Natalie.
At the start, I was very unsure and needed Ceri to help me to do things. I wanted to create but didn't know how. I also needed prompting and suggested ideas, as I had no idea how to go about expressing myself through art.
Working together, I managed to create powerful symbols that told me a lot about what was going on in my head - actually facing them, in awe.
At the start, I was very unsure and needed Ceri to help me to do things. I wanted to create but didn't know how. I also needed prompting and suggested ideas, as I had no idea how to go about expressing myself through art.
Working together, I managed to create powerful symbols that told me a lot about what was going on in my head - actually facing them, in awe.
Owen
Coming to art therapy has given me my life back. I was suffering from the effects of P.T.S.D. (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) which was destroying my life.
Ceri has been professional, very patient, knowledgeable, very good at her job and gets results.
My quality of life has improved in a lot of areas.
Coming to art therapy has given me my life back. I was suffering from the effects of P.T.S.D. (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) which was destroying my life.
Ceri has been professional, very patient, knowledgeable, very good at her job and gets results.
My quality of life has improved in a lot of areas.
Sophie
Going into the therapeutic space with Ceri, I enter a magical world of my imagination, where my hopes, dreams, pain and joy spill out colourfully onto the paper. I feel safely held in that space as I explore my stories and my shadows and bring them into the light of day with Ceri's gentle accepting encouragement. Sometimes therapy can be difficult but Ceri has helped me process a really challenging time in my life in bite sized chunks and helped me maintain a sense of well-being within my grief. She has helped me in my quest to be mindful and present and to inhabit my body fully through the art making process and is never short of ideas and inspirational references if I want them. I'm grateful for the facilitation Ceri has provided for my journey of growth, personal development and deep healing.
Going into the therapeutic space with Ceri, I enter a magical world of my imagination, where my hopes, dreams, pain and joy spill out colourfully onto the paper. I feel safely held in that space as I explore my stories and my shadows and bring them into the light of day with Ceri's gentle accepting encouragement. Sometimes therapy can be difficult but Ceri has helped me process a really challenging time in my life in bite sized chunks and helped me maintain a sense of well-being within my grief. She has helped me in my quest to be mindful and present and to inhabit my body fully through the art making process and is never short of ideas and inspirational references if I want them. I'm grateful for the facilitation Ceri has provided for my journey of growth, personal development and deep healing.
Jayne
I have been attending art therapy for just over a year now. I find the whole experience particularly worthwhile. From this unique experience I have learnt how to listen to myself and gain confidence with not only the art materials but myself. I feel this safe space which is provided for me every week an essential part of my weekly routine. It is non judgemental contained space for me to have the freedom to express myself in whichever way I prefer. Everyone needs this time and space in their life!
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Ceri provided me with a strong and gentle hold by being fully present in silence and I
felt that as a sacred space. What she does say is always grounded in a high level of compassionate communication. It allowed me to go deeply into my process through the art making. On another level she was also showing me something by example that I was developing for my own way of being with people. How do we listen deeply and silently so that the other person knows they are being seen and heard in unconditional acceptance? Ceri showed me this, so that I experienced it on an intellectual, emotional, physical and also a spiritual level. I went on a long journey of three years of art therapy with Ceri and recognise the value of investing that time in myself, allowing a personal unfoldment and a therapeutic relationship to grow and develop. Ceri's constancy allowed for something very unique and loving to inform and enrich my life experience. I am eternally grateful for my time with Ceri and I continue to draw on the experience. The wisdom, knowing, creative expression and care I acquired in that time with Ceri as my therapist has become a part of who I am, a strong and powerful experience now added to my resources and resilience for life. |
