APCCA Conference: Creative Connection ‘1st International Summer Conference’

Ani is a psychotherapist, creative arts counsellor and supervisor who brings a person-centred and pluralistic philosophy to her work. She is passionate about creative approaches to therapy and training. She has over twenty years’ experience working with children, young people, adults and groups. Her experience includes working in schools, drug treatment programmes, probation services, offender programmes, EAP for Essex Police and Essex Fire Services, and she currently has a small private practice.

Ani is the founder of the Association for Person Centred Creative Arts where she is course director, and is also a senior lecturer at the University of East London. Ani has worked on several projects for the BACP and is an Executive Member of the Private Practice Division. Her research interests include creative arts in therapy, digital media in therapy and pluralistic practice.

The Pluralistic Therapy Primer (PCCS Books 2021)

What Works in Counselling and Psychotherapy Relationships (BACP 2020)

The Handbook of Counselling Children and Young People (Sage, 2018)

Creative Expression – a somatic approach

Ariane Agostini is a person-centred creative arts facilitator, coach and workshop leader. She is the founder of Soul Atelier, committed to supporting people to connect with their deepest self and live a life of meaning and purpose. Arianne is a tutor for the Association for Person Centred Creative Arts (APCCA) and an Associate professor at Regent’s University London.

Ariane works therapeutically with movement, visual art and writing. She delivers workshops and training courses via APCCA and Soul Atelier, both online and face-to-face in Central London.

In addition to her academic qualifications, she has trained in in coaching (CTI), Facilitation for Leaders/Worldwork(Cfor), Person Centered Art Therapy (APPCA), Leadership Embodiment (Wendy Palmer), Dance of Awareness™, Dance Movement Psychotherapy (Goldsmiths), Principles of Somatic Experiencing and Focusing. Her approach is also informed by her experience with Holotropic Breathwork, QiGong, Yoga, Pilates, Mindfulness Mediation and Shamanic Practice.

Fleur Farish-Edwards is an experienced counsellor and supervisor, and along with her wife, facilitates creative workshops as “Two Birds Therapy”. Fleur is also a university lecturer in counselling and is currently working on a professional doctorate, researching the life-long impact of adoption on adult adoptees. Fleur works creatively and collaboratively with clients, supervisees and students, and holds person-centred and pluralistic practice at the heart of everything she does.