Nature & Nurture Collective

I am a registered Art Therapist. I currently work in private practice (my website is www.thymearttherapy.co.uk) where I work indoors and outdoors with children, young people and adults. I also work two days a week as a Lecturer on the MA Art Psychotherapy, University of South Wales.

I have lived experience of being neurodivergent (AuDHD) and am a parent to two neurodivergent young people. I bring the understanding and compassion that gives to my work, along with a SEND friendly approach. I love working outdoors when it is possible and often use natural materials as well as traditional art materials. 

My recent CPD includes courses in Restorative Attachment™: Expressive Arts and Sensory Processing as Neurodiversity Affirming Practices, Suicide First Aid, Understanding Autism, Supervision, Working with People in Nature, Grief and Loss, Sandtray Therapy, and lots more. I have been a community partner on a participatory research project with the University of Bristol exploring what makes spaces safe for supporting mental health, and have co-written an article on safety in a garden-based art therapy group (published in the International Journal of Art Therapy, 2025). I am one of the co-ordinators for the British Association of Art Therapists Special Interest Group for Nature-based Practice and Climate Change.

I have a current DBS, first aid training, Level 3 Safeguarding training and am fully insured. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (AS017413) and am a full member of the British Association of Art Therapists (46189). 

I qualified as an Art Therapist in 2021, with an MA Art Psychotherapy from the University of South Wales. I also have an MA Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, from 2001. Before I became an Art Therapist I ran a business called Happymess which offered indoor and outdoor art and messy play classes.