Art Therapy
Art therapy helps people of all ages explore emotions, reduce anxiety, and promote healing through creative expression. Art therapy is about the process, not the end product. It’s designed to help you express emotions and explore your inner thoughts in a safe, creative way.
How Art Therapy Works
Initial Assessment – Each session starts with a discussion of your current emotional or mental health challenges and goals.
Creative Exploration – You’ll engage in artistic activities like painting, drawing, or sculpting. These activities allow you to express emotions, thoughts, and experiences.
Reflection – After creating, you’ll explore your artwork with the therapist to gain insights and explore emotions in a non-judgmental setting.
Tailored to the needs of the client – Every session is designed to fit you or your child’s unique needs and therapy goals.
Art Therapy as a Holistic Approach
Art therapy works well as a standalone intervention, as well as alongside other therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, or even medication management. By offering a non-verbal way to explore emotions, it can help clients who may find traditional talk therapy difficult or overwhelming.
Art therapy is adaptable and can be tailored to each client’s individual needs and therapeutic goals. Whether it’s working with children, adults, or older adults, art therapy provides additional emotional insights and avenues for healing.
Art therapy is particularly helpful for addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, and cognitive decline. By integrating creative expression, it encourages emotional exploration in a way that can enhance other ongoing treatments.
Who can Benefit from Art Therapy?
- Children and Adolescents- Helps young people process emotions, deal with behavioural challenges, and manage trauma in a creative way.
- Adults – Supports individuals coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma by providing a space for self-reflection and healing.
- Older Adults – Especially beneficial for dementia patients, helping with cognitive function and memory recall while offering a calming outlet for expression.
- Physical conditions – While art therapy focuses on emotional and mental health, studies have shown it can also benefit individuals coping with chronic illnesses by reducing stress and improving overall well-being.
Our Expertise
Art therapy can provide several benefits to adults and young people who may be experiencing emotional, behavioral or psychological challenges. Art therapy can support:
- Emotional Expression – Art offers a way to express feelings that are difficult to put into words
- Mental Health Support – Regular sessions can alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma
- Cognitive Stimulation – For older adults, art therapy can stimulate memory and cognition, especially for individuals with dementia
- Self-Esteem Building – Encourages confidence and self awareness
Our Fees
£100
Art Therapy Session
🤔 In today’s #FridayFAQ, we answer:
What is CloudRx❓
Scroll through the post to find out more and check out our blogpost:
https://edinburghpractice.com/introducing-cloudrx-online-pharmacy-medication-delivered-direct-to-your-door/#popup-maker
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Happy Monday! This week, `M` is for Maternal & Newborn Health - the focus for #WorldHealthDay2025! 💛
Today, we are spotlighting the importance of supporting mothers and newborns everywhere, because healthy beginnings shape healthy futures.
Here are some key messages from the WHO:
🌼 We can end preventable maternal & newborn mortality
🌼 Women`s health needs to extend beyond simply surviving childbirth
🌼 Access to sexual & reproductive health services underpin maternal outcomes
🌼 Investing in all aspects of maternal & newborn health brings immense benefits
#MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #WorldHealthDay
🤔 For today’s #FridayFAQ, a client at The Edinburgh Practice answers:
Why bother with getting a late ADHD or Autism Diagnosis❓
Read the full story here:
https://edinburghpractice.com/blog-written-by-a-client-late-diagnosis-why-bother/
#autism #autismawareness
#adhd #adhdawareness
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Happy Monday everyone! This week, our `M` word is for Masking!
👤 Masking can be exhausting - constantly camouflaging traits to fit in and avoid judgement. For many neurodivergent individuals, it`s a survival strategy, but it often comes at the cost of mental and emotional wellbeing. Unmasking is a journey toward self-acceptance and authenticity and neurotypical people can play a huge role in lessening the load. Let`s create a world where everyone feels safe to be themselves! 💛
#Neurodiversity #Unmasking #MentalHealthAwareness
In today’s #Friday FAQ, one of our Art Therapists Amelia Mackenzie answers:
What is Art Therapy❓
Also check out the blog post “Five Benefits of Art Therapy” written by our other Art Therapist, Ella Davies:
https://edinburghpractice.com/five-benefits-of-art-therapy-by-art-therapist-ella-davies/
🎨🖌️
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This week, `M` is for Maladaptive Thinking!
🧠 Maladaptive thinking can sometimes prevent us from making adjustments that are in our own best interest. Recognising these thought patterns is the first step towards change. By identifying and challenging these thoughts, we can start to reframe them with more balanced, helpful perspectives.
Small changes can make a big difference! 💫
#MentalHealth #MaladaptiveThinking #CognitiveDistortions
It’s neurodiversity celebration week! 🥳
This week’s #FridayFAQ is:
What is neurodiversity❓
Scroll through the post to find out or visit:
https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/introduction
#neurodiversity #neurodiversitycelebrationweek #neurodiversitycelebrationweek2025
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Also known as “psychological flexibility”, mental flexibility is being fully aware of one’s thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations in the present moment, accepting them as they are without judgment, and then choosing to act in accordance with our values regardless of our current experience. 💬👁️❤️
In other words, being aware, open, and engaged.
