Thyme Art Therapy

28/08/2025

*New*
Art & Wellbeing group for late-identified neurodivergent adults

Monthly: 22 September, 20 October, 17 November, 15 December 2025 (2026 dates to follow)
Mondays 7-8.30pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX

This is a monthly art & wellbeing group for late-identified neurodivergent* adults. No diagnosis necessary. Facilitated by a neurodivergent Art Therapist (Jenny Clarke).

Join this friendly and welcoming creative group to make some art and connect and share experiences with other neurodivergent adults in a low-pressure environment.

You don't need to be good at art to take part, just interested in exploring/experimenting with art materials. All materials provided for self-directed art making (you decide what you make). Jenny can help make suggestions if you don't know where to start. You are also welcome to bring a project and work on that if you'd prefer.

Tea, coffee and biscuits included in ticket price.

In lighter months we can use the lovely garden and woodland area at the venue as well as the indoor room.

*Neurodivergent is being autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic etc - or any combination :-)

Tickets are on a scale of what you can afford:
£5 low income
£10 mid income
£15 pay it forward

Bookable here: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FFHI

Please contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

12/08/2025

**Art & Wellbeing group for families of young people not attending school**
Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a registered Art Therapist (www.thymearttherapy.co.uk)

Our lovely weekly group is starting up again on Friday 5 September. We have been running since January 2025 and I have booked the venue for Sept 2025 – July 2026.

This is a small group with some core families taking part but we have available for some further families to get involved. The group offers neuro-affirming, low demand creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, who are not currently in school (i.e. home educated, flexi-schooled, EBSA). It's designed for neurodivergent families but all welcome. The aim is for parents and young people to take part together.

You will be able to:
- Explore art and nature based activities
- Work together or separately
- Everyone attending can join in
- Choose what you'd like to do each time (self-directed art-making available)
- Use the garden and wooded area - if you'd prefer to stay inside that is fine too

You don't have to be good at art to join in, and the focus will be on the therapeutic benefits of making art such as expression and relaxation. Some of the activities we have done so far include; bubble painting, styrofoam printing, rubber stamp carving, shaving foam marbling, soft clay, cyanotypes, badge-making. All materials provided.

Tickets are £7.50 per person, bookable here https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ECRM (please buy a ticket for everyone attending). Or book a block of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

Offered as part of the Nature & Nurture Collective, for more info www.nature-and-nurture.org
[photos shared with permission]

20/04/2025

🌳Nature-based art therapy group for late-identified neurodivergent adults🌳

Are you new to identifying as neurodivergent (autistic, ADHD or any other neurodevelopmental condition)? Join us to explore identity, strengths and challenges in a neuro-affirming, supportive creative group. No formal diagnosis necessary. Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, a neurodivergent Art Therapist (HCPC/BAAT registered).

🌿Tuesdays 6-8pm
10 June - 22 July 2025 (seven weeks)
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House
Wedmore Vale, Bedminster BS3 5HX

🪴Cost: £175, which can be paid in two instalments. All materials, hot drinks and biscuits included. This is a small group (six people maximum). Everyone booking will be offered an introductory 30min video call. Bookings will close on 19 May.

🖼️For further information www.nature-and-nurture.org/what-s-on/ or to book a place, please email jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk

31/03/2025

*Nature & Nurture Collective Art & Wellbeing Group for Families*

This group offers neuro-affirming creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, and a parent/carer.

You can now book a ‘term’ of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke (Art Therapist)

Tickets are £7.50 per person (please buy a ticket for everyone attending). For more info and tickets: www.nature-and-nurture.org

20/02/2025

Nature & Nurture Collective Art & Wellbeing Group for Families:
Neuro-affirming creative wellbeing support for young people aged 8+ who aren’t in school, and a parent/carer.

Starting up again 14 March 2025! You can now book a ‘term’ of sessions for £5 per person per session – contact jenny@thymearttherapy.co.uk for more info.

Weekly on Fridays 10.30am-12pm
Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale, Bristol, BS3 5HX
Facilitated by Jenny Clarke (Art Therapist)

Tickets are £7.50 per person (please buy a ticket for everyone attending). For more info and tickets: www.nature-and-nurture.org

20/02/2025

Book now to secure your place :-)

19/02/2025

😮I'm so excited to hear today that my practice paper (written with two former colleagues) ‘Safety in a person-centred, garden-based art therapy group for people with dementia’ has been published in International Journal of Art Therapy. Link in bio (follow the link to my website, and on the homepage I've added a blog post with a link to the article online). It's part of the Nature-based Art Therapy special issue.
Since I set up Thyme Art Therapy, I've been more focused on working with neurodivergent clients however this article being published has reminded me that I have a lot of experience working with older adults and people living with dementia too - and I really value working in this area.🌿

13/02/2025

There are a few spaces for tomorrow if anyone would like to join us to make some art 🖼️

Nature & Nurture Collective Family Art & Wellbeing group (for young people 8+ who are not attending school). Run by a qualified art therapist and flexi-schooling parent, Jenny, this group has been running for a month now and it’s been lovely - we’ve made lots of different kinds of art 🖼️, chatted 💬, used the garden to collect natural materials 🍃, drunk tea ☕️, eaten biscuits 🍪 We meet on Fridays 10.30am-12pm at the Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale. There are spaces if you’d like to join us, please check www.nature-and-nurture.org for more info and tickets. Hope to see you there 😃🌿

03/02/2025

Nature & Nurture Collective Family Art & Wellbeing group (for young people 8+ who are not attending school). Run by a qualified art therapist and flexi-schooling parent, Jenny, this group has been running for a month now and it’s been lovely - we’ve made lots of different kinds of art 🖼️, chatted 💬, used the garden to collect natural materials 🍃, drunk tea ☕️, eaten biscuits 🍪 We meet on Fridays 10.30am-12pm at the Bedminster Quaker Meeting House, Wedmore Vale. There are spaces if you’d like to join us, please check www.nature-and-nurture.org for more info and tickets. Hope to see you there 😃🌿

10/01/2025

This is a group I’m running on Friday mornings for families with young people 8+ who aren’t in school, and their parent/carer - it’s a group for families to take part in together. The venue is lovely, bright and peaceful. We made badges, collages, played with fidgets and natural objects. Please check www.nature-and-nurture.org for more info and booking links if you’d like to come along next week (Fridays 10.30-12) 😊

05/01/2025

Excited to be prepping activities for the Nature & Nurture Collective Friday morning art & wellbeing group! This is a new group for families with young people age 8+ who are not in school. Designed for neurodivergent young people but all welcome. Starting next Friday 10 January 10.30am-12pm, we going to explore collage and badge-making as a way to introduce ourselves to each other. The group will be low demand so no pressure to share unless you want to 🙂 There will also be drawing materials, fidgets and natural objects to play and make with! Facilitated by Jenny Clarke, art therapist (HCPC and BAAT registered). Booking details on website: https://www.nature-and-nurture.org 🖼️ 🎨🌿

01/01/2025

Best wishes to everyone for 2025! Something I’ve been reflecting on recently is that it is ok to live life differently. I’ve decided to make this my moto for 2025 after realising how much stress comes from being neurodivergent and trying to fit into a neurotypical world. This year I’m going to focus on my strengths, interests and what makes me feel comfortable and apply this to what is going on round about me! 🌿🎨🧦❣️I’m also going to share more widely that I am an AuDHD art therapist as I think it’s important for neurodivergent people seeking therapy to know they can choose a therapist that is neurodivergent themselves. Feel free to share any of your own reflections for 2025! From Jenny 🌈❤️