Transpersonal art therapy is just one of the modalities I offer at Gillian Drew Life Transitions. What I love about it is the way it allows for expression of whatever you need to say, even when you don’t have words for it. 

I also love that art therapy isn’t about making something aesthetically pleasing and beautiful, and it isn’t about being technically correct in art-making.  I really connect with this aspect because art wasn’t one of my favourite subjects in high school because although I enjoyed the making part but I’m not naturally artistic at all. I had so much personal judgement going on inside my head as I ‘created’ whatever we were assigned to do…I always felt like the teacher was looking at what I was doing and thinking ‘dear god, what do we have here?!’. She probably wasn’t, but in my head there was quite a conversation going on!!

Who is art therapy for? What do I mean by ‘transpersonal’? What happens in an appointment? Read on to have all these questions answered…

Have you ever felt distraught and lost because you don’t know who you are anymore?

These moments may arise when you’re entering a new life stage where your attention is no longer focused outside of yourself, for example retirement, children becoming more independent, children leaving home, a relationship break up, or no longer being needed in a carer’s role for ageing parents. 

So, what can you do about it?