Welcome to Dramatherapy Essex
Following working as a professional actor in Theatre and Theatre In Education Clare (she/her) qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dramatherapist in 1992. Having worked in the NHS and in private practice in North Essex and Suffolk for over 30 years, Clare is now in full time private practice in Colchester and the surrounding area (Mid & North Essex and Suffolk). Clare holds DBS (Enhanced) status.
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While respecting its roots in classical drama the modern profession of dramatherapy has evolved from the theories and practices of anthropology, psychotherapy, theatre, play and movement.
These influences have helped inform dramatherapy’s present-day application in clinical practice.
Working within a psychodynamic framework dramatherapy accesses the metaphor, symbol and imagery of the client’s experience through rich and eloquent resources such as play, story and role. It is through these creative forms, and through the relationship with the therapist, that a client can explore, identify, understand and work through feelings of distress, overwhelm and unease.
Dramatherapy Essex resources include
Play
Viewcommunicate their experience through voice, movement, gesture, puppets, dolls, masks, sandtray and image-making. Find out more
Story & Text
ViewInsight and helpful possibilities may be discovered in this way. Find out more
Role
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