Creative Spirit with Art Psychotherapist and Author: Samantha Hickman Samantha qualified as an Art Psychotherapist from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from University of Plymouth, UK. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, prior to the beginning of the civil war, Sam was brought up between the Middle East (Morocco and Saudi Arabia) and the UK, before her family moved to Asia where she lived for a total of 23 years (Hong Kong and Singapore). Sam became an art psychotherapist to integrate her own creative practice into working with others and covers a wide spectrum of reasons for therapy from depression, stress, and anxiety, to anger and grief and loss.  She completed her clinical placement with the Singapore Cancer Society, working with adults living with cancer, and went on to employment with the organisation before relocating to the city Bath, UK, in 2019, where she now works as a socially engaged artist alongside her private practice.  Sam has exhibited in Singapore and the UK, has delivered workshops at international conferences and universities, and is a published writer on art therapy, practices and processes.  She is a member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and the Australian, NewZealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapy Association, (ANZACATA), and HCPC registered. She is also DBS approved. Her multicultural exposure and love of art mean that she brings a wealth of life experience into the therapy space, where she empowers others through the process of creativity, providing therapeutic guidance and support along the way. Join us as we explore Samantha's beauitful process of creative expression as a form of guidance and respite; her varied and prolific mediums; her work with cancer patients and art as a healing medium.  You can find out more about Sam here: www.instagram.com/hopearttherapy [email protected]  The Modern Crone team: Theme music and season intro tracks: Sam Joole:  www.samjoole.com Cover design and photography Luana Suciu https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/ [email protected]  Voice editing: Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios [email protected]