Arttherapy Yorkshire (ATY) celebrated its first 15 years on Saturday 10th October. Sue Holmes, an art psychotherapist from Scarborough, had a vision to support people facing emotional and psychological challenges. Today, this vision is a reality with a dedicated team of professionals working together to help people who have been referred to ATY. At the celebration, moving testimonies were given by individuals who had found help and healing through the creative sessions offered by this charity.
Councillor David Chance, chair of North Yorkshire Council, spoke at the event, about the important role of ATY in helping people who are facing difficult times. Finding someone who will not only listen, but who has the expertise to help a client discover hope, is a great gift to the community.
As Sue Holmes and her colleague Peter Brown, begin to step back and enjoy a well-earned retirement, a new generation of trained art psychotherapists are coming forward to ensure that the next 15 years of ATY will be in competent hands.
The celebration at Woodend, Scarborough, was organised to help people discover the quality of the services offered and to encourage ongoing support for the charity which depends on gifts and grants, as it offers its services at an affordable rate to those who could not otherwise benefit.
