Drama therapy: intermediate

This is the follow on course to the first taster course in Drama Therapy. It will give you a further insight into the profession and a firmer and more complete understanding of how Drama Therapy works. It is at the same time still a very practical course which aims to continually make you feel comfortable enough to explore Drama Therapy for yourself.


Dramatherapy is a form of psychological therapy in which all of the performance arts are utilised within the therapeutic relationship. Dramatherapists are both artists and clinicians and draw on their trainings in theatre/drama and therapy to create methods to engage clients in effecting psychological, emotional and social changes. The therapy gives equal validity to body and mind within the dramatic context; stories, myths, play-texts, puppetry, masks and improvisation are examples of the range of artistic interventions a Dramatherapist may employ. These will enable the client to explore difficult and painful life experiences through an indirect approach.