Jenny Clarke

I'm a person-centred, psychodynamic and neurodiversity-affirming art therapist in private practice. I qualified in 2021 and worked for three years as Art Therapist and Wellbeing Lead a community garden, so nature-based practice has always been central to my work. I now work both outside and inside and bring nature into my work whenever possible. Issues around climate anxiety and global matters come up with my clients regularly although my work is generally not solely focused on this. I work mostly with neurodivergent clients and am neurodivergent myself; anxiety and rumination often surfaces in my work and some of this relates to climate, nature and global issues. The art in art therapy can be a good way of regulating and exploring this in depth.

I am interested in research and evaluation. I co-authored a practice paper 'Safety in a person-centred, garden-based art therapy group for people with dementia' published in 2025 in the International Journal of Art Therapy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17454832.2024.2412548

I co-run a British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) special interest group - Nature-based practice and climate change. We facilitate regular online meetings which are often peer led reflective spaces in which we explore our feelings around climate change. I also work part-time as a lecturer on MA Art Psychotherapy at University of South Wales and have offered seminars on nature-connection and using nature-connection for self-care.