USING CREATIVE DIGITAL TOOLS THERAPEUTICALLY

LIVE, ONLINE OR IN-PERSON, BESPOKE GROUP TRAINING

Curious about how technology can expand your therapeutic toolkit?

This live, bespoke group training introduces a wide range of creative digital tools that can support emotional expression, storytelling, and connection in therapeutic work with children, young people, and adults. Whether you're new to digital resources or looking to deepen your understanding, this training offers practical, thoughtful guidance to help you explore new possibilities with confidence.

Ideal for teams or organisations, the training blends demonstration, discussion, and reflection, with opportunities to try out tools in a supported space. It can be adapted to suit your setting or service.

Pricing: Group pricing available on request

Who it’s for: Teams or organisations working in health, mental health, education, or community settings

Duration: Customisable depending on your group’s needs

Requirements: Your team members will each need access to a computer/laptop and the internet

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Identify a broad range of creative digital tools and their suitability for therapeutic use with children, young people, or adults.

Evaluate the strengths and limitations of different tools, considering their relevance to your client group and practice setting.

Understand key security, safeguarding, and data protection considerations when using digital tools in therapy.

Assess how various tools can support therapeutic goals, including communication, emotional regulation, storytelling, and creative expression.

Reflect on experiential exercises and demonstrations to build confidence in exploring digital resources within your practice.

Develop a personalised plan for integrating creative digital tools into your own therapeutic work in a safe, ethical, and effective way.

MEET YOUR TRAINER: Ellie Finch

Ellie Finch, MA MBACP (Accred), is a counsellor, clinical supervisor, and neurodiversity-affirming practitioner specialising in therapeutic work with children, young people, and families. Drawing on experience across CAMHS, schools, charities, and private practice, Ellie is a recognised leader in integrating videogames like Minecraft into therapy to improve engagement and accessibility. Through her social venture, PlayMode Academy, she offers structured, ethically grounded training for professionals who want to embed creative digital tools into their practice. Her work is supported by Cambridge Social Ventures and UnLtd, and she was part of a University of Cambridge research team that explored how videogames can help create more inclusive mental health support.

  • Ellie was able to pitch the training just where it was needed, with the right balance between explanation, demonstration and practice.

    - Justine Hey, Selenos (Using Creative Digital Tools Therapeutically)

  • I wholeheartedly recommend Ellie as a trainer and would not hesitate to work with her again

    Ellie has been a joy to work with. Her friendly, warm and professional approach to training and supporting the team in learning to use Minecraft has been brilliant. Ellie is knowledgeable and thorough and her skill and enthusiasm for working in new ways with children and young people has been inspiring for the team. The quality of her online and face to face training is excellent and the team have gained new skills, increased confidence and are using their learning to work in new and innovative ways with children and young people who have been bereaved or who are facing the death of a significant person in their lives. Wide ranging, Ellie covered everything from the technical skills, equipment and software, through to the therapeutic work and the ethical considerations and boundaries of online work. I wholeheartedly recommend Ellie as a trainer and would not hesitate to work with her again.

    - Lisa Anthony, Family Support and Bereavement Services Manager, KEMP Hospice

  • Informative and thorough training in an area I was completely unaware of. Useful to consider its application within my profession.

    - Participant on Using Creative Digital Tools Therapeutically

  • I found the training really helpful. As I work in administration and have no clinical background, it was a perfect in understanding more of how the therapists work to engage with the child. I am a mother of young sons, and was amazed at how the technology can be used, and will be using it to help my own children understand their emotions and how to express them :)

    Fiona - Participant on Using Creative Digital Tools Therapeutically

 

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