# Event Details - **Event Name**: Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Part of our series of Art Therapy Skills Days. A 1-day Live Event with Ellie Baker.About this EventOverviewThis training day focuses on using big empathy drawings with children, teenagers, and adults. It is a key intervention to help people process painful life events in a safe, engaging, and creative way. Mental health problems result from painful experiences that haven’t been properly processed - felt, reflected on, put into words, or made sense of.The big empathy drawing is a collaborative sense-making tool (see Psychological Formulation, British Psychological Society) that conveys empathic understanding visually, using images and metaphors. Studies show that engaging in the meaning-making process in this way can help the child or teenager ‘name it to tame it’ and ‘feel it too heal it’ both key for the process of transformational therapeutic change. Typically, the big empathy drawing is used when a child or teenager wants to talk about their life. There will also be guidance on using the intervention with children who do not want to talk directly about the painful life experiences that are causing distressed behaviour and mental health problems.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 presenterEllie BakerExpert 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 venue1 Danes Yard, Sugar House Island, Stratford, London, E15 2QL1 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. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/2c3c6d30-9f90-11f0-9417-95d9004616b3-rimg-w1046-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg 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. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/2caa4a30-9f90-11f0-8cdd-777b8e019940-rimg-w1200-h298-dcececec-gmir.jpg Refunds: We regret we cannot offer refunds for non-attendance to our events. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/using-big-empathy-drawing-with-children-and-teenagers/100001486120609749 - **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, health-wellness, workshops, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 107.96, max: 107.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education - **lat**: 51.53206609999999 - **long**: -0.00873979999999999 - **full address**: Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education, 1 Danes Yard, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6a9cdf92ac2ed953ca666db325c14a1223fc3133f48d857c1baefcbb1cce2d18-rimg-w1200-h600-dc028c8e-gmir.jpg?v=1759410226 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers being held? - **A:** Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers takes place on Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education, 1 Danes Yard, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers? - **A:** Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers is organized by Centre for Child Mental Health. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Using Big Empathy Drawing with Children and Teenagers is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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