BAAT - The British Association of Art Therapists

BAAT - The British Association of Art Therapists We are the UK professional membership body for art therapists. Instagram: www.instagram.com/baat_org/
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✨ Spotlight on… Tamsin Welldon & Richard Page ✨⁠⁠Joining us at our annual conference, Tamsin and Richard, who will be ex...
05/10/2026

✨ Spotlight on… Tamsin Welldon & Richard Page ✨⁠
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Joining us at our annual conference, Tamsin and Richard, who will be exploring a nature-based art psychotherapy intervention for people experiencing first-episode psychosis.

📅 Join us at Kings College London or online on Saturday 7 November for a fascinating day of presentations and talks like this one.

Book on our website: https://baat.org/event/annual-conference-2026-sustaining-care-in-person-ticket/

Over the next few months, we're going to be sharing some activities from the Autumn section of our Cultivating Creativit...
02/10/2026

Over the next few months, we're going to be sharing some activities from the Autumn section of our Cultivating Creativity Calendar, designed by Jess Baum 🍂⁠
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🖌️ This seasonal creative guide is for 11-18 year olds, but free and open for everyone to use. It's packed with simple, step-by-step activities, including autumn specific activities like 'Free Falling Mobile'.

"In the autumn, pavements, parks and forest floors are carpeted with leaves of fire-red, chestnut-brown, gold, deep purple and yellow. You’ll also find fallen branches, seed pods, dried grasses and flower heads and pinecones. These are all perfect art-making materials! They remind us that nature is in motion and changes are full of potential."

Find out more on our website: https://baat.org/publications/cultivating-creativity-calendar/autumn/fall-falling-mobile/
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📸 Image courtesy of Jess Baum⁠
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As October begins and the days get cooler and shorter, you might be thinking about how you can continue to develop your ...
01/10/2026

As October begins and the days get cooler and shorter, you might be thinking about how you can continue to develop your practice while staying in the warmth of your own home!

This year, we launched two self-study courses for art therapists, so you can access training from home, when it suits you:

✨️ Mentalisation-based art therapy: an introduction
🎞️ Audio image recordings

Find out more: https://baat.org/training-cpd/self-study-online-courses/

by Lucy Wainwright, art psychotherapist in Derby, UK⁠'Reflective art made after saying goodbye to a client' | Inktense...
30/09/2026

by Lucy Wainwright, art psychotherapist in Derby, UK
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'Reflective art made after saying goodbye to a client' | Inktense sticks & water | 2026

"I made this reflective art after saying goodbye to a client in the spring of 2026. We'd been meeting for several years and I know it will be one of the most memorable pieces of work I ever do with someone."

🔗 Find out how to submit your artwork: https://baat.org/galleries

💭 What happens when patients feel disappointed in art therapy?New research explores patients’ perspectives on disappoint...
29/09/2026

💭 What happens when patients feel disappointed in art therapy?

New research explores patients’ perspectives on disappointment, relational ruptures, and moments when therapy doesn’t meet expectations.

🔗 Read the full article from our latest issue of IJAT: Moments of disappointment in art therapy: patients’ perspective

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2025.2468377

✨ Spotlight on… Julia Cort ✨⁠⁠We’re thrilled to be welcoming Julia Cort to our annual conference, where she’ll be exami...
28/09/2026

✨ Spotlight on… Julia Cort ✨⁠
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We’re thrilled to be welcoming Julia Cort to our annual conference, where she’ll be examining how museum spaces, collections and staff can enhance therapeutic outcomes in community-based adult art psychotherapy groups, exploring implications for social inclusion, cohesion and wellbeing.

📅 Join us at Kings College London or online on Saturday 7 November to hear Julia's presentation and a range of inspiring speakers and sessions.

Book on our website: https://baat.org/event/annual-conference-2026-sustaining-care-in-person-ticket/

The conference will include parallel sessions like this one. We’ll be in touch in October to find out your session preference (please note we cannot guarantee you'll be allocated your first choice).

Free CPD for members: Self-care for practitioners: thriving while caring ✨️⁠⁠📆 Monday 5 October 2026, 5pm - 7pm⁠⁠How can...
25/09/2026

Free CPD for members: Self-care for practitioners: thriving while caring ✨️⁠
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📆 Monday 5 October 2026, 5pm - 7pm⁠
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How can we sustain ourselves while caring for others? ⁠
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This interactive positive psychology session explores practical ways to support practitioner wellbeing through mindfulness, character strengths, creative reflection and evidence-informed micro-practices, helping you identify what nourishes you and take meaningful action.⁠
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Book on our website: https://baat.org/event/free-cpd-for-members-self-care-for-practitioners-thriving-while-caring/

by Yang-Shen Lim, art therapist from Singapore⁠'The Good Life' | beeswax, traditional batik dyes, Egyptian cotton clot...
23/09/2026

by Yang-Shen Lim, art therapist from Singapore
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'The Good Life' | beeswax, traditional batik dyes, Egyptian cotton cloth, 10 metres | January 2026

"The Good Life employs the ancient, enduring art of batik to convey thought and meaning through metaphor. The batik mural and rolling landscape is inspired by the clients I, the art therapist, journeyed with as they clung to the hope of lives transformed, re-authored beyond isolation and dependency, and replaced by growth, reconciliation, and reintegration."

🔗 Find out how to submit your artwork: https://baat.org/galleries/

Can embroidery be more than a craft? 🪡⁠⁠New research explores embroidery as a therapeutic tool in art therapy, and revea...
22/09/2026

Can embroidery be more than a craft? 🪡⁠
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New research explores embroidery as a therapeutic tool in art therapy, and reveals how its repetitive, embodied process can support self-connection, identity, relationships, cultural connection, and the expression of silenced experiences.⁠
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The study highlights three key dimensions: personal, therapeutic, and cultural-social, offering insight into the healing potential of thread, needle and making.⁠

Authors: Nurit Wolk & Michal Bat Or
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✨ Read the full article from our latest issue of the International Journal of Art Therapy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2025.2457364

✨ Spotlight on… Tessa Taylor ✨⁠⁠We’re delighted to welcome Tessa Taylor to our annual conference, where she’ll be prese...
21/09/2026

✨ Spotlight on… Tessa Taylor ✨⁠
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We’re delighted to welcome Tessa Taylor to our annual conference, where she’ll be presenting Reframing Recovery: Art Therapy in Women’s Specialist Inpatient Rehabilitation⁠
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Tessa’s presentation explores what recovery can look like for women in specialist inpatient rehabilitation with complex trauma histories, personality disorder and neurodivergent diagnoses. ⁠
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📅 Join us at Kings College London or online on Saturday 7 November to hear Tessa’s presentation and a range of inspiring speakers and sessions.

Book on our website: https://baat.org/event/annual-conference-2026-sustaining-care-in-person-ticket/
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The conference will include parallel sessions. We’ll be in touch in October to find out your session preference, although we cannot guarantee that you’ll be allocated your first choice.

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British Association Of Art Therapists 24-27 White Lion Street
London
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Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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