What is Drawing and Talking?

Drawing and Talking is a therapeutic intervention for children, young people and adults. It is designed as a short-term, time limited, pro-active intervention intended to complement, rather than replace, the work of specialist mental health services. 

Through a 12-week cycle of 30-minute one-to-one sessions, this non-intrusive tool allows children, young people and adults to process what it is they may be feeling.  The child or adult utilises drawing as a way to help them express their feelings differently from ordinary verbal language. 

The Drawing and Talking therapeutic intervention allows individuals to discover and communicate emotions through a non-directed technique. This is what sets Drawing and Talking apart from existing solution-focused and cognitive-based therapies and interventions.

The process of Drawing and Talking allows the individual to delve into their imagination, creating emotions and  scenarios for whatever it is they have drawn in that session; allowing them to then talk about and discuss a their own pace.