Dramatherapy Relationships Expressive Arts Mindfulness
Supporting children, adults, families, communities and organisations to deal with life’s serious stuff.
A creative approach to life's serious stuff
DREAM together support children, adults, families, communities and organisations to repair, transform and develop relationships with themselves and with others, in a creative and therapeutic way.
DREAM together specialise in supporting children and young people who are in care, fostered or adopted or who are care experienced. Dream together believe that every care experienced child or young person deserves a safe space to explore, re- tell and own their story.
DREAM together believe that safe, secure and trusting relationships matter.
Children's development is shaped through their key relationships and influences, which affect how a child will grow, emotionally and socially.
Teenagers with trusting relationships develop a deepened sense of safety in the world and can feel supported in their self-esteem and confidence, as they try new things and face new challenges
Families who have safe and secure relationships deal with stress better, experience lower rates of anxiety and depression, have healthier habits, greater empathy, and more trusting, cooperative and happier relationships.
Workers who experience safe and trusting relationships in the workplace, experience less stress, higher productivity and less burnout.
Dream together appreciate even the best of relationships can be negatively impacted by the stresses of the daily grind or the trauma of life’s serious stuff such as: Loss of loved ones, Bullying, Emotional, Sexual or Physical abuse, Crime, Birth Trauma, Perinatal Mental Illness, Pregnancy and/or Infant Loss and illness or diseases.
The Trauma of life’s serious stuff impacts us and the people around us causing distress and the rupture and erosion of trust in our relationships. This can lead to a decline in mental wellbeing, addictions, relational issues of anger, fear, unacceptable, behaviours, resentment, lack of understanding, empathy, emotional intimacy and breakdown of communication and trust.
DREAM together believe that no matter what your experience of life’s serious stuff is, that every relationship rupture is possible of transformation or repair.
DREAM together will support you repair, rebuild and sustain a safe, trusting relationship with yourself and the people close to you, leading to a more content and satisfying life.
About me
Ciara is passionate about supporting others to gain insight, growth, healing & transformation through being playful, accepting, curious and empathetic towards themselves and others.
My son and I have learnt how to have fun, laugh together, and trust each other.
Claire
Dramatherapy
Dramatherapy is a form of evidence based psychotherapy which uses a creative approach to support the individual to access their unconsciousness thoughts and patterns, supporting insight, growth, healing and change. It is for anyone of any age or background, it can support individuals, partnerships, families, business and communities who may have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect and as a result may struggle with relationship difficulties, mental health, self-harm, addictions.
It is a creative and transformative therapy that supports the individual to access parts of them, that may not be accessible through words alone. It uses metaphor and symbol to identify patterns and stories that prompt reflection. It works with the entirety of the self, supporting the individual to connect with their body and mind on a conscious and unconscious level.
Dramatherapy is also proven to be a transformative medium that can be used in supervisions, team building, life coaching, education and can further develop growth, insight, imagination, problem solving and conflict resolution.
Relationships
Unhealed childhood wounds can wreak havoc on our adult lives and relationships. The emotional wounds and negative patterns of childhood often manifest as mental conflicts, emotional and relational drama which can causes extra stress on the body and mind. DREAM together is passionate about empowering and enabling the individual to explore aspects of the self, their relationships with others and their view of the world and to facilitate and support safer, trusting and satisfying relationships.
Expressive Movement
Expressive movement has many holistic benefits of movement in supporting a person’s physical, emotional and mental state. Our bodies forget nothing, every fear, every memory, every joy, every trauma you’ve ever experienced can be traced back to your body. Your body remembers the stories that your brain has forgotten. Through movement we can become more aware of our bodies sensations and how they interact with the world. Physical self-awareness is the first step to letting go and unlocking our stories.
Arts
DREAM together believe in a creative approach to life's serious stuff and the power that lays in the arts, creativity and imagination and in its ability to support healing, insight, growth and change. The Arts are proven to support the individual to safely rehearse and lay out the complexities of life. The Arts can support individuals and groups to find, loose and re-find the self.
Mindfulness
The benefits are proven that mindfulness practice and techniques can support you to become calm, self-aware and connected with the sensations in your body. DREAM together apply a trauma-informed approach to mindfulness which works by using creative ways of grounding, anchoring, self-regulation techniques to maintain balance in the nervous system, which can help the individual to manage their symptoms and feel safer.
Online sessions
Since the pandemic I have personally and professionally found that working remotely has many positives. DREAM together wish to make support accessible and convenient for anyone so they can get help, anytime and anywhere.
All you need is a quiet, private space where you’re unlikely to be disturbed, an internet connection and a suitable device. I use Zoom for most online work. It’s free, and you don’t need to set up an account. It’s a safe and secure.
Some of my clients and families have talked about the many benefits of having online support over face to face.
They have talked about the time it can save and the freedom and flexibility they have to access support, at places and times that are convenient to them, as well as the added benefits or not having to travel.
'I like the way the sessions run. Ciara is good at bringing me back to focus when I get stuck"
Nadine, London
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we'll ever do.
Brene Brown
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