Art Therapy/ Art Psychotherapy

McLeod brings substantial experience coupled with a raft of inspirational and intuitive ideas resulting in new ways of working with colour in profound and transformational ways for everyones benefit.

Art making and creating  helps people tell their stories, to express themselves, especially when it may be difficult to express themselves verbally. Research has shown in a safe environment overseen by a professional Colours of the Soul professional trainer with the appropriate necessary skill set people can find their voice. There are real skills involved.

With the combined use of the Colours of the Soul colour knowledge and art we can find new solutions to old problems. Image and colour language comes before verbal language.Art coupled with colour knowing and understanding helps people find new ways of dealing with emotions that need a release,liberating people to find new ways of dealing with feelings and to improve confidence and self esteem.

The Colours of the Soul method uses art in the form of creating and building pictures with particular symbols suggested by the trainer who suggests the picture content,  leaving the client/student to choose the placement of these onto the paper and their choice of colours to build their picture, we do not influence the creation of the picture by suggesting a particular placement of the content nor the colours chosen. By working together to discuss the completed project the trainer, client/student and image can have a three way conversation as the meaning gradually emerges. There are real skills involved in maximising these benefits,to learn indepth colour knowledge coupled with interpersonal counselling with the ability to understand colour combinations and language as taught by June McLeod founder Colours of the Soul are the most valuable, understanding the profound and transformational colour meaning and placement relationship is the most important skill in helping people.

Mcleod encourages communication with the heart and soul, getting to the nitty gritty of the matter.

With colour and art we work with people, rather than do things to them

 A Colours of the Soul colour trainer may ask their student/client to draw and colour a particular scene incorporating various images that symbolise different aspects known only  to the trainer prior to the exercise but not revealed to the student/client i.e two trees may symbolise the client and the clients significant other, a bird may symbolise the clients sense of freedom, hunted by a tiger in the jungle may represent an unspoken threat, real or imagined, or to colour a particular photocopied mandala freehand.

Carl Jung's innovative work with mandalas and art is well documented, he believed by working with colour and art the client felt safe and comfortable to observe themselves and their life..............

  "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart

  Who looks outside, dreams, who looks inside, awakens....." Carl Jung.

Mandalas

 

The colouring of mandalas act as a key to unlocking the sub-conscious and can release deep-seated emotional issues and problems as Carl Jung found.

Working with mandalas allow us to work closely and to interact with the spectral colours and to benefit from the transformational properties of the colours in a unique and close up way

Art is an effective way of encouraging people to express their innermost thoughts and feelings without the need for words. This can be particularly effective when people are unable to talk or verbalise how they are feeling due to past hurts or painful experiences. By working with the Colours of the Soul method under the careful supervision of a fully trained Colours of the Soul diploma level colour professional, by putting colour to paper using pastels, pencils and paints is extremely therapeutic and allows freedom of expression and an opening of the sub-conscious mind. It is the process of putting colour to paper that is important not the final outcome, that is why supervised art using the innovative Colours of the Soul method can be used and enjoyed by anyone of any age.

With the highly acclaimed Colours of the Soul method we work with people, rather than do things to them.

Suggested reading - Colours of the Soul by June McLeod - the best selling book on colour is a must read for every colour enthusiast.

 

Get involved!  Organise a group locally or nationally for the Colours of the Soul annual colour event

"Colour4Everyone"

held on 21st June each year

with all proceeds going to local childrens hospices, groups and charities