Greater psychological flexibility is linked with higher wellbeing and lower stress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Low flexibility is correlated with lower levels of mental health. 👌
Increasing psychological flexibility requires practice. By employing mindfulness techniques and metaphors, we can bring more mental flexibility into our everyday lives. 🧘🏽
Scroll through the post to find out more, and check out:
https://www.actmindfully.com.au/about-act/
https://www.actmindfully.com.au/free-stuff/
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🤔 In today’s #Friday FAQ, child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Alex Beadel answers:
What do I need to know about medication for children and young people❓
If you would like to find out more about psychiatry, mental health, and other services at The Edinburgh Practice, visit our Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheEdinburghPractice1
#psychiatry #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare
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👋 Everyone say hello to our new Child & Young Person Psychiatry Co-Ordinator, Isabelle! Here are five facts about Isabelle:
🗓️ How long have you worked at TEP? - “Since the beginning of February 2025”
🤔 Why did you want to work at TEP? - “I wanted to work at The Edinburgh Practice because I was keen to work as part of a multidisciplinary team that prioritised providing high quality services with a client-centred approach.”
💬 What is your favourite quote? - “My favourite quote is “One man’s style must not be the rule of another’s.” from Emma by Jane Austen”
🍽️ What is your favourite restaurant in Edinburgh? - “My favourite place to eat out in Edinburgh is Makars Mash Bar.”
🧘♀️ What do you do to relax? - “To relax I read books (especially fantasy novels) and spend time with my pets.”
💊 Medication can sometimes help improve mental health. There are four main types:
1) Anti-depressants: for moderate to severe depression.
2) Anti-anxiety drugs (anxiolytics): to feel calmer and improve sleep.
3) Anti-psychotics: to reduce delusions, hallucinations, severe anxiety, and mania.
4) Mood stabilisers: to help with extreme mood swings, such as bipolar mania.
But how do we know when to take medication?
🥼Your doctor will discuss your symptoms, their severity, and the possible benefits and side-effects of medication. Medication often works best in combination with other treatments, like talking therapy. If medication is offered, you do not have to take it. You can always ask for alternative treatment options.
⚠️ However, stopping medication abruptly can be dangerous. Always consult your doctor first.
#psychiatry #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare
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Happy International Women’s Day! 🎉
This year’s IWD theme is:
Collectively, we can Accelerate Action for gender equality. 💪
Scroll through the post to hear some of the team’s thoughts on how we can Accelerate Action for gender equality. Check out the team celebrating with some cupcakes (and wearing purple!). 💜 🧁
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
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Today is Employee Appreciation Day! ❤️
The Edinburgh Practice isn’t just a building, it’s a team! In recognition of our wonderful staff, this #FridayFAQ is:
Who are The Edinburgh Practice team❓
Watch the reel to hear a message from our founder and clinical director Dr Fiona Wilson. To find out more about team TEP check out Our Team webpage: https://edinburghpractice.com/our-team/ 💫
#employeeappreciationday #employeeappreciation #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #edinburghtherapy #edinburghtherapist #TheEdinburghPractice
We are delighted to welcome Dr Rosie Cochrane to The Edinburgh Practice as a Consultant in Gynaecology and Sexual Health. Rosie brings extensive experience in community gynaecology and sexual health, with a particular focus on menopause management.
🌸 Having trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in the West of Scotland, Rosie has worked across Scotland in various roles. She is particularly passionate about improving menopause care, recognising its profound impact on psychological wellbeing. With increasing awareness and resources dedicated to menopause management, here at The Edinburgh Practice, we can provide in-depth and personalised care.
💛 We are thrilled to have Rosie as part of Team TEP and look forward to the expertise and compassionate care she will bring to our clients. Welcome, Rosie!
#TheEdinburghPractice #Gynaecology #MenopauseCare #GynaecologyCare #WomensHealth #MenopauseAwareness
Experiencing meaning in life is having the feeling that our lives have coherence, purpose, and significance. ❤️🎯
Countless studies have linked a greater sense of meaning with:
1) Higher levels of psychological wellbeing.
2) Lower levels of depression and anxiety.
3) Greater resilience after experiencing negative events.
4) Reduced stress.
5) Reduced suicidal ideation and self-harm.
6) Higher self-esteem, self-acceptance, and positive self-image.
We tend to experience meaning through relationships, work, hobbies, helping others, and spirituality. It depends on what we value. Values are the qualities that we want to see in our actions, for example, honesty, kindness, compassion, and creativity.
We can increase meaning in our lives. Start by compiling a list of values (use the internet for inspiration). Circle the ones that matter the most and ask yourself how you could behave in ways that are more in line with your values. The more you do this day-to-day, the more likely you are to create a story that you can make sense of, that has purpose and significance. 🌟
#mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare
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