Reina Chang
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About the Therapist
Reina Chang is a trauma-informed Art Therapist specialising in complex trauma and depression.
She currently works within a cross-cultural clinical context, which has strengthened her attention to individual differences and the ways that culture can shape distress, identity, relationships and meaning.
Reina has lived experience of mental health difficulties, which informs a grounded and reflective clinical stance and supports her commitment to empathy alongside clear professional boundaries.
She believes that seeking help is a fundamental right, not a privilege, and that suffering deserves to be met with seriousness, compassion and care.
In her practice, Reina aims to offer a steady and containing therapeutic presence, supporting individuals through states of overwhelm and gradual recovery. Art therapy can provide another way of expressing and exploring experiences that may feel difficult to put into words, while still allowing space for conversation, reflection and emotional understanding.
Her wider clinical experience includes trauma, anxiety, depression, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity, culture and identity, self-harm and suicidal ideation awareness, SEND, domestic abuse-related trauma and emotional regulation.
At a Glance
- Session format: Please enquire
- Client groups: Children, Young People and Adults
- Languages: Mandarin and Japanese
- Areas of focus: Complex Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Attachment, Neurodiversity, Culture & Identity, Emotional Regulation and Overwhelm
- Professional status: HCPC Registered Art Therapist
- Approach: Art Psychotherapy, Trauma-Informed, Non-Directive, Attachment-Informed and Cross-Cultural
Qualifications
- MA Art Therapy – Distinction
- BA (Hons) Psychology – Distinction
- APT-Accredited Trauma-Focused CBT Training
- DDP Level 1 Training
- HCPC Art Therapist Registration
Therapy Approach
- Art psychotherapy
- Non-directive art psychotherapy
- Trauma-informed practice
- Attachment-informed practice
- Cross-cultural therapeutic work
- Creative and expressive therapeutic approaches
- Client-centred and collaborative therapy
- Emotion and regulation-focused support
- Trauma-Focused CBT-informed understanding
- Developmental and relational approaches
Client Types
- Children
- Young People
- Adults
- Neurodivergent clients
- Clients with SEND
- Children in foster, adoptive or Special Guardianship arrangements
- People from diverse cultural backgrounds
- People affected by trauma or attachment difficulties
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Complex trauma
- Trauma and trauma-related emotional distress
- Depression and low mood
- Anxiety
- Emotional overwhelm
- Emotional regulation difficulties
- Attachment difficulties
- Experiences of abuse and domestic violence
- Impact of childhood trauma
- Neurodiversity-related emotional needs
- SEND-related emotional and developmental support
- Culture and identity
- Cross-cultural adjustment and belonging
- Difficulty expressing emotions verbally
- Self-harm and suicidal ideation within appropriate risk-assessment and safeguarding frameworks
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Gradual recovery following periods of psychological distress
- Developing self-understanding and emotional resilience
Professional Registration
- HCPC Registered Art Therapist
- Trauma-Focused CBT trained
- DDP Level 1 trained
- Experienced in assessment, safeguarding and risk management
- Experienced in multidisciplinary clinical working
Professional Experience
- Current Art Psychotherapist working with children affected by complex trauma and attachment difficulties
- Previous NHS Art Psychotherapy experience with adults
- Previous school-based Art Psychotherapy with young people
- Experience supporting children affected by domestic violence and physical abuse
- Experience working with foster, adoptive and Special Guardianship families
- Experience supporting neurodivergent children and children with SEND
- Cross-cultural clinical experience in the UK and Taiwan
- Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
What to Expect
Reina offers a steady, compassionate and containing therapeutic space where difficult experiences can be explored at a pace that feels manageable.
Art therapy does not require any artistic ability or previous experience. The creative process can offer another way of expressing thoughts, feelings and experiences that may be difficult to communicate through words alone.
Sessions may involve art-making, conversation, reflection or simply noticing what emerges through the therapeutic relationship. There is no expectation to create something in a particular way, and the process is adapted to the individual.
Reina works particularly with complex trauma, depression, anxiety, attachment difficulties, emotional overwhelm, neurodiversity and identity-related concerns. Her cross-cultural experience also helps her remain attentive to how culture, family, relationships and personal history can shape the way distress is experienced and understood.
Her aim is not to rush recovery, but to provide a safe and consistent therapeutic relationship where clients can gradually make sense of what they are experiencing, develop greater emotional stability and move towards recovery with increased self-understanding and resilience.