Art therapy–related podcasts to inform and inspire
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We’ve picked out seven art therapy-related podcasts to wind down the work year with, from new beginnings to developments in creative health research.
The Dr: ‘Life in colour’
Art psychotherapist and clinical research fellow Megan Tjasink joins consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Sabina Dosani on The Doctor podcast. They share their perspectives and clinical expertise on how art is one of the many tools that doctors can use to help heal and treat patients.
The Trauma Therapist: ‘Sensorimotor Art Therapy with Cornelia Elbrecht’
Host Guy Macpherson PhD talks with thought leaders and passionate professionals who dedicate their lives to helping others with the effects of trauma. In this episode, he’s joined by art therapist Cornelia Elbrecht. You can also find episodes with art therapist Robert Gray, Nina Tara and many other therapists.
Spirit of Creative Entanglement: ‘New Beginnings, in the Therapy Room’
Eleanor Strange, Sarah Jane Sellors and Fléur Davey are three art psychotherapists who have started a dedicated podcast for art therapy, exploring creativity, connection and the power of storytelling and self-expression. In this episode, they explore new beginnings in the therapy room; both for clients and therapists.
If you have ideas for episode topics or would like to offer to be a guest, Eleanor, Sarah Jane and Fleur would love to hear from you. Get in touch with them at info@hand2health.co.uk
Journal for Creative Arts Therapies: ‘CAT kōrero in collab: Considering culture, social and climate justice – Jamie Bird, Kim Valldejuli and Heleina Dalton in conversation with Ying Wang’
Journal for Creative Arts Therapies co-editor Ying Wang is joined by Aotearoa-based creative art therapist Heleina Waimoana Dalton, University of Derby’s Jamie Bird and Barbados-based art therapist Kim Valldejuli. The episode explores and interrogates themes of creativity, culture, cultural humility and decolonisation, social and climate justice and how they intersect with arts therapies.
Locked up living: ‘Ali Coles & Neil Winter: Art Psychotherapy – making therapy accessible’
Art therapist Ali Coles and service user and barrister Neil Wintr talk about the work that they did together and how the art therapy ‘fitted’ and helped in ways that other therapies had missed.
“Black” Woman Speaks Arabic: ‘Art Therapy & Activism’
Olatunde Spence, art psychotherapist and EMDR therapist joins as a guest to talk about a range of topics from the ‘black’ autistic child in school, to issues in the mental healthcare system to art as a means of therapy.
When Science Finds a Way: ‘The arts: can creativity help mental health?’
Not technically on art therapy, but an episode of the Wellcome Trust’s most recent series of When Science Finds a Way explores the importance of the arts for our mental health, sharing research to back it up.
Have you featured in a podcast or are there any we missed? Let us know at insight@baat.org