Rosie Heartland

Please contact me to discuss your needs. I am happy to have an initial phone conversation with you to see whether you feel you can work with me. If you email me and leave me your number, I will return your call as soon as I am able.  I currently have limited availability during school hours but am happy to discuss daytime and evening sessions either in person or online.

Hi, my name is Rosie, I am a qualified Transpersonal Arts Therapist and counsellor. In this post-pandemic world, many people are suffering from anxiety, depression and the trauma brought on by not only the insecurities of these times, but also by adverse childhood experiences. Taking that leap to enter into therapy is very difficult and I understand how scary the thought of opening up to a stranger can be. I will offer you compassion and understanding, so you feel at ease within our therapeutic relationship and your well-being goals can be addressed through non-threatening Creative therapy.

I have experience of using all kinds of creative media and there is no requirement to be "good at art" to be able to participate in processing your feelings using paint, clay and other types of media, including collage. Working in a creative way can be very healing.

During sessions, we will create a non-judgmental space in which you can explore your deepest thoughts and feelings at your own pace. Expressing yourself through art media allows you to come to terms with the things that are making life difficult for you. Sometimes, it is easier to draw a picture or create with clay when we cannot vocalise our unease. 

This is important when your adverse experiences were pre-verbal. Perhaps as a small child you were frightened or unhappy and didn't feel safe. This experience is still within you and we call it your 'inner child' for whom caring attachment figures may not have been consistently available. Together we can help that inner child to express those feelings.

Through the use of creative media, guided bilateral drawing, creative visualisations and movement (if you are comfortable with it) I will support you to engage in your own journey of healing.

In the first session, which can be by phone, online or in person, we will get to know each other a bit and talk about what's been going on in your life and where you might need support. You can be as open as you feel able to be about what is bothering you and about your goals for therapy. Together we will agree to proceed and formulate a therapeutic contract including how many sessions you might need initially and when we will review your progress. 

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Rosie