Stars and Stitches C.I.C. has six main aims –
1- To support people to live their lives to their full potential and overcome their difficulties through community arts and Art Therapy.
2- To lead training in a variety of unusual and stigmatised topics - such as gaslighting, coercive control, bullying in the workplace.
3- To regenerate the cultural life of mental health wards in England and promote the advancement or creative therapies.
4. Provide benefit to the environment by upcycling projects, working with reclaimed wood, gardening and eco cooking projects.
5. Providing health and wellbeing activities via sports including – martial arts, gym sessions, walking, boxing and others.
6. Challenge toxic masculinity and support all people to feel welcomed. Celebrate the rights of LGBTQ+ people and improve access to a world where everyone feels accepted.
About Us
Here at Stars and Stitches, we aim to provide a safe space for those seeking to overcome their difficulties.
We do this by providing community art workshops and professional art therapy for those with disabilities and other stigmatised experiences. We run art based projects such as poetry and art workshops, plays and word based art activities, that all aim to advance personal well being. We also hold artist residencies and creative training for staff on mental health wards.
We aim to create continued professional development for therapists, including training that focuses on stigmatised topics such as coercive control and emotional abuse.
