ABOUT ARTFUL THINKING
Artful Thinking started as an idea, with no clients, in a small studio space. Today Artful Thinking provides Art Therapy services to a near full client base and has plans to expand in the future. We are passionate about providing high quality mental health support to as many people as we can. We work hard to have a positive impact on our community through work with charities and individuals.
LeeAnn
Founder & Lead Art Psychotherapist
HCPC Registered
BAAT Member
MSc Art Psychotherapy - Queen Margaret University
Lee-Ann is an Irish/Mexican queer, geeky, neurodivergent lead art psychotherapist based in Edinburgh. Through Artful Thinking, she has provided specialised gender-affirming and neuro-affirming creative therapy services for neurodivergent young people, adults, and their families since 2015.
Lee-Ann started as a mixed-media artist with a strong interest in bringing embodied art therapy principles and processes into her art making. Her creative work explores how emotions, thoughts, and feelings can be examined through the sensory, reflective, and expressive processes involved in making art.
With experience running youth arts programmes and facilitating large creative workshops for diverse audiences, Lee-Ann is committed to accessible, community-centred practice. She enjoys developing innovative approaches to creative projects that invite participants to engage with the whole mind and body.
Wesley
Business Operations Manager
Originally from Ireland, Wesley came to Edinburgh to pursue his career in hospitality.
Wesley comes from a background of Hotel Management and uses these skills to make sure our business is the best it can possibly be.
He takes care of all of our background operations, from client management systems to posting cute pictures of dogs on our Instagram.
Wesley is passionate about the environment and LGBTQ+ rights so is an avid supporter of our businesses aim to have a positive impact on the community.
