I help people reconnect with themselves through art, nature, and mindful creativity.
I'm Deryal Yuksel — a psychologist and art therapist. For years I've worked with individuals and groups who long to understand themselves through making, rather than only through talking.
My work is nature-based, mindful and rooted in self-compassion. There's no right way to create here — only your way, met gently and without judgement.
Three ways to work together
Each begins with the same belief — that the hands often know what the mind is still finding words for.
Workshops
Nature-based, mindfulness-based and self-compassion-focused sessions — slowing down and reconnecting through creative practice.
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Slow gatherings in nature — shared quiet, gentle making, and time that lets the nervous system settle.
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Educational courses in art therapy and related practices — from first foundations to specialised topics such as addiction.
Explore courses"Creativity is often where the nervous system remembers how to exhale."
What's next
Creative Healing Series
A six-week online art therapy journey on Zoom — self-compassion, anxiety, safety, control, identity and letting go.
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A Nature-Based Creative Wellness Retreat
A day of nature-based art therapy, mindfulness and self-compassion by the water — in a small group.
Learn more →Come and make something
Questions about a workshop, retreat or course? I'd love to hear from you.