What is Drawing and Talking and Sand Play Therapy?

Drawing and Talking Therapy is a safe, gentle, approach for any individual or young person who needs some support with their emotional wellbeing. Using this therapeutic approach the individual will be able to express unconscious thoughts through a combination of drawing and talking. A resolution is reached as the young person is able to address the way they feel about  past events or current concerns.  No artistic ability needed.

Drawing and Talking Therapy is a 12 week programme with a weekly 30 minute session with Lorraine Pellett, owner and founder of Balance the Mind©. 

SAND PLAY

As an Advanced practitioner I am qualified to run Sand Play sessions. This work follows the same principles of Drawing and Talking, but uses sand and miniature figures.  Younger children are very receptive to this way of working. 

Therapeutic interventions, such as Drawing and Talking and Sand Play can help anyone who:

• Is experiencing anxiety, stress or phobias

• Are not realising their full potential either socially or academically

• Is feeling a lack of confidence in themselves

• Are withdrawn or continually unhappy

•  Find it difficult to make friends

• Quarrel frequently with peers or siblings

• Suffer from disrupted or disturbed sleep

• Have suffered loss or bereavement 

• Family change

• Have suffered trauma

• Are young carers

• Are vulnerable teenage parents

• Experience emotional trauma because of their LGBT status

• Are socially disadvantaged

• Are suffering from the effects of domestic abuse

• Bully others or is bullied themselves

• Display inappropriate behaviour