Cathryn Orchard: Art Therapist, Artist, Creative Wellness Practitioner
Qualifications aren’t everything but when it comes to your health, it’s nice to know that you are in the hands of a well trained practitioner. I qualified as an Art Psychotherapist in 2009, completing my training within Sheffield NHS Trust. I have provided 1:1 therapy, group sessions, and family therapy at in-patient mental care units and in the community at out-patient level. I specialied in working with young people with a history of self injury during my time working at Bristol-based charity ‘Off The Record’ and providing training to teachers via the BdT Trauma and Training Consultancy.
BaHons MultiMedia Textile Design - Loughborough School of Art and Design
Masters Degree in Art Psychotherapy Practice from Leeds Beckett University
Level 2 Diploma in Counselling Skills
Level 1 Certificate in British Sign Language
Advanced Certificate in MAKATON
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I was born and grew up in Warminster, Wiltshire and moved all over the UK before returning here with my family. I trained as a therapist after a lifetime of learning to manage my own mental health, and creativity has always been fundamental to this. I live with my partner, two children a two identical black cats. I love collecting autumn leaves and typically have a pocket full of them wherever I go.