Discover healing through creativity and self-expression
Transform with Art Psychotherapy and Creative Wellness
Discover healing through creativity and self-expression
Discover healing through creativity and self-expression
Discover healing through creativity and self-expression

Our anxiety therapy sessions provide a safe and supportive environment to help you manage symptoms of anxiety, identify triggers, and develop coping strategies.
Depression therapy focuses on helping you manage symptoms of depression, reflect on negative thought patterns and supports strength and resilience.
For stress management we provide tools and techniques to help you alleviate stress and improve your overall well-being. We focus on developing methods for managing stressors in your daily life.
Using mindfulness we provide ways to help you build a greater sense of awareness and reduce strain. We offer individual and group mindfulness for a variety of mental health concerns.
Our trauma therapy work provides a safe and supportive environment to help you process and heal from traumatic experiences. We use evidence-based practices to help you overcome trauma through empowerment, creativity and somatic exercises.

We provide compassionate and effective psychotherapy services for neurodivergent individuals and small groups. Our goal is to help you achieve mental wellness and lead a fulfilling life.
We offer:
face to face art therapy
online sessions
small bespoke art therapy groups
creative wellness and mindfulness groups
Ruth uses integrated and psychodynamic approaches depending on the client needs or preferences. She works in a trauma informed way and has extensive experience of working with children, young people and their families. Her experience incudes utilising long and short terms approaches and facilitation of group working.
Ruth specialises in working with:

Ruth specialises in art psychotherapy for neurodivergent individuals and family members, providing a safe and nurturing environment for self-exploration.
Ruth has personal lived experience of adoption, autism and neurodivergence. She is also the parent of a son with learning disabilities and autism.
Southshore is dedicated to supporting your mental health journey through creative expression, mind/body work, profound respect and resilience building.
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