Ani de la Prida
Ani de la Prida is a psychotherapist, creative arts counsellor and supervisor who brings a person-centred and pluralistic philosophy to her work. Ani founded the Association for Person Centred Creative Arts (APCCA) and is passionate about creative approaches to therapy. She has over twenty years’ experience working with children, young people, adults and groups in a wide variety of settings. She has a particular interest and experience in working with trauma. Ani is also a senior lecturer and teaches at various universities and at APCCA where she is course director. Her research interests include creative arts and digital media in therapy. Ani is currently writing Person-Centred Art Therapy - contemporary practice in a digital age (expected 2024 Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
Published Work includes:
de la Prida.,A. (July 2023) Person-Centred Creative Arts Therapy in The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling. (Sage)
de la Prida.,A. (2023) Demedicalised counselling and psychotherapy with children and young people in People not Pathology (PCCS Books)
de la Prida.,A. (2022) Disinhibition on The Digital Human BBC Radio 4, Available at; https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ddf0
Smith,K. & de la Prida.A., (2021) Pluralistic Therapy Primer. PCCS Books
de la Prida.,A. (2022) What Works in Counselling and Psychotherapy Relationships (BACP)
de la Prida., A. (2020) Bread and Jam and Sparkling Wine? Can I be Person-Centred and Pluralistic? Available at https://pluralisticpractice.com/2020/05/12/bread-and-jam-and-sparkling-wine-can-i-be-person-centred-and-pluralistic/
de la Prida., A. (2020) Beyond Words. In Private Practice Journal (BACP) Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d68106f29b1af00013ae3f1/t/601d0941ca18a4036efbeed5/1612515651642/BC404+Private+Practice+December+2020_de+la+Prida.pdf
de la Prida,A., & Hay.,W. (2018) Referrals and Indications for Therapy in Pattison et al (2018) Handbook for Counselling Children and Young People, Sage.
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