​Professional statement

I am a HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist, artist and facilitator with 27 years of professional experience. My work is guided by critical theory, socially engaged practice and social justice.

On clinical placement, while studying for my Art Psychotherapy MA, I provided specialist Art Psychotherapy treatment to adults and young people with varied and complex mental health difficulties, using trauma informed, embodied approaches and a range of specialist interventions. My caseload included 1:1 service users, and Art Psychotherapy groups for EIP (Early Intervention Psychosis) and cPTSD. I am familiar with various outcome measures including WEMWBS, CORE and the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) and record keeping including clinical notes.

At these placements, I provided high standards of professional care in line with health board policies, professional codes of conduct governing students on a HCPC accredited course, and as a BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) member bound by their Code of Conduct and Ethics. My work on placement was framed by NICE guidelines, statutory frameworks, and safeguarding and GDPR legislation. I observe high standards of professionality including good time management, organisational skills and workload management.

 

ONGOING/CURRENT WORK

Freelance artist, 1998 - present. I am a multi-disciplinary artist, my work engaging with the ecological crisis and social justice, using visual metaphors to better understand the world and envision new futures. I work in a number of mediums: as a writer/performer/director using visual theatre, live art and comedy; as a designer/maker/film-maker working with puppetry, mask and costume; and as a community artist. My work is rooted in participation, intuitive and creative research methods and a non-extractive ethos. I have facilitated participatory and community art projects for many organisations including National Theatre Wales, National Museum Wales, and London's Southbank Centre.

Co-founder and Co-director, October 2007 - present, Feral Theatre. Feral Theatre creates films, theatre and performance art. Performance venues have included Jacksons Lane, Battersea Art Centre, and the Royal Festival Hall and funding includes ACE and ACW. We performed our latest work, The Last Dance, at the eCARTE conference in Ghent, Belgium in 2024 and at Yale University, Connecticut in 2023.

Co-founder, 2013 - present, Remembrance Day for Lost Species. An artist and activist led participatory project honouring extinct species, held annually on the 30th of November. 

Coordination group member for Local Motion, 2020 - present, a 10-year consortium funded socially engaged project in Carmarthen addressing social, economic and environmental inequalities through art and culture, systems change and devolved decision making.

Art Psychotherapist, 2025 – present, a part time role for New Pathways working with children and young people.

Artist, 2024 – 2025, working with Tracy Breathnach on Tyst a project which explores witnessing stories. Influenced by authentic movement and deep listening and working with carers and learning-disabled adults, the project is supported by ACW, Swansea University and People Speak Up.

 

PAST WORK 

Play Officer, 2023 –2025, National Trust, Dinefwr, Llandeilo. Part time two-year research role to explore ways to encourage play at Dinefwr.

Lead Artist, 2023, Date Nature a Love Stories to Nature commission with SPAN Arts. Participatory film-based project inspired by eco-sexuality and queer ecology. Outcomes included events and a short film.

Project Lead, 2023, i fyny – Nurturing Welsh Artists at Oriel Myrddin. A five-month associates programme for early career artists. Role included devising and delivering a programme of workshops, talks and trips.

Community Art Coordinator, 2016 – 2022, Oriel Myrddin. Part time post, included: developing and nurturing partnerships and collaborations with organisations and community groups; facilitating Young Artists Clubs for 8–15-year-olds; delivering intergenerational workshops for families; and one-off projects.

Lead Artist, 2022, The Wallich, leading a co-created writing project with homeless people in Llanelli.

Lead Artist, 2021 - 2022, All the rage (The princess and the pea), funded by ACW, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Welsh Government, under the umbrella of Making New Work: Artists Respond to the Now part of Celf ar y Cyd. The project explored: women who worked in the garment factories of Wales 1960s – 2000s and the contemporary ready-made garment industry. Outcomes included an essay and film.

Lead Artist, 2020, National Theatre Wales Dream a little dream for me part of NTW's Network season. A live streamed participatory performance gathering lockdown dreams from the general public and turning them into puppet theatre.

Lead Artist, 2020, Shared Worlds, community project commissioned by SPAN Arts. An intergenerational participatory project inviting vulnerable people to share stories which were brought to life using puppetry via digital platforms.

 

EDUCATION/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MA Art Psychotherapy (2025) Distinction, The University of South Wales. Clinical placements: Year one (15 weeks), Drug and Alcohol Service; Year 2 (20 weeks), NHS, Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (sCAMHS), working in the Early Intervention Psychosis team (EIP); Year 3 (26 weeks), Integrated Psychological Therapy Services, NHS, working with service users with complex PTSD.

BA Hons Development Studies (1997) 2:1, SOAS, University of London.

 

I speak some Welsh although I am not fluent.

I have a full driving licence and current DBS.