Lucinda has worked as a Dramatherapist for over 15 years in Shetland and in East Sussex. She works with children, young people, adults and families and her areas of specialism include developmental trauma and attachment insecurities, anxiety, depression, loss and grief. Working with clients affected by the deteriorating health of the planet is an area of increasing importance to Lucinda, and working with and through nature (even indoors) is something that she pursues with a passion.

Lucinda is profoundly interested in how our early experiences create the blueprint for our life which determines how we see ourselves, other people and the world.  Neuroscience tells us that the blueprint is not a life sentence and with the right therapeutic support we can make changes to it to alleviate some of the coping mechanisms which can keep us stuck in certain unhelpful and even unhealthy responses to life.

 

Dramatherapy is well suited to this deep psychological work because of its capacity to access the wisdom of the unconscious mind and the body. Lucinda offers a three-prong approach: psychoeducation about the nervous system which helps clients to understand and normalise what is happening to them psychologically; ‘direct’ talking where she together with the client think about the client’s past and present experiences at home, school/work, with friends, etc. and ‘indirect’ exploration of their experiences through movement and metaphor (story, picture cards, artwork) which allows them to gain a different perspective and a better sense of who they are and would like to be.

At home, Lucinda is head of the household, at least according to Otto, the family’s Yorkie Pom (look them up!) and loves spending time in the beautiful woods around her home – a change from tree-less Shetland where she lived for 6 years. She also likes being sporty, baking and eating cakes and puddings, and getting crafty, with needlefelting a specialty.

  • Diploma in Supervision
    The Link Centre, July 2022
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Dramatherapy
    University of Surrey, Roehampton, 2005