I am an art psychotherapist and supervisor  with additional training in applied Buddhist psychology,  relational trauma therapy and art psychotherapy supervision.

I am based in both Bristol and Hereford, and also see people via Zoom.

Art therapy is a form of psychodynamic therapy that facilitates personal discovery, healing & emotional health by combining art making & therapeutic dialogue.

The “art” in art therapy is seen as a vehicle of expression and can enable access to unconscious processes. It doesn’t require for you to be an artist or consider yourself good at art.  What it offers is an way of exploring your inner experience, expressing yourself and working with the difficulties you are experiencing..

Buddhist psychology draws on the Buddha’s insights, which included a comprehensive view of the mind and how it works. It puts us in touch with a shared wisdom, both practical and spiritual and can help people to face the inevitable challenges and suffering that comes from being human. It helps us to live a wholehearted life, caring both for ourselves & others.

Trauma therapy uses approaches that support recovery from trauma. This includes PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and complex trauma due to adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s).

Some of the areas I can help with:

Depression, stress and anxiety; sexuality and sexual problems; PTSD and trauma; bereavement, grief and loss; addiction; relationships problems

I am a qualified supervisor and can offer supervision to art therapists, psychotherapists and other psychological therapists,  mental health support workers and wellbeing practitioners.

For an appointment contact me via email: jnanamati@gmail.com or by phone: 07962 234328.