Rebecca Harp (she/her)- BA (Hons), MA, HCPC Arts Psychotherapist
About the Therapist
My name is Becca (she/her) & I live in Devon, UK with my wife & child. In my spare time, I love to be out in nature, spending time with my family, practicing yoga & eating good food!
Since qualifying as an Arts Psychotherapist in 2016, I have dedicated myself to supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, having worked with hundreds of people to improve their lifestyle, mental health and to re-connect with themselves and those around them.
I have specialist experience of working with the LGBTQ+ community through my work at The Intercom Trust, as well as through my work as an Arts Psychotherapist both privately & in various charities. As a queer person myself, I understand the difficulties our community can face on a day-to-day basis &Â have a passion for supporting those who identify as LGBTQ+ or who may be questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation, aiming to provide a space where you can feel safe to be whoever you truly are.
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Queer
MA Dramatherapy: 2014-2016- University of Derby (HCPC registered- AS15749; BADth registered)
Award | Awarding body | Year of award |
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Cacao Practitioner training | Keith's Cacao | 2024 |
Mindfulness for Wellbeing | Monash University | 2022 |
Online & Telephone Counselling | The Counselling Tutor | 2021 |
200 hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher Training | Shiva Yoga Peeth | 2015 |
Issues I have particular experience working with include anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, trauma, loss and major life transitions, existential and spiritual exploration, severe PMS and Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), image-based abuse, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, pregnancy, birth, post-natal anxiety and post-natal depression. In addition, I have specialist experience of working with the LGBTQ+ community, supporting individuals with issues such as coming out, gender dysphoria, transitioning, LGBTQ+ fertility treatment and parenting, family rejection and internalised homophobia.
​My primary training focussed on dramatherapy, a type of arts psychotherapy that uses many different means to explore how you might be feeling. In addition to talking during therapy sessions, we may also use techniques such as creative writing, artwork, objects and metaphors, ritual, sand play, music and other creative ways of exploration. It is important to know that no previous experience of creative arts is necessary to access therapy that works in this way, all that’s required is an openness to explore and be curious!
​I am also trained in yoga, mindfulness, nature connection & cacao, and my approach to therapy is holistic and transpersonal. This means I work with the spiritual aspects of one’s self as well as the mind and body, supporting you to connect to that all-knowing, instinctive part of yourself that many of us struggle to access in this busy, fast-paced world we live in. This is always integrated in to our work in a way that you feel comfortable with and which aligns with your own beliefs and values.
​As a person-centred integrative therapist, I will work with you to explore, create & grow within our therapy sessions, providing you with a non-judgemental, safe space in which you can express your most true, authentic self. I look forward to connecting with you.
What is cacao-assisted arts psychotherapy?
I am qualified as a Cacao Practitioner through Keith’s Cacao and feel passionate about using cacao to support therapy sessions, if this is something you would like to explore. Cacao beans (aka unprocessed chocolate) are one of the world’s biggest superfoods and come with a whole host of physical, mental and spiritual benefits. Cacao is psychoactive (but not psychedelic!) and can help you have more clarity and focus, assisting you to connect with yourself in a more grounded, blissful and present way. Cacao contains substances such as theobromine (cardiovascular stimulant), PEA (‘love chemical’), anandamides (‘bliss chemical’) and MAOI’s, all of which help us to feel happier, more creative and energised. In addition to drinking cacao as part of our therapy sessions, I can also support you to use cacao outside of our sessions to enhance your daily life if you wish, providing you with guidance and instructions on how to prepare and use it most effectively. (NB: Using cacao as a therapeutic tool may not be suitable for everyone. If this is a therapeutic tool you would like to explore, please let me know and we can discuss it in further detail as part of our initial assessment).
- Art therapy
- Body psychotherapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Dramatherapy
- Existential
- Feminist therapy
- Integrative
- Neurodivergent
- Other
- Person-Centred
- Transpersonal
- Ace | Asexual
- Bi- | Pansexual
- Consensual non-monogamy
- Cross-dresser
- Gay
- Intersex
- Lesbian
- Neurodivergent
- Non-binary | Genderqueer
- Queer
- Questioning
- Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
- Trans
- One to one
- No adaptation
- Adults
- Seniors (60+)
- Young adults (16-24)
- Online
- In Person
Initial chat-phone call: free of charge (15 mins)
​Initial assessment- online or in person: £35 (45 mins)
1-1 arts psychotherapy sessions- online or in person: £60 (50 mins)
1-1 cacao-assisted arts psychotherapy sessions- online or in person: £70-£75 (60 mins)
I offer a number of discounted slots to students & those on a low income. Please speak to me for more information if you feel this may apply to you.
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