Karen Sawyer Art Therapy Services

10/09/2025

Hector's House keep up all your amazing work, you are an asset to the community 💕

28/08/2025

O look, the old ‘over diagnosis’ debate has been stoked again, it must be the end of summer & not enough going on the world already so they drag this old chestnut up again.. darn it, I thought I may return from summer break a little less cynical 🤦‍♀️, ok I promise I’ll try harder, starting from …….. now ☺️

Today, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt said “It is now recognised that there is a level of ‘overdiagnosis’ in our system”.

Here’s our response.

Are more people being diagnosed with disorders related to mental health? Yes.

Is there a consensus that these conditions are being ‘overdiagnosed’? No.

There are lots of reasons why people – particularly young people – are experiencing problems with their mental health.

What they need is better access to support, rather than having their grit and resilience questioned.

To us, people experiencing mental illness are some of the most resilient people on the planet.

21/08/2025

Sharing again for everyone getting their GCSE's today.

07/06/2025

The 7th June, marks national and I am supporting to show solidarity and support to the 300,000 people living with in the UK. Find out more here https://buff.ly/aoQ8ASB

Text MISUNDERSTOOD to 70560 to donate £3 Note: texts cost £3 plus one standard network rate message

What if your everyday struggles were dismissed or laughed off?This Tourette’s Awareness Month, we’re proud to share —a powerful new film that s...

10/04/2025

We need to challenge & change the narrative that when a child or teenager isn’t giving eye contact, particularly to an adult, that they are ‘being rude’. This attitude & belief is what perpetuates masking ( developing behaviours to cover up a natural biological need) in autistic people. Can you question your stance on this?

20/03/2025

Important to have a different narrative than the dominant media narrative

19/03/2025

Our response to this weekend's media coverage.

19/03/2025

The Government are proposing changes to the welfare system - including scrapping the Universal Credit health benefit for 18-21 year olds. This is our response.

14/03/2025

Autistic girls really do get left behind with lifelong ramifications for them. It’s great to see that Autistic Girls Network are educating & promoting the needs of an ocean of women who have been tragically unseen for too long

06/03/2025

We stand with you, Millie Bobby Brown. No young person should ever be subject to abuse for simply existing.

01/03/2025

We are delighted to announce that this years theme for Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 5-11th May 2025 is :

Your Voice, Your Strength.

We will be focusing on advocating for all families affected by Perinatal Mental Illness , to access the information and help they require to enable recovery.

Our survey this year overwhelmingly showed how women do not feel listened to with regards to their mental health in parenthood and this year's theme has been created to help drive a change.We want to highlight the power of women knowing it is ok to express their needs, feelings, and experiences related to their mental well-being and that their experience, be it pregnancy, birth or parenthood, matters.

And we will focusing on support to find your voice when it feels like no one is listening.

Throughout the week, we will be using and will encourage the use of the hashtag on social media.

We will be running themed days and each day has its own unique hashtag to make it easy to search for content, which we will reveal shortly.

25/02/2025

An explanation about who can offer art therapy & when it is illegal to use the title of art therapy. In the UK, always check if the professional is registered with the HCPC.

'Art therapist' is a protected title in the UK - which means it's illegal for someone who is not qualified and registered with the HCPC to use it.

➡️ Rebecca Kidson from the Health and Care Professions Council explains more

🔗 https://baat.org/publications/insight/winter-2024/art-therapist-as-protected-title/