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Previous Community Projects
Inside - Out: London Brick Project
Inside - Out: London Brick Project
NHS Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust and Probation Service
Commissioned by the NHS and Probation Service, ColourMeIn designed workshops for both their service users and teams throughout Hertfordshire using the London Brick. The exhibition was held in St Albans Gallery and Museum. This project explored the concept of the London Brick where bricks can symbolise walls and barriers to those who have experienced prison life and have a criminal record, especially if they have a mental health condition.
ATM and Money Project
ATM and Money Project
Excellence in Learning Community - Enfield
Working with Excellence in Learning Community, we developed a project with over 2,000 children in collaboration with schools within Enfield. We based the project around the theme of the ATM as this was where the first ATM in the UK was founded and combined this with Andy Warhol's money factory design.
Catching the Chain Project
Catching the Chain Project
St Albans Museum, NHS Hertfordshire Partnership Trust and Probation Service
Commissioned by the NHS Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust - Offender Personality Disorder Service and the Probation Service, ColourMeIn developed a programme that explored what it what like exiting the prison service for the service users who experienced a mental health condition which can be a very vulnerable time. We also delivered staff wellbeing workshops throughout Hertfordshire, exploring the fragility and strength of their work. The workshops were hosted at St Albans Museum and Gallery and the exhibition was funded by the Arts Council England.
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Our Colourful Story
At ColourMeIn Wellbeing, we blend creativity and psychology to deliver unique art therapy and wellbeing services to both corporate and community clients. Our qualified mental health professionals ensure transformative experiences that nurture mental wellness through art.
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ColourMeIn Wellbeing CIC is a not-for-profit organisation. We work with businesses large and small, NGOs, charities, education and healthcare. All proceeds are ploughed into supporting and delivering community projects that struggle to access mental health care provision with fully trained and registered professionals, especially in Creative Therapies.
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Our expertise is within organisational wellbeing supporting leadership and their teams in staff wellbeing using evidence based techniques that provide psychological safe environments and improve outcomes in staff relations and overall mental health.
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For our community projects, we have a special interest in supporting those who experience barriers to employment and work with other agencies and partners to deliver bespoke programmes for those who encounter barriers such as neurodiversity, learning disabilities, mental health complexities and a criminal record.
Why do we focus on creative therapies for wellbeing and mental health
Research demonstrates that the act of creativity enhances the reduction of the stress hormone, cortisol (Ray, 2016). The World Health Organisation published a report revealing that over 3,000 studies have shown the powerful effect that art making has on the prevention of illness, promotion of health and management, the treatment of illness across one's lifespan, and the general improvement of wellbeing (Fancourt, 2019). There’s some science to it, so you can have a little faith that what we are saying here isn’t just, you know…arty farty (not that there is anything wrong with that).
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So what is Art Therapy?
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Art Therapists / Psychotherapists have a Masters Degree and are registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) and British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT). We work across all industries and embrace diversity, equity and inclusion, understanding the intersectionality of the human experience.
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Our model of practice is extensive but is founded on the Psychodynamic approach. We incorporate theories such as attachment, neuroscience, positive psychology, mentalisation and is an ever expanding field in terms of research and innovation. We value co-productive relationships with our clients to encourage a strong therapeutic relationship.
Art Therapy works on the premise that unconscious thoughts and emotions can be processed in a non-confrontational way though art making. Some thoughts and emotions, especially when they were developed preverbally or are trauma based are held in the parts of the brain that talking therapies alone can struggle to access. Symbol formation and creating images along with the use of our senses, helps develop a conscious narrative in a safe and contained way. This can improve our sense of self, emotional regulation and enhance our relationships. This can improve working environments by building resilience in staff members and teams.
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You can find out more about Art Therapy and the type of work we do at the BAAT website.
Meet the Team
Our team are experienced and qualified professionals. All of our delivery team specialise in mental health and wellbeing.
