Diploma in Creative Expressive Arts Therapy

This integrative and creative expressive arts therapy course builds on the teaching on the Certificate. It therefore includes creative and arts therapy ideas from the Gestalt, Jungian and Transpersonal psychotherapeutic schools, as well as spiritual traditions such as Buddhism and Gnosticism. As a result, this breadth of knowledge and felt experience allows us to go to deeper levels in our client work. It also gives us ways to nurture and support ourselves as therapists and as people.

This expressive arts therapy course concentrates on the ideas of Alchemy , which is the concept of changing ourselves from ‘lead’ to ‘gold’ on a psychological and spiritual level. We will also relate this to trauma models (e.g. the work of Bessel van der Kolk and Babette Rothschild). In particular, we will explore the belief that our bodies hold suppressed feelings and memories. Forms of creative expressive arts therapy can therefore help us to release these feelings in a kind and loving way. So, there will be self-process and group work on this course.

Course Requirements

Firstly, there is some reading set between the weekends as well as some reflective exercises.  In addition, you are required to present a client to the group at some point. However, there is no written work during this expressive arts therapy course. So, you can use it as Continuing Professional Development (suitable for BACP and UKCP) or purely as a way of looking after yourself. But, if you would like the Diploma, we need you to do 50 hours of client work including art. Although there is no deadline for these hours, so take as long as you need. We can also suggest suitably qualified supervisors and personal therapists to support you in your work.

The cost is £1680 if paid before the course begins. After that, it is £1750 payable in instalments. In either case, a non-refundable deposit of £250 from the above amount is needed to secure a place.  Be mindful that you have to have completed the Certificate first (next one starts in Autumn 2019). So, we anticipate the next Diploma being in Autumn 2020. Contact Jill for the next available dates – our venue is in Ealing, London.