Gillian Davies

I am a therapeutic counsellor trained to work with young people in their teens to twenty five years of age. I trained at the Institute of Arts and alongside talking therapy offer art tools and play to assist the young people to bring and explore their feelings. In my work the relationship with the young person is important and allowing them space to be themselves and express whatever they are experiencing in the safety of feeling it is heard without judgement.

I work in Senior Schools with diverse populations, the children I work with may have SEN requirements as well as mental health challenges.  I have personal life experience with my own young people and our family history that have provided me insight and learning alongside my training.

Sometimes it is hard to talk, hard to find the right words, or just too much to say out loud. Drawing whether abstract, stick characters or imagery, choosing a ready made image, clay or play-dough modelling can all give you another way of expressing your feelings or showing what you want to say. Sometimes the Arts can help find a different perspective or discover buried emotion.

Having the Arts available suppports talking about yourself and your feelings. It is important you feel safe and ready to talk.

I offer a 20 minute free session  prior to booking and paying for a first session. This is so the young person can see if they comfortable working with me before committing to a longer period.