Our Approaches & Techniques

At Mindful in Art, we use art and design because creating helps children settle, focus and feel more at ease. This gentle, practical way of working makes it easier for them to open up, reflect and build confidence.

Alongside the creative work, we teach emotional literacy, helping children understand their feelings, name them and express them safely. They also learn simple, effective tools for managing anxiety and big emotions. Our sessions follow trauma-informed guidelines, keeping everything calm, predictable and centred on emotional safety, choice and connection.

Hands-on creative tasks

Drawing, building, and designing to slow the mind and focus attention.

Emotional literacy education

Teaching children to recognise, name, and understand their feelings

Nervous system awareness

Helping children understand how their bodies respond to stress and strong emotions.

Regulation strategies

Practical tools to calm, ground, and respond rather than react.

Resilience-building

fostering confidence, self-belief, and coping skills to navigate challenges.

Relational support

One-to-one and small groups to reinforce skills and self-expression.

Mindfulness practices

Short, accessible exercises integrated into creative activities.

Trauma-informed principles

Creating safety, predictability, choice, and connection in every session.

Reflective creative discussion

guiding children to talk about their feelings, choices, and processes during or after making, to link their experiences with emotional understanding and self-regulation.

Our Approaches & Techniques

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