Art Psychotherapy and Supervision
Newark, East Midlands (UK) & Online
Hello, I’m Aisling (Ash-ling), an Irish artist and HCPC-registered art psychotherapist with over ten years’ experience with children and adults.
I work online with neurodivergent and queer people, and with those living with the impact of institutional abuse, systems that failed them, and trauma passed down through families. I also support people with depression, low self-esteem, disordered eating and climate anxiety.
I have a particular specialism in working with Irish people living abroad, whether first, second or third generation, and the ways historic institutional harm can echo through families and identity.
My approach is psychodynamic and group analytic, shaped by the ethos of therapeutic communities. My background in community incident response, disaster recovery and the television and film industry means I’m comfortable alongside people who have lived through complex, high-pressure or unsettling experiences.
I also offer supervision for art therapists, socially engaged practitioners and community organisations.
If you’d like to explore whether working together might help, get in touch for an initial conversation.
Art psychotherapy (also known as art therapy) combines psychotherapy with art-making, such as drawing, painting or sculpting, to help you explore difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences. You don’t need to be artistic. What matters is the process, and what emerges as you create. Because it doesn’t rely on words alone, it can be especially helpful when trauma is hard to put into language.
Art psychotherapists are registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) — the statutory regulator for the profession in the UK. This register ensures safety and best practice by holding registrants to set standards of proficiency, training, and conduct.
Groups form microcosms of society. Dynamics arising in group therapy can echo our personal, social, cultural, and political contexts, offering space to explore who we are and the world around us.
Thinking together with others in a group can help make sense of how the past influences the present. Groups can be a lifeline for people who are isolated, especially those suffering because of social or cultural circumstances. They encourage imagination, connection, and healthy relationships, improve communication skills, reduce feelings of isolation, and can help people find their authentic voice.
I conduct a several groups including an online, weekly, art therapy group (6 - 7.30pm Wednesdays. Flyer), a supervision group (now full - with the possibility of a new one to start!) and a weekly online art therapy group for the Irish Community in Britain with Irish Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy (12.30 - 2pm, Mondays).
Get in touch to register interest or find out more.
Supervision is a supportive space to think together about your work: your clients, the groups and settings you work in, and the wider world they sit within. Its purpose is to protect client welfare and to support your development as an art psychotherapist.
My approach is conversational, psychodynamic and group analytic. We learn through sharing experience and reflecting together. Creative responses are welcome, and we can make art in supervision if you’d like. You’re also welcome to bring how the work and your training are affecting you, professionally and personally.
I see supervision as a nourishing space, not a tick-box exercise, with ethical practice at its heart. It helps psychotherapists sustain their work over time.
For community organisations, supervision gives your team reflective space and helps keep your work trauma-informed. It adds a safeguarding layer, supports learning and helps protect against burnout.
To begin, contact me by email communityarttherapist@gmail.com and we can arrange a time to talk. Our first conversation — thirty minutes, free of charge — is a chance to ask questions and think together about whether I might be the right therapist for you.
Please let me know your name and reason for contacting me, and I'll respond as quickly as possible. My working hours are generally 9.30am–3pm, Monday to Friday.
This is not a crisis service. If you are at risk of harm or unable to keep yourself safe, please seek urgent medical care. Go straight to A&E, if you can. Call 999 for an ambulance. Call your local mental health crisis team. Here are some immediate resources that may be helpful.
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