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ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
Sarah Paget: Supporting People to Wellbeing Through the Arts
Sarah Paget is an integrative arts psychotherapist; she combines different therapeutic approaches,
as well as arts, to support people in need. She sees clients in Brighton and picturesque Berwick,
where she has a studio on a farm nestled at the bottom of the South Downs. Both settings are
designed to provide safe spaces to support people wishing to bring about change in their lives.
“Living with feelings or thoughts that cause
you emotional pain and not knowing what
to do about it can debilitate people terribly,”
says Sarah, who trained at the Institute of
Arts in Therapy and Education in London. She
now runs her own practice with a decade of
expertise in supporting dozens of people with
a wide range of difficulties. “I see my role as
empowering people, so that they can lead
fulfilling lives,” she says.
What Sarah is passionate about is witnessing
how the arts can really bring about
transformation for people. “I have seen so
many people benefit from using the arts
therapeutically and have watched their surprise
at how powerful the experience of doing so
is for them,” she explains. “Most people feel
creatively inhibited because they believe they
are not good enough. But, you don’t have
to be an artist to work with me using the
arts. Anyone can use them and I show them
how. The arts can feel like magic when used
therapeutically, because they quickly enable
people to bypass the conscious processes we
use that can keep us stuck in negative thinking,
feeling and behavioural patterns. Instead they
help us to access the unconscious part of
ourselves that we all have, which can free us
from these blocks.”
Sarah sees people individually and in groups,
running regular taster sessions, retreat days
and weekends. She will also open her studio
for taster sessions over weekends during
Lewes ArtWave, 20th August-4th September.
For details ring 07714 218529, or visit
www.sarahpagetpsychotherapy.com
Arts Psychotherapy
Supporting you to well being through the arts
Sarah Paget
• Accredited Integrative Arts Psychotherapist,
• UKCP Registered
• B.A (Hons) Media Studies; B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Painting
• Diploma in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (IATE)
Individuals and Groups
• Group Taster Sessions May 5th,12th, 19th, 26th
• Regular weekly and monthly sessions
• Retreat Days
Get in touch
www.sarahpagetpsychotherapy.com
07714 218529
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