What is Drawing and Talking?

Drawing and Talking is a person-centred, safe and gentle therapy focusing on prevention, early intervention and recovery. 

Originally designed as a school-based therapeutic intervention, Drawing and Talking have now established relationships within the mental health and well-being sector with varying professionals. Providing a highly effective person-centred therapeutic play work approach, this intervention is intended to complement rather than replace the work of CAMHS, art or other specialist therapists; enabling children who would otherwise go untreated to get the help they need before problems become entrenched.

The technique is intended to allow the child to play, by drawing a picture, and process any emotions they are holding internally in a safe and nonconfrontational way, working at their own pace.

Drawing and Talking is not intended to be used as a tool to ‘find out’ what is wrong or why the person behaves the way they do. It is not behaviour modification or used to fix a problem that a person has or is experiencing.

For more information please speak with our Drawing and Talking Practitioner, Miss M Taylor, or visit the Drawing and Talking  website.

Updated October 2024