Age Range
Children, adults and all ages by referral route
Description
About the Practice
When a child needs support but talking therapy feels too direct, a multi-modality arts therapy service can open more than one door. Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies gives Birmingham families a creative therapy route for children and young people who cannot always explain distress through words alone. The work is therapy, not an art class, music lesson or drama club: the creative medium is used to support emotional expression, regulation and repair.
Clinical Expertise
Art psychotherapy, music therapy, play therapy, dramatherapy and dance movement psychotherapy
Mental health, special needs, education, CAMHS, anxiety, depression, eating disorder and social needs
SEN and hard-to-reach client groups referenced
Why Work With Us?
Registered Arts Therapy Charity: Parents can see the professional route behind the work, including protected-title or professional-body signals where available.
Five Creative Therapy Modalities: Creative arts therapy can help a child communicate through image, sound, story, movement, metaphor or making when direct questions create pressure.
Parent and Setting Awareness: Families can explore art, music, drama, movement or play routes without guessing which creative language will fit first.
Location
Online / In-person
Referrals from education, health, social services, NHS, private organisations, parents, carers and individuals
Typical Wait Time
Ask provider
Fees / Price Range
Ask provider
Assessment Tools / Approach
Art psychotherapy, music therapy, play therapy, dramatherapy and dance movement psychotherapy
Self-referral Accepted
Parent enquiry accepted where the provider offers a private enquiry route; check consent and safeguarding for the child’s age
Written Report Included
Works with education, health, social care and community partners
Post-diagnosis Support
SEN and hard-to-reach client groups referenced
Daily Living Skills
Emotional expression, regulation, communication, confidence and family/school participation by therapy scope
School Support
Works with education, health, social care and community partners
Home / School Visits
Referrals from education, health, social services, NHS, private organisations, parents, carers and individuals
Creative Arts Therapy Modality
Art psychotherapy, music therapy, play therapy, dramatherapy and dance movement psychotherapy
Registration / Professional Body
HCPC or equivalent registered therapists referenced
HCPC / Protected Title Status
HCPC or equivalent arts therapy registration referenced
DBS / Safeguarding
Qualified registered therapists referenced; check named clinician DBS and safeguarding
Age Range
Children, adults and all ages by referral route
SEND / Neurodivergence Experience
SEN and hard-to-reach client groups referenced
Session Format
Referrals from education, health, social services, NHS, private organisations, parents, carers and individuals
Parent / School / Organisation Work
Works with education, health, social care and community partners
Fees / Availability
Ask provider
Scope Limits
Therapy or therapeutic support, not autism/ADHD diagnosis, crisis care or statutory assessment unless clearly stated