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Drew Luparello-Cibardo

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors
About the Therapist
About the therapist:
My name is Drew (they/he), and I am a queer, neurodivergent dramatherapist.
Since completing my training, I have pioneered and developed dramatherapy provision across multiple sites within the NHS. I have worked extensively with both adults and children, in settings such as NHS, Health and Justice, Pupil Referral Units, and SEND schools.
I offer a confidential, unconditionally affirming space for you to explore and process your experiences. Together, we can build awareness of any bodily sensations that arise as a result of emotional responses and bring in compassion for your journey thus far.
My clients have explored a range of themes in their therapy, such as: self-esteem; systemic and institutional oppression; identity; bereavement; neurodiversity; attachment trauma; depression; anxiety.
Alongside my therapy work, I run an LGBTQ+ peer network for the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth), seeking to support and advocate for queer therapists and clients, alongside influencing policies and amplifying trans+ voices.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and am registered with both the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Information Commissioner’s Office. I also hold and maintain an up-to-date, Enhanced DBS check.
I am GDPR-compliant and work in accordance with both HCPC and BADth ethical guidelines.
Sexual identity:
  • Bi- | Pansexual
  • Queer
Gender identity: Non-binary
Gender history: Not as assigned at birth
Non-monogamy: No
Intersex: No
Trans: Yes
Neurodivergent: Yes
Personal pronouns: they/he
Qualifications - Links to websites:

Since qualifying in 2022 with a Masters in Dramatherapy from the University of Roehampton, I have completed additional training in:

  • Imagery and CBT
  • Embodied Psychotherapy
  • Supporting Neurodiversity
  • Decolonising Psychology Practices
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity
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Experience and approach:
Dramatherapy is a form of psychotherapy that recognises the importance of using creativity as a medium to explore challenging experiences. It incorporates verbal and visual imagery to express emotions, with the trauma-informed aim of providing a safe, contained space to process these feelings.
Sessions are client-led, which means I may suggest a creative structure for us to try but will always follow your lead- you will never be pressured to do something that does not feel right. We will work together to see what helps you to understand yourself in the safest way possible, building upon a foundation of trust. Every therapy journey is different, and creative psychotherapy allows for flexibility to shape sessions unique to you.
Working creatively allows us to bring playfulness into sessions and, alongside talking, we might incorporate the use of movement, small objects, image cards, art making, or stories to express and explore your world. I draw upon humanistic and relational approaches in my work, incorporating Jungian analysis, psychodynamic principles, and attachment theory.
Approaches:
  • Attachment theory (Psychodynamic)
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Dramatherapy
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Narrative therapy
  • Neurodivergent
  • Psychodynamic (Freudian)
  • Psychodynamic (Jungian)
  • Relational
  • Systemic
Marginalised groups:
  • Ace | Asexual
  • BDSM | Kink
  • Bi- | Pansexual
  • Consensual non-monogamy
  • Neurodivergent
  • Non-binary | Genderqueer
  • Queer
  • Trans
Relationship styles:
  • One to one
Access:
  • Partially wheelchair-adapted
Age ranges:
  • Adults
  • Young adults (16-24)
Online status:
  • Online
  • In Person
I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation where you can ask any questions you might have and get a sense of what it might be like for us to work together.
Sessions are £70 for one hour, with concession rates available for those who would otherwise not be able to access therapy.
8 Lombard Business Park, London, Greater London SW19 3TZ, United Kingdom
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Email: trinacria-dramatherapy@proton.me

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