Each session is individualised, and what a session looks like greatly depends on the person in therapy, their age and what they wish to get out of therapy. A child-led session for a child with ADHD who struggles with sustained attention will need a different approach to a young adult who suffers from anxiety. However, sessions do have some similarities.

When I first heard about art therapy, I was working as an art facilitator at an art and craft day program for people with intellectual disabilities. I was immediately intrigued but also a little perplexed.