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12 November 2025

Cath Wakeman OBE, Lillian Shipton and Heather Dimarco awarded in Art Therapist Awards

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Search our directory to find an art therapist / art psychotherapist near you. All our therapists comply with our standards and are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council.

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What is art therapy?

Art therapy is an established form of psychological therapy delivered by trained art therapists / art psychotherapists. It’s designed to help anyone by supporting their social, emotional and mental health needs.

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Training and CPD

We offer conferences, courses, and continued professional development.

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Our events

Conferences

Annual conference 2025: Art therapy and collaboration (in-person ticket)

Saturday 8 November 2025

Wellcome Collection, London

Join us in person at the Wellcome Collection for our 2025 annual conference, where we’ll be exploring collaboration and art therapy.

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ARTiculate courses

ARTiculate for staff in education and social care

Day 1: Friday 24 January 2025

Day 2: Friday 28 February 2025

Day 3: Friday 28 March 2025

Online via Zoom

We've designed this course to better equip education and social care professionals to use art safely and effectively as a communication tool when supporting young people with a range of issues such as trust, relationship building and emotional literacy.

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Benefits of membership

Professional development and support

Gain access to our range of member benefits, specially designed to support you in your career or interest in art therapy

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Access to the International Journal of Art Therapy

Members get free access to the complete back catalogue of our peer-reviewed journal

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Make your next move by joining us

Find out how to become a member and join with like-minded people with a passion for art therapy

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Claire reflects on her experience of art therapy, adolescent trauma and emotional dysregulation

Art therapy helped others understand her thoughts and allowed her to visualise her emotional state

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