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You are loved, unique and brilliant (you may just not believe it yet) ✨
Therapy, client and family advocacy, support
Small team: Exceptional service

10/06/2026

***WE ARE LEAVING RCC, OUR FIRST HOME ***

Rye Creative Centre was where it all began back in 2020 ✨. I (Harriet) knew when I took it on that it would one day be used for housing development. And that day is coming closer.

The new space designed for the artists working here isn’t quite right for us so we’ve had to be creative (of course!) about finding a new space. But we’ve done it!

We are very excited to tell you more about it which we will soon. But we have a lot to do to get it ready. And we also really need your help!

We will be fundraising to make some changes to the brilliant space we’ve found to make it just right for our clients. And we’re taking you along for the journey. We need to be in by September so we’ll keep you posted as we move along this process over the next few months.

Our fundraising page will be up soon! But in the mean time we would love for you to like and share our post to start getting the word out. We’re also looking for and working with local tradespeople to get this work done so feel free to shout out any local tradies below.

Thanks for your support! ✨

Harriet and the team 💖

08/06/2026

We think it’s really important to be transparent with you about the cost of therapy 🌈✨

It can be a significant amount of money to find every month and we will always discuss this with you to make sure it’s financially sustainable for you as a family.

Our taster sessions are the perfect opportunity to find out what a session is like without committing to a number of sessions just yet. You get to meet the therapist, see the space and try out some of the things we have (art materials and lots more!). We also believe that this shouldn’t cost a huge amount as it’s just to try it out but it is also our therapist’s time and expertise.

Taster sessions start at £25 and regular sessions are then £75 per session. We offer PAYG options or monthly invoices so you can choose how to spread the cost. We accept bank transfer, direct debit and cash. We do have a very small number of funded places for low income families. This is funding which we spend our own time finding so it is limited and sometimes there is a waiting list for this. Contact us directly to find out more about this.

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01/06/2026

***ONCE IN A BLUE MOON…SOMETHING WE’VE DREAMED OF FOR A LONG TIME CAME TO BE 🤩***

Waaaaayyy back in early 2024 we ran a workshop with the children from the primary school next to our Ashford space. You may have seen the pictures.

For a long time we’ve held onto the mural boards determined that we would get permission to get them put up. (We did originally have permission… we’ve just had some things along the way slow the process down).

And yesterday, was the day it finally got to happen. Cue some happy tears! And the blue moon symbolism was not lost on us!

Please feel welcome to come and see these amazing murals on our Ashford space. They wrap all the way round as you can see.

The text reads: “Designed and painted by Noa, Poppy, Alex, Malika, Noah, Rosanna, Bella, Skye, Sloane, Thea, Grace, Zack, Millie with their teachers from Repton Manor Primary School & Heart Smart Arts, 2024.”

Thank you to the fabulous little artists who helped us with this project which is on display ✨✨✨

28/05/2026

***TRAUMA ISN’T STORED IN THE SAME WAY AS NORMAL MEMORIES…***

Because of our heightened emotional state during a difficult experience, our memories about it aren’t stored in the regular way.

Instead they are stored in emotional and sensory ways. This is why logical reasoning can’t always reach those memories. Because we didn’t store them in a logical way. Instead a sensory experience, an emotional experience can unlock them to be understood and revisited gently, finding compassion for ourselves and our actions at that time.

This is exactly why creative therapies can sometimes achieve things which talking therapy alone cannot. Access through the senses and the emotions whilst engaging with art, play, storytelling, music.

The Creative Arts really can heal and help us to access healing more fully.

27/05/2026

***NOT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR THERAPY…***

… And that’s OK.

We don’t need them to.
We sometimes hear things like “In my day we just…”.
You know the rest.
But we’re not here for these people.
We’re here for those who get it.
For those who understand the value.
We’re here for you 💗

21/05/2026

***THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE…***

Who has supported us with getting our funding. We appreciate you all, whether you were able to contribute, if you shared and liked our posts or told your friends. We are so grateful for all the support!

Over the next year we will be putting out different offerings like workshops and online activities so watch this space and follow to find out more.

Thanks again, from all of the team at HSA 💖🙌🏻🎉

19/05/2026

***A HUGE WELCOME TO SOPHIE🌸✨🙌🏻***

Sophie is the newest member of our growing team and she will be working at our Rye space. Sophie is a Creative Arts therapist specialising in Drama Therapy and we are so excited to have her join us!

Sophie works with children, adolescents and adults and her schedule is now open for new clients. ✨

You can find out more about Sophie and how she works on the website at heartsmartarts.com/therapy

12/05/2026

***WELCOME TO RYE🌱✨🖌️***

Welcome to our beautiful Rye space. There are lots of changes planned for our Rye space this year which we will keep you posted on when we can 🤫. At the moment, we have very limited space space for Art Therapy but also very soon spaces for Creative Drama Therapy with Sophie who is joining us at Rye.

So if you’ve been interested in what we do but Art making alone wasn’t quite right… If you’ve got a little one who needs to move their body… we could have just the thing!

07/05/2026

***EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET...***

We truly believe this to be the case. Every single person on the planet has something of value to offer whilst they are here. Why would you be any different?

I imagine you are already doing so much of what you’re here to do but sometimes we can feel a bit lost, a bit restless, *anxious* maybe when we have lost sight of the things which truly matter to us. What we really value above all.

Even though we often wouldn’t choose them, life changing events can be very useful for helping us put into perspective what really matters and what really, really doesn’t. It helps us to stop worrying about those things which don’t matter and don’t deserve lots of airtime in your brain.

Working with us can help you get honest and get clear about your values and what you are here to do. We have some exciting changes coming in line with this value soon so watch this space!✨🌈🦄

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06/05/2026

***SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO SEE THE TRUE COLOURS….***

It can be tricky. And therapy is a bit like that. It can take time to trust the therapist, to begin to see the gap between how you want to show up in the world and how you actually do. It takes time to see all the colours really and truly.

Why you need therapy might be a bit like that. You think you’re here for one thing and then it turns out that was just one part.

Therapy needs to be gentle, in order for us to feel safe enough that we have the agency to change (if we want to).

And that is how therapy is designed: gentle, safe, slow but really effective.

We are results focused, yes. But we don’t take the shortcuts if they won’t be effective. We help grow your capacity to both see and understand more about yourself but also to tolerate the difficult emotions, the hard parts about your experience so you can then decide if you want to keep them or if you’d like something different.

That bit is up to you. We will support you whatever your decision (because it needs to be yours).

Here when you need us,
The HSA Team 💖

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Rye

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 7pm
Tuesday	1pm - 7pm
Wednesday	1pm - 7pm
Thursday	1pm - 7pm
Friday	1pm - 7pm

Telephone

+447709065200

Website

http://www.heartsmartarts.com/

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