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Stjohn is an Art Therapist based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, delivering art therapy for a diverse range of issues including poor or complex mental health, trauma, neurodivergence, gender and/or identity exploration, inner child healing and more.

11/11/2025

Breathe
Make Art
And Keep Living

One Day At A Time

Yesterday I booked onto BAAT’s Masterclass in Art Therapy with ‘Hard to Reach’ Children & Young People 🎨I’m really looki...
06/11/2025

Yesterday I booked onto BAAT’s Masterclass in Art Therapy with ‘Hard to Reach’ Children & Young People 🎨

I’m really looking forward to exploring what “hard to reach” actually means, and learning new, creative ways to connect with young people who might not engage easily in traditional therapy spaces.

As someone who works with q***r and marginalised youth, many of my clients reach out after finding more traditional support options haven’t met their needs, and I want to deepen my practice to make art therapy even more accessible, empowering, and relevant.

Can’t wait to bring fresh ideas, strategies, and heart into my therapy room

I’ve been doing a lot of meditative art making for myself lately, using techniques that I often suggest to clients (we l...
02/11/2025

I’ve been doing a lot of meditative art making for myself lately, using techniques that I often suggest to clients (we love a therapist who practices what they preach!).
I figured it would be helpful to create a book so I can more easily talk clients through the exercises, and this is my first spread. I’m really happy with how it turned out- what do you think?

One of the things I love most about this work is how much we learn from the people we support. Yesterday, a client taugh...
30/10/2025

One of the things I love most about this work is how much we learn from the people we support. Yesterday, a client taught me something that really stuck: the “October Slide”

After 18 years of living with chronic illness, I’d noticed my symptoms always seem to flare up around this time of year. I just thought it was me. But it turns out, this is a shared experience for many chronically ill and disabled people- a seasonal dip as our bodies adjust to the colder weather, shorter days, and the cumulative fatigue of the year

It was such a validating moment to realise there’s a name for it, and that I’m not alone in it. These are the moments that remind me our clients aren’t just learning from us, we’re constantly learning with them 💜

Living with chronic health conditions isn’t easy. Some days my body isn’t a safe space to be in, and words can’t express...
25/10/2025

Living with chronic health conditions isn’t easy. Some days my body isn’t a safe space to be in, and words can’t express what I’m experiencing. There are no solutions or easy fixes, and you learn to focus on coping, grounding and comfort over resolution

Neurographic art has become a quiet way to listen instead of fight. Colour and movement give my pain a voice, and the calming curves invite much needed softness and peace. The low demand means I get that perfect balance- acknowledge yet distract, soothe yet engage.

What are some of your go to coping strategies for chronic pain?

On Saturday I ran a q***r shoe-painting workshop and it was an absolute whirlwind! It started out fully booked, then hal...
20/10/2025

On Saturday I ran a q***r shoe-painting workshop and it was an absolute whirlwind! It started out fully booked, then half the group had to cancel last minute, so I was scrambling to fill the spaces. Thankfully a few lovely people from my networks jumped in last minute and made it such a special session

We ended up with a brilliant mix of ages, genders, sexualities and artistic abilities… everyone brought their own spark. Some painted shoes, others worked on bags, and the designs reflected so many beautiful layers of identity: pride flags, pets, inside jokes, tattoos, politics, aesthetics and personal symbols of self

Watching it all come together was pure joy. It fed my soul as a q***r therapist and reminded me why I do this work- creativity and community really do heal 🌈🖤

18/10/2025

Today’s workshop was so much fun- q***r joy and creativity in spades 🏳️‍🌈💛 I’ll share more pics soon but for now enjoy seeing the chaos I get to clean 🥰🥰🥰

Last minute call for places!I’ve had some late cancellations for today’s workshop so if you’re free and fancy getting cr...
18/10/2025

Last minute call for places!
I’ve had some late cancellations for today’s workshop so if you’re free and fancy getting creative drop me a message. If you don’t have a pair of shoes I have some canvas bags you can paint up instead!

15/10/2025

One of my favourite perks of working from home- getting to partake in squirrel watch

Part Two of World Mental Health Day workshops at Students made DIY punk patches themed around uncomfortable emotionsThe...
12/10/2025

Part Two of World Mental Health Day workshops at
Students made DIY punk patches themed around uncomfortable emotions
These patches represent a whole host of difficult feelings- grief, loneliness, taking up space, vulnerability, obsessive thoughts and some feelings that don’t yet have words.

Good mental health isn’t just positive thinking- making space to sit with, explore and process those feelings that make us most uncomfortable can be incredibly healing
What would your uncomfortable patch represent?
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11/10/2025

I spent Thursday at running workshops- the second workshop of the day involved making zines themed around things that boost our mental health on low days. We had a blast- laughter, energy and even a bit of spontaneous singing.
And look at what’s come out of it- a personalised, authentic collection of happiness and strength. From big gay dogs to Green Day to K-Pop to besties… everyone has their ways of coping and thriving.

Thanks for having me!

Yesterday our monthly supervision group met (with a new member!) and we explored:💙 Holding boundaries in therapy💚 Roles ...
03/10/2025

Yesterday our monthly supervision group met (with a new member!) and we explored:

💙 Holding boundaries in therapy
💚 Roles that fit and roles that don’t
🩷 Masking and unmasking
🩵 Being perceived by others
💙 Giving ourselves time and patience
💚 Uncomfortableness
🩷 How our clients change us

By closing our eyes to paint, we opened our eyes to our inner selves, allowing us to be vulnerable, honest and reflective in our work

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