Therapeutic Storytelling: Helping Children & Teens Process Life Events

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+01:00

Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education | London

Centre for Child Mental Health
Publisher/HostCentre for Child Mental Health
Therapeutic Storytelling: Helping Children & Teens Process Life Events
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Part of our series of Art Therapy Skills Days. A 1-day Live Event with Ellie Baker.
About this Event

Overview

Too many children and teenagers are held hostage to the fallout from their ‘un-storied emotions’, namely unprocessed painful life experiences that result in debilitating mental health issues and behaviours that challenge.

So, this training day provides a wealth of tools and techniques to support you to: a) respond therapeutically when a child or teenager tells you a very important story about their life, and b) how to tell them a therapeutic story (published or made up by you) to help them process painful life events.

Telling therapeutic stories offers the child or teenager new ways of thinking about their lives and new options for creative action when they are stuck in negative patterns. You’ll learn what to do after you’ve told the story in order to support the child or teenager to respond in a creative and reflective way.

In short, this day will convince you of the amazing power of using story, image, and metaphor to as part of the healing process for vulnerable children and teenagers.


Please note: These days are very much an introduction to the use of the therapeutic arts to enhance your listening skills and creative ways of connecting with children and young people. If you're interested in further training, please see TISUK and IATE for professional programs.



About the presenter
Ellie Baker

Expert in arts therapy and child psychotherapy, supervision, illustration, parenting.

Integrative Arts Psychotherapist/Supervisor (UKCP). Work included: Lead Supervisor - Adolescent Psychiatric Unit (Education), Clinical Lead Foster Care Support Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Treatment/Therapy Service. Head of Psychological Health and Wellbeing, Wave Multi Academy Trust. Artist Lead for Arts Lab Project (secondary education settings), Therapeutic Lead Attune Research Project (ACEs/Trauma-Informed Practice Oxford, Falmout and Kent Universities). Delivered parenting courses for decades. Chair for The Centre for Child Mental Health for 15 years.



About the venue

1 Danes Yard, Sugar House Island, Stratford, London, E15 2QL

1 Danes Yard, the home of the Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education (IATE), is located in the heart of the stunning creative quarter known as Sugar House Island. Offering an inspiring selection of creative event spaces, it has been carefully designed to create a unique and stimulating environment for your event.


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Directions to IATE:

From Stratford High street walk into Sugar House Lane. Walk past The Talent House. You will find yourself in a square with the big red bus. Go to the big tower. Our building is directly behind it.


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Refunds: We regret we cannot offer refunds for non-attendance to our events.

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Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education, 1 Danes Yard, London, United Kingdom

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