Karen Sawyer Art Therapy Services

02/12/2025

This week is Grief Awareness Week, and a chance to recognise how any type of loss can affect our wellbeing.

There’s no right or wrong way to feel — grief affects everyone differently.

If you're finding things difficult, there’s support that can help.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/

22/10/2025

If you’d like to help shape the future support for people with dyslexia in future & you live with dyslexia now, why not take a moment to complete this survey & share your views

We’re on a mission to make sure every young person with dyslexia gets the support they deserve. Right now, over a million dyslexic children in UK schools face barriers that stop them from showing their true potential, affecting not just their education but their confidence and wellbeing too.

Your voice can change that. By completing our short survey, you’ll help us understand what really works and where support is missing. Together, we can create better resources and build a world where every dyslexic child feels seen, supported, and able to thrive.

Take the survey and help us shape a brighter, more dyslexia-friendly future: https://bit.ly/3IUEmNd

25/09/2025

It’s such a common experience for neurodivergent people, let alone children & adolescents ☹️

The heartbreaking reality of so many neurodiverse children in mainstream school.

Us parents have got to help our children discover their gifting and then create opportunities for them to shine in an environment they're suited to.

We cover this in the Growing Stage our our support programme for parents.
Here's how we did it for our daughter Jade: https://youtu.be/7CHYEgLA3jg?si=6jn5q3Izm8lENwoN

10/09/2025

Hector's House keep up all your amazing work, you are an asset to the community 💕

28/08/2025

O look, the old ‘over diagnosis’ debate has been stoked again, it must be the end of summer & not enough going on the world already so they drag this old chestnut up again.. darn it, I thought I may return from summer break a little less cynical 🤦‍♀️, ok I promise I’ll try harder, starting from …….. now ☺️

Today, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt said “It is now recognised that there is a level of ‘overdiagnosis’ in our system”.

Here’s our response.

Are more people being diagnosed with disorders related to mental health? Yes.

Is there a consensus that these conditions are being ‘overdiagnosed’? No.

There are lots of reasons why people – particularly young people – are experiencing problems with their mental health.

What they need is better access to support, rather than having their grit and resilience questioned.

To us, people experiencing mental illness are some of the most resilient people on the planet.

21/08/2025

Sharing again for everyone getting their GCSE's today.

07/06/2025

The 7th June, marks national and I am supporting to show solidarity and support to the 300,000 people living with in the UK. Find out more here https://buff.ly/aoQ8ASB

Text MISUNDERSTOOD to 70560 to donate £3 Note: texts cost £3 plus one standard network rate message

What if your everyday struggles were dismissed or laughed off?This Tourette’s Awareness Month, we’re proud to share —a powerful new film that s...

10/04/2025

We need to challenge & change the narrative that when a child or teenager isn’t giving eye contact, particularly to an adult, that they are ‘being rude’. This attitude & belief is what perpetuates masking ( developing behaviours to cover up a natural biological need) in autistic people. Can you question your stance on this?

20/03/2025

Important to have a different narrative than the dominant media narrative

19/03/2025

Our response to this weekend's media coverage.

19/03/2025

The Government are proposing changes to the welfare system - including scrapping the Universal Credit health benefit for 18-21 year olds. This is our response.