David (he/him) is an Art Psychotherapist registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council).
He has over 30 years’ experience using art making and creativity as a means to improve wellbeing.
David can help you with:
- Life changes
- Overwhelming uncertainty
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Serious illness diagnosis
- Facing end of life
- Bereavement
- Trauma
- Loss
Whatever your situation or background, David’s attitude to all clients is an unconditional positive regard. The first step in therapy is to establish a supportive, encouraging therapeutic relationship that allows you to feel safe and bring unconscious processes into awareness.
The art making in art therapy can be surprisingly powerful powerful for clients who find it hard to articulate how they feel in words. It can also be beneficial for people who are good talkers but tend to avoid the emotions connected with their difficulties.
Knowing ourselves better helps us step aside from the thinking and habits that cause harm, and access the inner resources that enable us to cope and thrive.
Initially trained as a fine artist, David has worked with a diverse range of people across numerous participatory arts projects. His art therapy training was at Goldsmiths, University of London. Passing with Distinction, David was awarded the Corinne Burton Memorial Scholarship, allowing him to spend two years working as Art Therapist with Cancer Psychological Services at Barts Hospital. In addition to his work with Hackney Art Therapy, David works part-time at a SEND school in Tower Hamlets, and maintains a studio practice centred on mindful drawing and painting.
Getting started
The first step is to arrange an initial consultation, to see if art therapy’s right for you. This is normally followed by a block of four to six weekly 50-minute sessions before considering longer-term therapy.
Please fill out the contact form to arrange a consultation or to book a free introductory phone call.
