Nicole Lenihan
HCPC(Reg) & BAAT Art Psychotherapist
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Professional Accreditations
BAAT
HCPC Registered Art Psychotherapist
Professional Qualifications
MA Art Psychotherapy- Leeds Beckett University 2020
BA Hons Fine Art- Goldsmiths University of London 2016
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Additional Trainings
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Clayfield therapy training: institute of sensorimotor therapy ( current)
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Transforming Trauma: IFS Programme (2024) ​
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Developmental Trauma Training- Beacon House (2023)
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Perinatal Mental Health Training-
The Sycamore Therapeutic Practice (2023) -
Trauma Informed Art Therapy Training-
University of Hertfordshire (2023) -
Haptic Perception in Art Therapy Training-
BAAT & Cornelia Elbrecht (2023) -
Trauma Informed Practice Level 1 and 2
(2022)
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2025 Fees
£75 per session
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A Bit About Me
I am a HCPC and BAAT registered Art Psychotherapist,
My practice blends the use of Art Psychotherapy and IFS to improve your awareness of the parts of you that carry and manage your pain, through art and object making. You might shut down, act out, feel anxious, depressed, or isolated. You might have developed coping mechanisms that make everyday life, or relationships difficult. As your awareness of these parts grows, through an IFS lens, you can overcome and heal from the negative beliefs and burdens they may have picked up throughout your life.
Art therapy can facilitate this relationship by visualising your parts as well as their fears, behaviours, and intentions in art or object, as a means of communicating and understanding your internal world through colours, shapes, and forms. The process of artmaking alone can be cathartic and can help convey thoughts and feelings that may be difficult to put into words.
You do not have to be good at art, and there is no pressure to use art materials.