Creative & Expressive Therapies

BAMT is the UK professional body for music therapy and a charity providing public information. Its therapist directory can be filtered by location, age group and clinical activity. Confirm the individual practitioner’s current HCPC registration, service scope, fees and availability.

A directory listing does not guarantee a local appointment or a particular outcome.

BAAT provides information about art therapy and a directory of art therapists and art psychotherapists. BAAT states that its listed therapists are regulated by the HCPC; check the named practitioner’s current registration and ask about child age criteria, the proposed service, fees and availability.

The directory does not confirm Kent appointment availability or suitability for an individual child.

The British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth) provides a directory of full members, searchable by location, age group and other criteria. Confirm individual HCPC registration, the proposed service and availability directly.

A directory search does not confirm that a therapist currently has a Kent appointment available.

The linked Arts 4 Wellbeing charity gives its address as South Shields, not Kent. SENDPath has not confirmed a Kent children’s service. It should not be treated as a local therapy option.

Kent Music provides music education, lessons, ensembles, instrument hire and school support across Kent and Medway. Ask about accessible activities, support needs, ages and costs for the particular programme. Music education is distinct from clinical music therapy.

Programme criteria and accessibility arrangements vary.

Use the current Kent and Medway children and young people’s mental health service for information about assessment and support routes. The linked overview does not establish a specific creative therapy offer or guarantee that a particular therapy will be available.

For urgent mental health help, call NHS 111 and select the mental-health option; immediate danger: 999.