About Us
Established in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020 by Nicola Thorp and Yolanda Calzado Gil, MINDHEART Creative Therapies C.I.C. was built to nurture the social and emotional wellbeing of the community, providing opportunities for growth and transformation through Creative Arts Therapies.
Our approach is systemic, holistic, person-centred, playful, and creative. The process and journey are most important.
Although children and young people are at the heart of the support we provide, our ‘joined-up’ and integrative approach means we provide parents, carers, school staff, and mental health professionals support too, in the form of consultancy, supervision, and workshops.
Our Directors
Nicola Thorp
Nicola is a Dramatherapist and clinical supervisor, who has been living and working in Lambeth for over 15 years. She brings a wealth of experience working with children/families.
Yolanda Calzado Gil
Yolanda is specialised in Drama and Movement Therapy, with a wide professional experience working with children and young people in a range of educational and therapeutic fields.
Nick Cramp
Nick is an experienced business coach / N.E.D. with 30 years experience working in and with businesses. Chair of Governors for a federation of local primary schools and business mentor with the Princes Trust.
“Art is a constant agent of transformation and the soul’s drive to health”
— Cathy Malchiodi