Karen Eilidh Thomson is in her final stage of doctoral training in counselling psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. She is currently working within NHS Scotland psychological services as a trainee. Karen’s doctoral research thus far has focused upon how creativity can be applied within psychotherapeutic practice to improve the accessibility of ‘talk therapies’, particularly with adult clients with a traumatic history. Her ongoing empirical research is investigating experiences of expressive arts activities within trauma-focused psychological interventions, from both client and clinician perspectives.