Victoria Tolchard

I believe that many people live with their own unique challenges—experiences that can’t always be fully supported through traditional healthcare, social services or educational settings. Art therapy offers something different: a creative, gentle and meaningful way to find a path toward wellbeing.

As an art therapist I offer a safe, secure and familiar space with access to a range of art materials. Through these creative resources, and with my support, clients can visually explore their feelings and emotions, building an understanding of how mind and body can work together to live as positively as possible now and into the future.

My experience has been grounded in hospice work and, more recently, in my role at a cancer support charity in Cambridge. Alongside this, I have worked extensively with families where the child is the focus, offering support holistically often bridging the communication gaps of school, healthcare providers and parents. I specialise in working with families living with long-term illness, end-of-life experiences and bereavement, as well as with children and families around neurodiversity, anxiety and trauma. My approach is client-focused, creative and holistic, shaped around each person’s needs and circumstances.

I am passionate about empowering parents to be the best source of support for their own children. With the right guidance and understanding, parents can often help their children without the child needing to enter the therapy room at all.

I am deeply committed to art therapy because I have witnessed how it can nurture hope, courage and strength—helping people find new ways to communicate, to understand themselves, and to reconnect with self-compassion and moments of joy, even in the most difficult times. If you feel drawn to explore your experiences creatively, I am here to support you.

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Contact: victoria@victoriatolchardarttherapy.com