Debra

Ms Debra Colkett

Art Therapist

“I am an Art's Psychotherapist/Counselor and have 21 years experience working in mental health with Children and Adults. I Lecture at Universities in Cambridge.”

About Me

I offer a creative, safe space for children and adults. You can explore feelings and experiences that might be hard to voice. With 21 years in mental health, I help you make sense of life’s complexities. My approach is grounded in extensive experience and current insights from my university lecturing. This makes it ideal if you seek a gentle, non-verbal way to understand yourself and find a path forward.

Approach

With 21 years in mental health, sessions unfold at a gentle, client-set pace where image, mark-making and quiet reflection help bring difficult experiences into view. I work with children, adolescents and adults in Colchester or online in English, offering choices of materials and short, contained tasks that feel manageable between meetings. We pause often to name what emerges, track patterns and adjust methods so the work stays safe and clear. This way suits people seeking a thoughtful, tactile route to understanding and change.
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Basic Information

Services

Services Offered:

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    Art Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.

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Works With:

  • •All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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    Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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    Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

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    Child Behaviour

    Behavioural difficulties in children, such as tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, or defiance, that signal emotional distress or developmental needs.

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    Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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    Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

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    Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

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    Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Professional Title:

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    Art Therapist

    A therapist who uses drawing, painting, and other art forms to help clients express and process emotions. No artistic ability needed.

Qualifications

University of Hertfordshire

Registrations

Health Care Professional Councel

Arts Therapist

Service Area

Holistic Health therapies

In-person & Online

Colchester, Essex

United Kingdom