Neuro-affirmative Art Psychotherapy Online with Kirsti Willis

I’m a HCPC registered (and a member of BAAT), autistic Art Psychotherapist and consultant, who offers neurodivergent (diagnosed or undiagnosed) children/young people and adults individually tailored, counselling and art psychotherapy. I also offer relationship and family counselling (where one or more in the relationship are neurodivergent).

I deliver the sessions mostly on Zoom, but can also use phone, text or email (or a mix of these, as appropriate) – whichever is your or your child’s/young person’s preferred way to communicate.

I am absolutely neuro and LGBTQIA+ affirming and my counselling approach is positive, warm and empowering. It is a mostly present and future orientated zone, which helps in concentrating on change. This is not to say that we won’t be exploring the past and the roots of the problems.

Together we identify your or your young person’s interests and strengths, using these to work towards goals (however big or small) in a gradual way, which means that change is easier and more achievable.

I also offer art psychotherapy, which can be effective in treating deep issues and trauma, which many neurodivergent people suffer from. It can be particularly useful when working with autistic people with the difficulty of identifying feelings, as well as children and young people. You don’t need to be an artist or “good at art” to participate and the use of artistic expression is always optional. However, it can open doors to the unconscious, which is most often the seat of significant, but complicated issues, which can be hard to verbalise.

I have two decades of experience in supporting autistic and ADHD people, as well as people with many different mental health conditions. I have worked with neurodivergent people in many different roles and been on many related courses, so understand the particular, as well as holistic, needs neurodivergent people (often around issues such as LGBTQI+, trauma, relationship issues, low self-esteem, perfectionism, etc).

I dedicate myself to getting to know my clients and help them work towards their individual goals, at the speed and intensity that suits them.

The sessions are a safe, judgement free and confidential space. Whatever your or your child’s/young person’s situation and needs, email me and we can make a personalised plan, going forward.