About Alison
Professional Background and Experience
Alison studied art in the 1980s and is a practising artist. She qualified as an Art Therapist in the 1990s and completed an M.A in Art Psychotherapy in 2011, researching the benefit of art therapy in developing communication with children with Neuro Developmental and Developmental Trauma needs.
Alison is a state registered art therapist, , registered with the Health and Care Professions Council HCPC and is a full member of the British Association of Art Therapist (BAAT). She is a listed BAAT Private Practitioner on the BAAT website.
Alison is also professionally qualified as a teacher and has undergone other trainings, including NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) and EMDR therapy (Eye movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).
Alison has worked extensively as an Art Therapist with adults and children. She has worked with adults with Addictions and Mental Health Conditions; children, adolescents and families and carers in the NHS Children and Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS), including looked after children and those with conditions of Autism and Learning Disability (adults and children).
Alison currently works with adults, looked after children and foster parents, within her her private practice as well as being a practising artist offering her work for sale in an online store.
Alison works in an integrative way that is grounded in psychodynamic theory. Her approach is person-centred, with the idea that we have an innate impulse to work toward our personal potential for happiness and fulfilment.
Alison is also interested in the relationship between spiritual and psychological well-being. She uses using art making as a soulful and mindfulness practice ; as creative visualisation for her own spiritual, emotional mental regulation and growth; and development of self-awareness.
Alison is also a qualified and experienced yoga teacher, reiki and energy healer and her art reflects these interests.
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