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Art therapy group to support homeless women in London

17/9/2019

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We are delighted to announce that ArtTherapy4All have received Lottery Community funding to continue our work in a centre for homeless and rough sleeping women in London for another year.
Art therapy can help homeless people through:
• Building self-esteem and reducing isolation
• Encouraging creativity and self-expression
• Exploring alternative approaches to communication
• Providing support and encouraging others
The group is a weekly open studio group and helps women to connect with others in a safe and confidential setting. The group offers a space where women can work through feelings and life experiences through the available art materials such as paint, pastels, collage material and clay.

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Exploring dreams with art therapy in Freud's garden

3/9/2019

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Garden of Dreams
Sigmund ​Freud’s garden in the glorious sunshine was the perfect setting for our 'Egyptian Dreambook' themed workshop, exploring the unconscious.
Participants in our workshop were invited to explore their innermost thoughts by translating the contents of their dreams into their own dream book using an array of art materials.  
The books produced took many shapes and forms other than a regular book – horizontal, vertical, concertinaed and even shaped from clay.

The 'royal road to the unconscious'
Freud considered dreams to be the “royal road to the unconscious”. Dreams perform important functions for the unconscious mind and serve as valuable clues to how the unconscious mind operates. 
Facilitated by Art therapist, Melanie Stevenson, the workshop took place in the garden of the Freud Museum in Hampstead.

The theme was based on Egyptian Dream Books, to coincide with the museum’s current exhibition Between Oedipus and the Sphinx: Freud and Egypt.
Melanie was assisted by Board Member, Jacqui Temple and Art Therapist Irene Whitehead.
​Look out for details of Art Therapy4all's next workshop coming up soon.
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