Sara Powell, a UK national, is the founder of ATIC Psychological Counselling Centre, Dubai. She has over nine years clinical experience and has provided Art Psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults and families, having facilitated a variety of groups. She has also overseen numerous projects consulting government agencies in Singapore and the UAE.
Powell specialises in women issues, child and adolescent related disorders and has worked extensively with people of determination and those who are non-verbal in their communication skills. Her special focus is on the development of Early Intervention Services, with community at her heart. She follows an eclectic therapeutic approach and continues to pioneer the development of Art Psychotherapy in the region.
She is a published author presenting many conference papers with her latest publication centred on Medical Art Psychotherapy from a local context published in 2019. She has a MA specialising in Art Psychotherapy from LASALLE University Singapore and is a registered member of the Association for Creative Arts therapists in Australia, New Zealand and Asia (ANZACATA).
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