Our Team Members

Phillipa Buchanan

Philippa spent many years managing community, voluntary and public-sector development before taking a career break to explore her creativity: gaining a first-class honours degree in Creative Expressive Therapies, specialising in drama, in 2013. This degree combined Philippa’s life-long passions: creative arts, working with people, and social change. Philippa is on our board of directors, and spearheads organisational development for Inspirative Arts. She holds a PGCE in Inter-Professional Practice Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in Health & Social Care Studies. She now leads our sister organisation, Inspirative Development, providing creative, participatory training for professionals in the educational, health and social care sectors. She is currently working towards MSc Health and Social Care, further developing our evidence based practice.

Sarah Buxton

Sarah successfully completed her MA in Drama Therapy and qualified from the University of Derby in 2012. Prior to training to become a therapist she completed a degree in BSc Hons Psychology and Counselling Studies. She is a registered member of the Health Care Professions Council and The British Association of Dramatherapists. Sarah has a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision and is listed on the BADth Supervisors Register.Sarah has been involved with Inspirative Arts (IA) since 2015 as an associate and in 2017 had the amazing opportunity to become one of Inspirative Arts core staff. Sarah has experience working with a variety of client groups and ages both on an individual basis and in therapy groups, in a variety of settings. She believes strongly in building a good therapeutic relationship with clients and providing a safe, empathic space for individuals to express and explore difficulties within their life. Sarah is passionate about the arts psychotherapies and believes each individual is unique therefore, works from a client-centered approach. Sarah has experience supervising a variety of individuals over the years including trainee therapists/counselors, art psychotherapists, qualified counselors, care support and wellbeing staff, professionals in education, and volunteers.

Rebecca Morley

Rebecca graduated from the University of Derby with her MA in Dramatherapy in 2014 following her BA Honours in Performance and Professional Practice. Since 2015 she has been working for Inspirative Arts in the capacity of both a therapist and clinical supervisor. Several years of experience working in a variety of care and educational settings has provided Rebecca with a good understanding of the differing needs of the clients she works with. Areas of interest include looked after children and supporting adolescents with additional needs through periods of transition, including reintegration into education. Rebecca also facilitates training both internally and externally and has enjoyed putting this into practice with many students on their arts therapies placements.

Rae Scudder

Rae graduated from her MA in Dance and Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) in 2019, and is a registered member of the Association for Dance and Movement Psychotherapists UK (ADMPUK). As a Dance/Movement Psychotherapist Rae works relationally with clients to facilitate the integration of all aspects of mind and body (psyche and soma) to work through problems by means of; mind/body awareness, creative movement and expression and verbal and non-verbal communication. She has experience working with both children and adults with a range of issues including; anxiety, depression, stress, developmental delay, mental and physical ill-health, bereavement, and trauma. She uses an integrated approach, incorporating humanistic and person-centred principles to support clients through their therapeutic journey, with a psychodynamic underpinning from her studies to inform her practice of working with the body and movement.

Gareth Stubbs

Gareth successfully completed his MA in Dramatherapy in 2018. Gareth has worked in the arts for twenty years as an actor and facilitator. Training originally in community theatre to help empower those who struggle to be heard. Through community-based arts projects, theatre in education, and a love of all things film and theatre he has witnessed how creativity can affect positive change within individuals and groups. Gareth has experienced working with different client groups ranging in age from five to seventy in various locations such as schools, prisons, and day centers. As a Dramatherapist Gareth uses various dramatic processes such as storytelling, role play, masks, ritual, poetry, and embodiment to assist others through their therapeutic journey. Gareth has provided Dramatherapy in both group and individual settings, exploring bereavement, emotional regulation, domestic abuse, social interactions, social anxiety, self-esteem, and communication skills.

Sharnai Baker

Sharnai is our administrator and bookkeeper here at Inspirative Arts. She will more than likely be the first person you are greeted by when visiting Inspirative Arts and it will always be with a smile! Sharnai is a qualified business administrator and has just completed her Level 3 Diploma. Sharnai also assists in supporting our clients in group workshops as she loves to get involved and be a helping hand to anyone that needs it!

Fiona Graham

Fiona started volunteering with Inspirative Arts in 2016 while she was studying for a degree in Psychology. Since gaining her degree, Fiona has gone on to complete 2 courses with Inspirative Arts and is now qualified to support as well as facilitate workshops. Fiona now works part-time for us as a Creative Well-being Practitioner. Fiona loves the freedom that comes from creating art and enjoys working with clients to show them different ways to express themselves and be creative through drawing, painting and sculpture, and any other medium she can think of! Outside of Inspirative Arts, Fiona is an artist specialising in Pyrography, which means burning images into the wood by hand. Fiona is completely self-taught in this medium and has now been “pyro-ing” for over 10 years.

Davinia Bailach Cabrerizo

Julian Schmitz

Marie Hegarty

Tom Holloway

Zara Cain

Emma Holmes

Sandra Bjarnadottir