Our therapeutic services
We provide a range of creative therapies to support children, young people and adults to communicate in ways that feel natural to them. Therapy can help individuals to process what they have experienced and develop ways of coping with trauma.
All employed Imara therapists are fully qualified and registered with relevant professional bodies. Our approach is trauma informed and we regularly continue to develop our practice by supporting our staff through training.
All our therapists are trained in and work within the CPS pre-trial therapy guidelines and strongly align with the Bluestar project who provide training and guidance around pre-trial therapy.
Our team also includes post-graduate trainee therapists who are affiliated with their relevant professional bodies and training institutions. Our trainees are closely supervised and supported in their therapy work at Imara.
Our approach is holistic, often supporting the family members and working with professionals around the young person.
Our therapies
Some of the therapies we offer are art psychotherapy, music therapy, dance and movement psychotherapy, drama therapy, play therapy, person-centred therapy, child counselling.
Trauma informed approaches
All our therapists are trauma informed and we offer a range of trauma therapies including EMDR Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing), CATT (Children’s accelerated trauma technique), PICT (Parks Inner Child Therapy), LTFI (Letting the future in), DART (domestic abuse recovering together), Rockpool group, trauma psychoeducation.
Support for families
Imara recognises that the impact of trauma affects not just the child, but the child’s support network. Therefore, we offer support to safe family members through our parent support group, psychoeducation sessions and therapy.
Post Adoption Support
We are a registered provider on the Adoption East Midlands (AEM) framework for Nottinghamshire. We offer post-adoption support for children and young people who are adopted or placed on special guardianship order.
We provide a range of specialist trauma informed creative arts and play therapies to adopted children and young people, as well as support group programs.
For further information about our referral process, please contact in**@*******rg.uk
Support for professionals
Imara works closely with our partner organisations and other professionals to support a systemic trauma informed approach and best practice. We can offer clinical supervision, training and rental of rooms and equipment.
Who we support
Imara offers support for children, young people and families impacted by trauma. For more information on our referral pathways, please click here.
Private therapy
If our current referral pathways aren’t for you, we also offer private therapy for a fee. If you are interested in accessing our private therapy service then please contact us either via email at in**@*******rg.uk or call us at 0115 752 6083 to request further information and fees.
Melanie
Senior Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Tara
Senior Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Amanda
Integrative Child Counsellor
BACP
Amanda
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Daisy
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Emma
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Georgina
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Mala
Play and Creative Arts Therapist
PTUK BACP
Meridith
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Verity
Dance Movement Psychotherapist
ADMPUK DTAA
Steph
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAAT
Oliver
Art Psychotherapist
HCPC BAMT
Sudiksha
Person-Centred Psychotherapist
BACP