Age Range
Children and adults
Description
About the Practice
When a child’s emotional world needs story, character or movement before conversation, dramatherapy can make the work less frightening. Karen McDonald Arts Psychotherapy 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
Dramatherapy / arts psychotherapy
Broad emotional, behavioural and therapeutic needs using drama, art, music, story, sand play, puppets, body and breath work
Creative routes can support children with communication and regulation differences
Why Work With Us?
HCPC and BADth Dramatherapist: Parents can see the professional route behind the work, including protected-title or professional-body signals where available.
Arts Psychotherapy for Children and Adults: 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 use a creative psychotherapy route that gives difficult material a safer shape.
Location
Online / In-person
Talking, art, music, story, character, sand play, puppets, body, breath, movement and mindfulness
Typical Wait Time
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Fees / Price Range
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Assessment Tools / Approach
Dramatherapy / arts 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
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Post-diagnosis Support
Creative routes can support children with communication and regulation differences
Daily Living Skills
Emotional expression, regulation, communication, confidence and family/school participation by therapy scope
School Support
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Home / School Visits
Talking, art, music, story, character, sand play, puppets, body, breath, movement and mindfulness
Creative Arts Therapy Modality
Dramatherapy / arts psychotherapy
Registration / Professional Body
HCPC registered and full member of BADth referenced
HCPC / Protected Title Status
HCPC protected-title dramatherapist registration referenced
DBS / Safeguarding
DBS certificate referenced
Age Range
Children and adults
SEND / Neurodivergence Experience
Creative routes can support children with communication and regulation differences
Session Format
Talking, art, music, story, character, sand play, puppets, body, breath, movement and mindfulness
Parent / School / Organisation Work
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Fees / Availability
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Scope Limits
Therapy or therapeutic support, not autism/ADHD diagnosis, crisis care or statutory assessment unless clearly stated