Dr.Antonella Russo-Ball

About

I am a UKCP registered Integrative Child Psychotherapist. Additionally, I am a MBACP member. My MA is from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) and I subsequently trained as an Integrative Supervisor at the Minster Centre, London. I have worked in this field for over 20 years. Amidst other roles, I have offered individual group therapy and supervision sessions, Trauma Awareness Trainings to University or Therapeutic services, and I was a Team Leader in a Primary School for over 7 years. I have recently trained in Clay Field Therapy and Bilateral Drawings through the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy and I am passionate how these non-verbal modality can repair pre-verbal and pre-natal trauma whilst supporting positive changes.

I work with creative processes and the arts in all my work, using both verbal and non-verbal approaches. With my interest in Trauma recovery, I give a special attention to the body, in both its memory and resilience, informed by Somatic approaches, neuroscience, my training with Babette Rothschild in 2011 and other trainings in the field of trauma healing. Integrative Psychotherapy embraces major theoretical and experiential approaches to suit the individual client's need. The richness of integrating so many schools of thought, while 'playing' with a wide range of arts, allows me to remain open to what each client will bring, independent from any one method, knowing that within each life lies an immense potential that is waiting for the right conditions to unfold. Children have feelings that often cannot put into words: using the arts and playing gives them access to imaginative ways of expressing their feelings and needs. Arts that may be used as tools of expression, exploration, rehearsal, transformation and healing: Music, Drama, Dance & Movement, Bodywork, Puppetry, Visual Arts, Poetry, Clay, Sandtray, Masks, Imagery, Play, ClayField, Bilateral Drawing.

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