Canvas of Hope: Healing through Creativity

Canvas of Hope provides a safe, culturally sensitive space for children and young people (aged 7–25) to explore feelings, recover from trauma, and build resilience through art and play.

It is a specialist school and community based creative therapeutic programme, providing 1-2-1 confidential art psychotherapy delivered by qualified art psychotherapists. Using creativity as a non-verbal therapeutic approach, the programme supports children and young people who may struggle to express emotions verbally or in English. The service is child centred, trauma informed, culturally inclusive and focused on early intervention and emotional resilience.

Now delivered within local communities including through NHS Community Link practitioners and GP practices in the future, this service is expanding beyond schools to reach families where help is most needed. Sessions are led by HCPC registered art psychotherapists, who use approaches proven to enhance emotional resilience, self esteem, and connection.