ColourMeIn
Wellbeing

Our Education Sector Wellbeing and Therapy Services

ColourMeIn Wellbeing CIC is a team of HCPC-registered, MA-qualified Art Psychotherapists specialising in SEND & SEMH, Trauma-informed practice, Neuroinclusion, Reflective practice & supervision, Leadership support, and whole-system wellbeing. We work across schools, MATs, PRUs, alternative provision, FE and local authorities — supporting children, young people, families and the adults around them.

Creative therapies offer a non-verbal, accessible and regulation-supportive route for children and young people who struggle with traditional talking approaches. Evidence shows Art Therapy can improve behaviour and peer relationships, strengthen problem-solving skills, improve attitudes towards school, reduce class exclusions, support emotional regulation, protect academic outcomes, increase engagement and belonging.

Supporting the SEND Reforms

The SEND & AP Improvement Plan emphasises Early Identification; Targeted Support (Target Plus); National Standards; Graduated Approach; Inclusive, regulation-supportive environments; Workforce development; and staff wellbeing.

Our Support Packages

1 Targeted Support (Target Plus)

Some children need more than universal provision to feel safe, regulated and ready to learn. This is where Targeted Support (Target Plus) sits — and where our work naturally belongs.

Our Targeted (SEND / SEMH) Support includes:

Art Psychotherapy (individual & group),
Arts for the Blues,
Assessment of Needs,
Family Psychoeducation, and
Mental Health Risk Assessments & Action Planning.

2 Team Support

Targeted Support only works when the adults around the child feel regulated, confident and supported. Our Team Support strengthens the workforce capacity required by the SEND Reforms and leads to a more engaged teacher community and leadership team.

This is done through:

Reflective Practice;
Creative Therapy for staff;
CPD & workforce development; and
Leadership support.

3 Training support

Understanding what makes us and our students tick and why we do the things that we do.

Delivered by our qualified mental health professionals, our courses will focus on the following topics:

Trauma-informed care;
Neuroinclusion;
Creative wellbeing through a neuroscience lens;
Parenting support;
Understanding Creative Intelligence;
Burnout, compassion fatigue & vicarious trauma; and
Working with children & young people with complex needs.

4 Send Reform
Drop-in Clinics

Next Event: Friday 6th November, 12:00 - 2:00pm, St Albans Museum + Gallery

The SEND Reform presents a rare opportunity: a chance to reshape a system that too often fails the very children it is designed to support...

Whether you are a Headteacher, MAT leader, Inclusion Lead, SEND specialist, SENCO, NHS MHST, Council Member or anyone working within education or training, this is a space for you to pause, reflect, and prepare for the government initiative for making our schools more inclusive & supportive.

Your opportunity to discuss your SEND Reform Needs with Experts at Hand:

Individual Support Plans
Training
Early Intervention
Reflective Practice
Leadership Support

🔗 Book your free space here

5 The Creative Innovation
Hub Pilot

The Creative Innovation Hub aims to reduce barriers to school attendance, participation and learning by creating
psychologically safe, trauma-informed environments where children and young people can reconnect with education.

With University partners, we can rigorously measure outcomes, evaluate impact, drive innovation using evidence based methodologies grounded in research and proven practice.

Museums and other venues will provide a connective space with studios where courses can be held. This aids in creating new learning experiences, separate from a school environment which may have become traumatic.

Specialists in creative subjects alongside mental health professionals have designed the programme with evidence-based methods. These include accredited GCSE’s that have been specifically designed for students who struggle with traditional academic assessments.