Supporting Your Community
Every community is unique, which is why I work in partnership with schools, charities, family centres, retirement villages and care providers to deliver programmes that complement the existing wellbeing, pastoral and care provision.
Whether through Drawing & Talking therapy for children and young people or Creative Connections® for older adults, each programme is tailored to the people I support — creating safe spaces that encourage confidence, connection, resilience and a genuine sense of belonging.
I offer reduced partnership rates to help make early emotional support more accessible within community, education and care settings.
Schools and colleges
I work alongside schools and colleges to support children and young people aged 6-19 who may be experiencing emotional distress.
Drawing & Talking Therapy can be particularly helpful for students who find traditional talking therapies overwhelming, are not yet ready for counselling, or are waiting for CAMHS or other specialist services.
Sessions are delivered one-to-one, at the same time and place each week, and align fully with safeguarding, SEN and pastoral frameworks. This tier-1 approach can sit alongside existing wellbeing provision and early-help pathways.
Partnership/half-day rates are available for schools and colleges.
Retirement villages
Creative Connections® partners with retirement villages and care homes to design meaningful, person-centred activities inspired by the people who live there.
Every partnership begins by discovering what matters most to the residents — their interests, stories and experiences. I then tailor a creative programme around the community, bringing those ideas to life through experiences that encourage conversation, confidence, connection and a genuine sense of belonging.
Families are often reassured knowing their loved one is part of a personalised programme that values their individuality, creativity and emotional wellbeing.
Partnership rates are available for regular sessions within care settings.
Charities and Family Centres
Heartfelt Therapy partners with family centres, Early Help services and community organisations to provide early, preventative Drawing & Talking support for children, young people and families with emerging emotional needs.
This provision complements existing Early Help and community services, increasing access to timely, child-led emotional support and helping reduce escalation to specialist provision.
Reduced partnership rates are available to support accessible delivery within local settings.
"Hope, support, creativity, maturity and compassion sit at the heart of my work with every child, teenager and family I support"
Leigh Couchman l Drawing & Talking practitioner
