Charlotte Hinchliffe Art Therapist Expand I am an Art Therapist qualified in BA (Hons) Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts and MA Art Therapy at Hertfordshire University. I worked with children, young people and their families throughout my Master's training and as a teaching assistant for several years before this too. I enjoy exploring all different kinds of art materials and sometimes musical instruments in therapy sessions. I live in a coastal town in Essex, and love going for walks along the seafront, swimming at both my local gym and in the sea (in the warmer months!), creating abstract paintings, and spending time with my cat.
Erin Young Sessional Art Therapist Expand I started working for the Teapot Trust in Feb 2020, to provide Art Therapy at the Great North Children's Hospital. The post was to work within the Rheumatology department and with Bridges School which is in the hospital. When the lockdown started about a month later, we moved to working online. Since then, I have provided 1-1 and Dyadic Art Therapy to young people and their parents over an online video platform. It's been a privilege to work with the young people and see their confidence grow in each session. I qualified and registered as an Art Therapist in June 2019 with an MSc with distinction in Art Psychotherapy from Queen Margaret University. Since then, I have worked as a Resilience Coach with adults and in an NHS Trust in a CAMHS team. Currently I work as an Art Therapist for various therapeutic charities including the Teapot Trust. Outside of work I like to do different types of folk dancing and Scottish dancing. I love going on walks and seeing how each season changes the environment.
Nicola Kennell Art Therapist Expand I started working with Teapot Trust in the autumn of 2014. I really enjoy my work with Teapot Trust, working within the remote areas of Highland in the North of Scotland. Since Covid-19 affected our lives, I have met with children and families online for their sessions, pleased to have been able to stay connected with them during these difficult times. It has been fantastic to be able to reach more families this way as some may live miles from Inverness in rural areas. Helping children, young people and parents to feel supported throughout their journey of ill health, is an important task. My work enables the young people I support to make positive steps in both managing the challenges of their condition and moving forward with their lives. I do this by providing a safe space to explore how people feel, which helps them to make sense of what is happening to them. Over the last 20 years, my work has been about supporting to help individuals to develop confidence, resilience and recover from difficult experiences in creative and therapeutic ways. In 2013 I founded Green Tree Arts Studio a creative hub for people to explore themselves through art and nature as a means of self-expression and personal development. Outside of work I enjoy going on dog walks, being outside in nature and making art.
Niki Ferguson Art Therapist Expand I started working for the Teapot Trust in the autumn of 2014, initially running open groups in the rheumatology department at the Children’s hospital in Glasgow, providing a creative outlet for children attending the outpatient clinics. I have also provided one-to-one sessions for the Rheumatology department and worked on the children’s oncology ward in Edinburgh. A number of years ago I moved to work on the children’s psychiatric wards, having worked with the under 12’s and currently adolescents. In the past 14 years I have worked in a number of other settings in health, social care and education providing art therapy to children and families and currently work with young offenders in prison. In my spare time, I enjoy being creative, most recently jewellery making and also love roller skating or being outdoors in nature; walking or in my garden.
Patricia Watts Art Therapist Expand I started with the Teapot Trust in April 2015 and work alongside the Paediatric Rheumatology Team at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Prior to Covid-19, I facilitated an open art therapy group for children and young people attending their rheumatology appointments which was energetic and fun! I now offer online 1-1 art therapy sessions with children and young people and enjoy that sessions can still be very creative. I am also working on an art therapy group manual with a team of researchers in partnership with the Teapot Trust and Newcastle University which I am very excited about. Prior to my role at the Teapot Trust, I worked for several other charities offering emotional support to children, young people and their families. When I am not working I am usually at the park with my husband, son and daughter, and I enjoy art, cooking, charity shops and gardening.
Rachel Moir Art Therapist Expand Rachel started at Teapot with her university placement in April 2018, she went on to co-facilitate an open group at a children's hospital. Today, Rachel supports children in one to one and group sessions, both online and in person. She also leads Teapot Trust's Young Voices group. The sessions were designed to support the young people Teapot Trust supports to use their voices to advocate for themselves and others whilst building their confidence. They provided the opportunity to meet other young people with long term conditions in a fun and engaging environment. Rachel is an art therapist qualified in BA(Hons) Fine Art at Edinburgh School of Art and MSc Art Psychotherapy (International) from Queen Margaret University. Rachel is registered with the Health and Care Professional Council and the British Associated of Art Therapists. Rachel specialises in working with children and young people in education and health settings. Rachel loves exploring Scotland, wild swimming, hill walking, getting outdoors!
Megan Keane Art Therapist Expand Megan joined the Teapot Trust as an art therapist in January 2020. She is based in Newcastle and provides art therapy services in the Great North Children’s Hospital in the Bridges hospital school and the rheumatology department. Megan offers one to one sessions on the hospital wards and runs online groups for patients at the hospital. Megan also works at Collingwood school and media arts college one day a week and provides online art therapy sessions for several Teapot Trust projects, providing as many opportunities as possible for children and young people to try art therapy, to meet others with similar experiences and difficulties and to explore through creativity. Before joining the Teapot Trust Megan has worked in mental health hospitals, schools and on lots of art projects in north east England and in Helsinki, Finland. Megan studied Master’s fine art and glass making in the UK and Finland before qualifying as an art therapist in 2019. Outside of art therapy Megan loves swimming and trying out new recipes and crafts but her favourite thing to do is going on adventures with her dog Ash, the Italian Spinone, who loves exploring the countryside and looking out for birds and squirrels to make friends with!
Pippa Fishlock Art Therapist Expand I started working with the Teapot Trust in July 2020 on their pilot project with Southampton Children’s Hospital. This has been a really special opportunity to support a new group of young people and their families, as they navigate all the challenges of living with an illness. Since starting with the Teapot Trust I have worked exclusively online with young people due to the ongoing pandemic. As much as I miss all the fun and the mess of the art materials which you have in face-to-face work, I have enjoyed working with lots more young people who, otherwise, might not have had access to Art Therapy. Before working with the Teapot Trust, I offered Art Therapy to children who had experienced loss in Tanzania. I worked as a Senior Practitioner in a London Art Room at Place2Be. I have also offered Art Therapy within CAMHS and in a number of school contexts. When I am not working, I love spending time with family, running art mornings for busy mums, and making art and food from foraged things!
Marjory Watt Art Therapist Expand I began working at the Teapot Trust in February 2012. Initially, I was part of a pilot project to bring art therapy to Rachel house, children’s hospice. After this I worked at Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital running art therapy open groups within the rheumatology department on an outpatient basis, I also worked in the oncology ward on Saturday mornings. I worked there for many years and then moved on to work in the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy and Ninewells Hospital Dundee within these hospitals I ran open art therapy groups and one to one art therapy sessions. I have been involved in several other projects run by the teapot Trust. I have felt really privileged to have been able to work with such amazing children, young people and their families through the teapot trust. Alongside working with the teapot Trust I have run my own private clinical practice and worked within many organisations as an Art Psychotherapist and as a clinical supervisor. I have been an Art Psychotherapist since 1997. I am also a Yoga teacher and Tutor; I have taught yoga and meditation for 40 years. I love producing my own art, practising yoga, visiting galleries, walking, running and knitting. One of my main interests is learning about and creating Labyrinths.