The STILL Method — Accredited Practitioner Training
STILL Art
Therapeutic Art
Practitioner Course
A complete accredited training for people who want to support anxious children, teens and adults through structured creative expression. You do not need to be an artist.
Same accredited certificate either way
What STILL Art actually teaches
Not a craft class.
Not a list of activities.
A complete method.
Therapeutic art is a structured way to help people express feelings that are too tangled, too large or too wordless to say out loud. Most courses teach activities. STILL Art teaches a complete method built around how anxiety works in the nervous system.
You learn how to guide children, young people and adults through creative processes that lower fear, steady the nervous system and give them a way to understand what they are feeling. Including social stories through art — something almost no other UK course covers.
How to train
Two routes. One certificate.
Live on Zoom
- Two full training days with Stuart
- Guided exercises and live demonstrations
- Weekend or weekday cohorts available
- Plus ten-plus hours of bonus online content
- Join a future live cohort at no extra cost if you start online first
Self-Paced Online
- Start immediately, study at your own pace
- Ten-plus hours of recorded video across all eight modules
- Downloadable tools, techniques and session plans
- Join live mentoring calls when ready
- Same certificate as the live route
Everything included
What every STILL Art Practitioner receives
Live training or recorded video
Two full days on Zoom with Stuart, or ten-plus hours of recorded video across eight modules. Both routes. Same content.
Emotional regulation through art
Specific creative techniques for helping people move from overwhelm into calm. Art-based grounding, visual safe places, drawing emotions as colour.
Social stories through art
One of the only UK courses that teaches you to create social stories through visual expression. Especially powerful for neurodiverse children and young people.
Complete creative toolkit
Shape and symbol exploration. Creative grounding exercises. Session design for different ages and settings. A method you can adapt with confidence.
Accredited certification
STILL Art Practitioner certificate accredited by ACCPH and IPHM. Same certificate whether you train live, self-paced or both.
Ongoing support
Access to the STILL practitioner network, mentoring sessions and resources to support you as you begin running your own sessions.
Course content
Eight modules. A complete method.
Module 1
Introduction to therapeutic art
What it is, what it is not, and how creativity helps an anxious brain feel safe.
Module 2
Building safe sessions
Preparing the space. Building trust. Guiding without directing. Closing safely.
Module 3
Core regulation tools
Drawing emotions as colour. Visual safe places. Shape exploration. Creative grounding.
Module 4
Communication and awareness
Reading cues. Listening without judgement. Helping people make sense of their work.
Module 5
Ages, settings and social stories
Children, teens, adults and neurodiverse clients. Social stories through art.
Module 6
Advanced STILL Art practice
Fear, overwhelm, shutdown and avoidance. Session design for more complex needs.
Module 7
Ethics and scope
Boundaries. Safeguarding. When to refer. Working confidently within your role.
Module 8
Practice and feedback
Live demonstrations. Guided practice. Feedback to build your confidence.
Who this is for
You do not need to be an artist.
You need to care about people.
STILL Art has become a first step for people who want to help but do not want a clinical route.
Why STILL Art
Five things that make this different from every other therapeutic art course.
One
Built around anxiety
The STILL Method is known internationally for anxiety work. Every technique in this course connects back to how anxiety works in the brain and body. Not creative expression for its own sake. Creative expression as a regulation tool.
Two
Emotional regulation is the core
You learn specific art-based techniques for helping people move from overwhelm into calm. This is central to the training, not an optional add-on.
Three
Social stories through art
One of the only UK courses that teaches you how to create social stories through visual expression. Especially effective for neurodiverse children and young people.
Four
A structured system
Most competitors offer a collection of activities with no underlying method. STILL Art gives you a clear set of steps. A transferable approach. A way to work confidently in schools, care homes and private practice.
Five
Proper support included
You get mentoring, ongoing access to the STILL practitioner community and resources as you start running your own sessions. No other provider in this field combines creative work, anxiety expertise and accredited training in this way.
Settings
Where STILL Art practitioners work
Schools, children's homes, care homes, older people's services, community projects, private practice, hospitals and learning disability settings. The approach transfers across ages and environments.
"I love how practical this course was. I came away with so many tools. My sessions with young people have changed completely."
Will — Therapeutic Carer
Common questions
Before you book
Do I need to be an artist?
No. STILL Art is designed for people who want to support others, not for professional artists. The creative techniques are structured and guided. They are tools for emotional expression, not art skills.
What is the difference between therapeutic art and art therapy?
Art therapy is a regulated clinical profession requiring an HCPC-registered postgraduate qualification. Therapeutic art is a practitioner-led approach that uses creative processes to support emotional wellbeing without providing clinical treatment. You can work in schools, care homes, community settings and private practice within this role.
Can I start self-paced and join a live group later?
Yes. Many practitioners do exactly this. When you enrol on the self-paced course you can join any future live cohort at no extra cost.
Is this course accredited?
Yes. STILL Art is accredited by both ACCPH and IPHM. You receive the same accredited certificate regardless of which learning route you choose.
Can I use this to work in schools?
Yes. STILL Art practitioners are already running sessions in schools and care settings across the UK. The course covers working with children, teens, adults and neurodiverse clients, including group and one-to-one work.
What about the annual fee?
After qualifying there is an annual registration fee of £50 to maintain your STILL Art Practitioner licence and access ongoing resources and support.
Ready to train as a STILL Art Practitioner?
Join a growing community of practitioners using creative work to support anxious minds in schools, care settings and private practice across the UK.
Live Zoom or self-paced online — same accredited certificate
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