Are you a qualified Dramatherapist with experience in postnatal care?
Posted On: Tuesday 24th March 2026
Summary
Brittany McQuary, a second-year Dramatherapy Trainee at Anglia Ruskin University, is seeking practitioners for her dissertation research. The study aims to explore how specific dramatherapy frameworks can deepen our understanding of the lived experiences of women with Postnatal Depression (PND)
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What’s involved?
The Focus: Exploring the application of witnessing, archetypes, and the Hero’s Journey in PND work.
The Format: A one-hour interview (conducted either online or in person).
The Goal: To contribute to the evolving academic and clinical understanding of maternal mental health through a dramatherapeutic lens.
By examining these tools, we can better understand how creative interventions support women navigating the complexities of postnatal depression.
How to participate
If you are a BADth-registered therapist interested in sharing your clinical insights, Brittany would love to hear from you.
Contact: BDM118@student.aru.ac.uk