Play It Through

A split-screen illustration contrasting automated mental health care with creative arts therapy. The left side shows a sterile, blue-tinted NHS factory line labeled PWP, where people are processed by assembly-line machinery and a computer monitor displaying an AI robot running a rigid CBT protocol. The right side features a vibrant, colorful, and expressive space where a white female dramatherapist in a green tunic sits face-to-face with a client, surrounded by theatrical masks, a sand tray scene, a miniature stage, and dynamic artwork representing the subconscious and somatic healing.

Cognitive Therapy vs AI by a dramatherapist

We trained human therapists to act like algorithms, and now...

Amy MackaySat 20 Jun 2026

Does my shadow look big in this? Keynote of the 2026 Conference

The Keynote begins with a celebratory video commemorating 30 years...

Amy MackayFri 9 Jan 2026

Shadows to Strength: Transforming Group Dynamics in Dramatherapy – 2026 Conference

It is the first day of the 2026 conference of...

Amy MackayFri 9 Jan 2026

Picture looking through an adults legs standing with a wide stance framing a child who sits on the floor hugging knees and covering his mouth.

Criticism, Avoidant or Dismissive Attachment and impulsive violence

Break the cycle of violence and build strong bonds with...

Amy MackayMon 1 May 2023

Neglect, Preoccupied or Anxious Attachment and control

If a child's needs are not met in the early...

Amy MackayFri 6 Jan 2023

Child violence and brain changes in puberty

The brain changes during adolescence can make us moody, impulsive...

Amy MackaySun 6 Nov 2022

Scared of my child

Child to parent violence affects one in ten families and...

Amy MackaySun 6 Nov 2022

Self-Care Playlist

Self-care playlist. Songs for burnout. Feel it, move it, change...

Amy MackayMon 31 Oct 2022

Closing Ceremony

Connecting through rhythm, play and creativity. Saying goodbye. Preparing to...

Amy MackayMon 31 Oct 2022

The Burnout Cage by Weronika Kucharska

Therapists are still human and like our clients, sometimes we...

Amy MackayFri 28 Oct 2022

Exploring embodied resonance: introduction to Fitzmaurice Voicework® in dramatherapy

The body holds stress. The voice is a mixture of...

Amy MackayThu 27 Oct 2022

Sound Healing – Tapping into our vibrational energy in turbulent times

Lau introduced us to the four gongs she would be...

Amy MackayWed 26 Oct 2022

close up photography of yellow green red and brown plastic cones on white lined surface

Lunch chats and Late Night Natter

I love the networking and conversations at conference. I'm inspired...

Amy MackayTue 25 Oct 2022

Wild Swimming

Water can be a great part of selfcare. Do you...

Amy MackayMon 24 Oct 2022

The United Art Project – ‘Where has the storm gone?’

The United Art project is a Community Association set up...

Amy MackaySun 23 Oct 2022

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