Joanna Ray

Jo Ray

Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and Counsellor

MA; UKCP and HCPC registered; registered member MBACP; full member of BAAT

For those seeking a safe place to discuss emotional wellbeing, release creative energy, and help manage day-to-day life pressures. Psychological healing and growth is not a linear process and can be challenging. An integrative theoretic approach provides flexibility to grow and adapt the work to accommodate your changing needs within your personal journey. Artistic 'skill' is not required, and I will offer the arts in a supportive way – always working with you to find non-verbal expression by which you feel contained and supported.

I bring over 25 years experience of working within creative environments, and over 5 years experience of working psychotherapeutically using the creative process to facilitate change and help re-establish psychological growth. I have worked therapeutically with: children and adolescents as part of the Kids Company schools programme; adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in an NHS clinical placement within the Oxleas Trust; people living with cancer and their families and carers in an NHS clinical placement as part of the psych-oncology team at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospitals; adolescents in a secondary school for boys; and in private practice with adults, young people and children, based in Dulwich, South London.