What is Dramatherapy?

Dramatherapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses drama, movement, storytelling, and creative expression as a medium to support emotional wellbeing and personal growth. It offers a safe and contained environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored through imagination, symbolism, and embodied experience.

It is not about performance. It is about process.

Through play, metaphor, role, and narrative, individuals are invited to explore different parts of themselves, rehearse new possibilities, and reshape personal stories in ways that feel empowering and meaningful.

Dramatherapy can be particularly supportive for those who find verbal expression difficult, offering alternative pathways for communication and understanding. But you don’t need to struggle with words to benefit from it. Many people come to dramatherapy simply because they are curious about a different way of exploring what they are carrying.

Who is Dramatherapy For?

Dramatherapy is for everyone. You do not need any acting or drama experience, and you do not need to be “creative”. It works with children, young people, adults, and older adults, across every background, identity, and life stage.

People seek dramatherapy for many reasons, including:

  • Anxiety, low mood, and stress

  • Trauma and challenging life experiences

  • Identity, self-esteem, and self-worth

  • Relationships and social or relational difficulties

  • Life transitions, loss, and grief

  • Feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure what you need

Whether you have spoken to a therapist before or never tried therapy at all, dramatherapy offers a flexible, gentle way in. It is also well established in schools, CAMHS services, alternative provision, supported living, and community and voluntary sector organisations, and I continue to work in some of these settings.

My Approach

I am an HCPC-registered Dramatherapist based in London, having completed my MA in Drama and Movement Therapy at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. My work is rooted in a holistic, person-centred approach, with a focus on somatic awareness, grounding, and embodied experience. I believe in meeting people in the body before the mind, often beginning from a non-verbal, indirect, or abstract place, allowing emotions, experiences, and narratives to emerge naturally through play, movement, metaphor, and creativity. This creates a space where individuals can feel seen, heard, and safe enough to explore their inner world at their own pace, without the pressure to put everything into words.

Alongside traditional dramatherapeutic methods, I draw on my background in acting, performance, and filmmaking to offer a creative and integrative approach to therapy. My practice is informed by Laban Movement Analysis, Augusto Boal's participatory theatre techniques, and Grotowski's principles of presence, authenticity, and physical expression. These approaches can support emotional exploration, self-awareness, identity, and the relationship between our internal experiences and physical expression. I also incorporate storytelling, role-play, and creative media, including video-making, to explore personal narratives, develop dramatic distance, and support de-roling when working with emotionally challenging material.

Current Work

Charitable Organisations

I currently work with two London-based organisations that provide dramatherapy and other creative arts therapies within schools and support systems across London and Greater London:

Through this work I am currently doing, therapeutic spaces are created directly within the educational and support settings, making therapy accessible and embedded within young people’s everyday environments.

Private Work

I offer private dramatherapy sessions both in person in London and online.

  • In-person sessions: Based in the South West London (SW2)

  • Online sessions: held securely via Google Meet, with approaches adapted for the screen, including movement, play, storytelling, and creative media

  • Session length and frequency: 50-minute sessions, weekly or Bi-Weekly.

  • Fees: £60 per session (Discounted rates are available when through selected directories)

If you’re unsure whether dramatherapy is right for you, you’re welcome to get in touch for an initial free online chat. There’s no pressure and no obligation.

If this is something you’ll like to do, please fill out the form below and I will get back in touch as soon as I can.

Alternatively, you can visit my psychology today profile and contact me via there: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1875049