Art Therapy
Art Therapy: is ‘A form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of expression and communication.” (British Association of Art Therapists.) It is increasingly understood that mental wellbeing cannot be separated from physical health and quality of living. A transpersonal approach is holistic, conceiving health as a dynamic interplay of embodiment. emotions, thoughts, creativity and spiritual beliefs and practices. Through art making we come into a relationship with our own creative potential which has the power to shape and change us.
MEd Arts in Therapy and Education; Dip. Art Therapy; Dip. PG Painting Therapy; PG Creative Supervision; RATh, Approved Supervisor PTUK.
Gillian David is the director of the Transpersonal Arts in Therapy training at Tobias School of Art and Therapy.
Gillian is an Art Therapist and clinical supervisor of play and art therapists. Gillian joined Tobias School of Art and Therapy in 1990 and since 1993 she has been the director of the Transpersonal Arts in Therapy training. She has been intensely involved in course accreditation and development. Gillian is a graduate of Tobias, The Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education and of the Emerald Foundation, Holland. She has worked as an art therapist in primary schools, Waldorf schools, and with adults in medical and private practice. She leads workshops in Europe and USA.
“Therapeutic effectiveness comes not so much from empathy as from the creation of a transitional space of experience in which the client can let go of their habitual defence, and recreate themselves as if for the first time through playing and art-making.”
- Levine, 2019