Digital art psychotherapy is a depth-focused form of psychodynamic psychotherapy that we do online, using both conversation and simple digital image-making. Instead of traditional art materials in a studio, we might work with basic drawing tools, layers, shapes or images on a screen alongside talking. The images become another way of noticing patterns, stories and nervous-system responses.

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You do not need to be “good at art” or have any design or creative background. The focus is on what the process reveals about your inner world, not on producing something polished.

As someone who has moved through life with a neurodivergent brain and sensory processing disorder, I know what it is like to function “well” on the outside while quietly running on overdrive inside. For years, I pushed myself to adapt to systems that were never really built for me, and I see that same pattern in many of the high-performing, sensitive neurodivergent adults I work with today.

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Digital art psychotherapy grew out of that experience. It brings together the things that tend to make sense for brains like mine and many of the people I work with: images, structure, minimal clutter, and the online spaces we already inhabit. In my own work and life, I’ve discovered that working online with digital images offers a clean, contained way for those nervous systems to slow down, see themselves more clearly, and experiment with change without becoming overwhelmed. Creating that kind of space – the one I would have wanted earlier in my own journey – is the reason I do this work.

Sessions are calm, honest, respectful and collaborative. I think of therapy as a kind of personal project we work on together – something we slowly co-create over time. You bring your experiences, questions and a willingness to be curious about what is happening inside you; I bring a clear therapeutic framework, a contained, non-judgemental space, and psychological thinking and tools to help us make sense of what emerges, at a pace that feels manageable for you.

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In a typical session, we might:

• Check in with what feels most present and important for you that day.

• Decide together what we want to focus on and why.

• Notice patterns, stories, experiences and nervous-system responses as they show up.

• Use digital image-making as a shared way of exploring what is hard to put into words, and then reflect on what we see together.

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Some sessions may involve more talking, others more visual work; we choose this collaboratively, and at times I may suggest a particular focus or way of working if I feel it will support you, based on what feels manageable and useful for you at that point in time.

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​The aim is more than just short-term relief. While easing distress in the moment matters, our work is also about understanding what sits underneath – the patterns, histories and nervous-system responses that keep repeating. I see therapy as an ongoing personal project we work on together, so that what happens in session can slowly translate into a clearer understanding inside you and gradual, sustainable shifts in how you live, relate and care for yourself, both between sessions and in your life.

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This work is best suited to adults who seem to be managing on the outside, while carrying a lot on the inside, particularly:

• High-performing, often sensitive or neurodivergent adults.

• Individuals who find it hard to put their inner world into words alone.

• Individuals who feel overloaded, stuck, anxious or quietly disconnected, despite “functioning well".

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You do not have to identify with all of these. It is enough to feel that something in you is asking for a more honest, deeper look.

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​A small practical note: Because sessions are fully online, you’ll need to be able to join a basic video call (e.g. Google Meet or Zoom) and to find a reasonably private space for our time together. No advanced tech skills are required.