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Pippa Ford - Creative Arts Psychotherapy

With years of clinical experience across diverse settings, I offer client-centred therapy that integrates EMDR, somatic, creative and nature-based approaches, in a safe, compassionate space for growth and healing.

About Pippa Ford

As a creative arts psychotherapist, my practice is grounded in psychodynamic and humanistic frameworks, with a strong emphasis on trauma-informed care. I integrate creative, Jungian, IFS and somatic approaches as well as my training in yoga & mindfulness therapy and EMDR to support clients in accessing healing not just through insight, but through the body and the nervous system. My approach honours the complexity of each person’s story, drawing from depth-oriented frameworks and a relational, compassionate stance.

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Pippa Ford, creative arts psychotherapist

My approach

One practice drawing on several ways of working, put together to fit you rather than the other way round.

  • Dramatherapy

    The clinical application of drama and theatre processes as the therapeutic medium.

  • Ecotherapy

    Working with the natural world as an active part of the therapy, indoors or out.

  • Somatic approaches

    Using your body as a resource, paying attention to physical sensations and the nervous system rather than relying on talking alone.

  • Trauma-informed practice

    Assuming that what you are struggling with has a history, and working in a way that does not repeat it.

Therapeutic Approaches

Individual Therapy

Drawing on extensive clinical experience, I offer 1:1 therapy using a range of creative, somatic and trauma-informed approaches to create a treatment plan based on your goals.

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EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) is a proven, structured therapy that uses gentle guided eye movements to support your mind’s natural healing process.

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Ecotherapy

Ecotherapy uses the natural world as a co-therapist to support emotional regulation, connection and healing — outdoors where that suits, and equally within the room.

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The sea seen from a chalk cliff, low cloud lying along the horizon

Testimonials

“Talking through my grief in sessions really helped me feel less overwhelmed - I’ve learned ways to cope that help me live a more meaningful life now”

-- Former client

“I looked forward to my sessions with Pippa - they were fun, and helped me feel calmer and more confident.”

-- Former client (aged 12)

Clinical supervision

Creative and eco-informed supervision for therapists, arts therapists and practitioners in related roles.

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Get in touch

If you have a question, or would like to arrange an initial conversation, I would be glad to hear from you.

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