The way we work at KESHET

Dialogue, for both children and young adults is very powerful. In counselling you learn about yourself, think about the past and future and find your strengths within your environment. Together with your counsellor you explore and organise your experiences, thoughts and feelings. We work at your pace and with the medium that suits you.
But sometimes it’s hard to find the right words, and it’s hard to speak about what you are dealing with. That’s when we turn to creative methods.

Creative art therapy is more than just playing and crafts. It’s a unique therapy type that focuses on action and experience. It’s not the result that’s important, but the method and the work. It’s more about ‘daring to try ‘and ‘seeing what you enjoy’. We work with ‘drama’ methods, using improvisation, stories and pictures to express yourself. We also use artistic techniques, working with materials and activities like drawing, painting, arts and crafts, and clay.

The first thing we do after being contacted by you or your parent is to meet with you and hear your story. Next you get to discover the counselling room and the materials we have there. You can then choose what appeals to you, paint, clay, a book or maybe just being there in a safe place. You elect to work in your own way, be it big, small, quiet or loud. We try out things that you like to do. Then we arrange to meet weekly to work on your questions and what you want to accomplish.

Sometimes we feel that you will be better helped through a referral, so with your consent, we make the right recommendations and contacts to further help you.