104. Karen Stallard: How can art therapy and game playing help people heal?

Karen Stallard is a registered Psychotherapist with UKCP, registered Counsellor with BACP and registered Art Therapist with HCPC. She trained at The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education where she gained a Masters in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy. Her private practice is called Feeling Found, which is based in Highbury and Islington, London. Karen's career journey began as an actor with a passion for the performing arts, storytelling and communicating creatively. She then trained to be a member of the clergy of the Christian church, where she worked mainly in pastoral care particularly within mental health. Karen has also worked an honorary therapist at the Women’s Service in Oxley’s NHS Trust for over four years and as a spiritual and cultural care coordinator at the East London and City Mental Health Trust for seven years. Karen founded ‘The Geoff Ashcroft Community’ in Tower Hamlets to support people suffering from mental health issues in the community, and has been a Board Member of various charities including Crossroads Counselling Service, Margins Homelessness project and Union Chapel Project. Karen is also co-chair for a bi-annual conference called ‘Continuing the Journey’, which provides training to therapists and spiritual leaders. She is the Director for Child Counselling Skills Certificate course at The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education and the designer of 20 Dreams a card game which promotes creativity and emotional intelligence.

 

 

20 Dreams is a crazily creative card game that challenges your imagination, tests your dream telling skills and stretches your emotional intelligence to bring you endless entertainment and hilarious outcomes! Visit https://www.play20dreams.com to find out more.