six weekly 50-minute sessions before we consider longer-term therapy. For more information about the sessions, fees, or getting in touch, click a button below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a506ada wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a507118 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=9\">Sessions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=20\">Fees<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=22\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a50759d wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">There are many reasons why you may be thinking about therapy. For example, you may be looking for ways to cope with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-small-font-size\"><li>Life changes<\/li><li>Overwhelming uncertainty<\/li><li>Anxiety<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>Serious illness diagnosis<\/li><li>Facing end of life<\/li><li>Bereavement<\/li><li>Trauma<\/li><li>Loss<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Whatever your situation or background, my attitude to all clients is an unconditional positive regard. Our first step will be to establish a supportive, encouraging therapeutic relationship that allows you to feel safe and bring unconscious processes into awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">You don&#8217;t need to be &#8216;arty&#8217; or have any particular skills or experience to benefit from art therapy. To find out more about what how art therapy works, or about how I work, click on the buttons below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a507a85 wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-69fb26a507f82 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=14\">What is art therapy?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/?page_id=16\">More about me<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In my practice, the art making in art therapy is the central therapeutic agent.&nbsp;Art making can be effective for clients who find it hard to articulate how they feel in words.&nbsp;It can also be effective for those who are skilled at talking but tend to avoid the emotions connected with their difficulties.&nbsp;Often clients are really surprised by what their art making can show them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HAT-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265\" width=\"521\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HAT-logo.jpg 302w, https:\/\/davidlittle-arttherapy.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/HAT-logo-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">If you&#8217;re anxious about making art, we can explore that anxiety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">If you find yourself judging your ability, we can explore that judgment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">At the start of therapy I encourage clients to be playful and introduce them to wide range of materials and techniques. I also use mindfulness techniques to help bring the client\u2019s attention back to the present moment, to connect and stay with the here-and-now.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m David \u2014 an Art Psychotherapist registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council). I&#8217;m also one of four Art Therapists that form the Hackney Art Therapy collective, based at a therapeutic centre on Mare Street, east London. 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