Feb 2025

Annual blog post?

It’s been almost a year since my last update, so I thought I'd share what’s been happening with Social Art Therapy. There’s a lot to reflect on, especially as SA&T marks her 10th anniversary this summer. I’ll save a longer, more reflective post for that milestone, but here are some of the highlights in the meantime.

The EMDR & Art Therapy courses

The EMDR and Art Therapy trainings have grown and evolved in exciting ways. Over the past couple of years, more similar trainings have sprung up globally, but I’m pleased to say mine was the first to bring these approaches together and I love how the field is developing. At SA&T we’re now running small, close-format workshops with a group of nine, which works well for online learning. Chloé Smith has taken an active role in co-facilitating these and we’ll be announcing new dates at the end of the month, so keep an eye out for updates.
These are also available in-house for organisations.

‘Van on Hill’: Therapy on the Road

‘Van on Hill’ has been central to my life this year. I’m writing this from Albania, working my way back through the Balkans and Europe. It’s been a journey of slow travel, combining online work with in-person therapy, intensives, and trainings based on logistics and requests. It wasn’t fully planned this way, but I’m happy to be back in this part of the world.

Videos and Creative Sharing

I’ve also been creating informal videos on techniques like Light Stream, GTEP (EMDR with groups) combined with Art Therapy, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). These tend to be spontaneously made during a break—so they’re low-tech and minimally edited. Despite the simplicity, I like the straightforward style and hope it resonates with others.
If you have ideas for future videos related to trauma therapy, art, or even rock climbing as part of therapy, let me know. I’m always open to suggestions. EFT and Light Stream were a response to client requests, who know the methods from therapy sessions.

Looking Ahead

Mark your calendars for June 15th—I’ll be sharing something special to celebrate Social Art Therapy’s first decade.
Thanks for being part of this journey. Whether through therapy, training, collaboration, working for SA&T freelance,  or simply following along, I’m grateful for the community that’s grown around Social Art Therapy.