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Bristol Creative Therapy Centre CIC
Support Our Work
Help more children get the support they need
Children and families are already finding Bristol Creative Therapy Centre, and more are waiting for help.
We know creative therapy can make a profound difference. But keeping our sessions affordable means the fees families pay don't cover the full cost of providing them.
With your support, we can reach more children and give them the chance to heal, grow and thrive.
What your support can make possible
Funding helps us provide more affordable therapy sessions, support more children and families, and keep our waiting times down.
£20,000 can fund a qualified therapist to work with seven children every week for around 19 months – providing more than 600 affordable therapy sessions.
We know the difference that kind of support can make. Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, for example, enabled us to provide 352 therapy sessions to more than 30 families. And behind every session is a child and family.
"BCTC has helped my daughter believe in herself again. She is less anxious, more confident, and much more comfortable being herself."
Ways to support us
Partner with us
We're looking to build relationships with local business and organisations that share our belief that every child deserves access to the support they need.
Whether you'd like to fund therapy sessions, choose BCTC as a charity partner or explore another way to work together, we'd love to hear from you.
Fundraise for us
Sometimes a simple idea can make a big difference. When BCTC was just getting started, a friend walked 100 miles and raised enough to help cover our first three months' rent.
Introduce us
You can help by simple by connecting us with a business, funder or organisation that might be interested in supporting our work.
The difference your support can make
For one child, severe anxiety meant she could no longer attend school and sometimes couldn't even leave her bed. Her weekly creative therapy session became the one thing she could leave home to attend. By the end of therapy she was settling into specialist school provision, her mum had returned to work and the family were able to go out together again.
For another, early creative therapy provided a safe place to explore intense anger and difficult feelings, helping them begin to recognise and manage their emotions.
For another child who had experienced trauma, creative therapy provided a way to explore difficult experiences without relying on words alone, gradually rebuilding trust, confidence and a sense of safety.
Different children, different experiences, different ways of expressing what they're carrying. But the same underlying possibility: given the right space and creative, child-led support, children can heal and grow.
Thank you for your support
We're incredibly grateful to the trusts, foundations, business and individuals who have helped make our work possible to date.
National Lottery Community Fund enabled 352 therapy sessions, supporting more than 30 families.
BBC Children In Need allowed us to fund just under 1000 therapy sessions, supporting 66 families.
John James Bristol Foundation. £2500 helped towards the costs of a therapy room.