Creative arts therapy centre opens in city

ID Derby opened its centre on Monday

A new wellbeing centre designed to make creative arts therapy "more accessible" has opened in Derby.

ID Derby, a non-profit organisation that specialises in providing therapy to neurodiverse children and adults, opened its new site in Leopold Street on Monday.

The community interest company said the centre offered music, art, drama and dance therapy.

Andrea Kenny, co-director of ID Derby, said: "Our aim is to be able to break down some of the barriers to affordability and accessibility for people who need it."

She added the company had been operating for about a year and was now opening its referral process to a "much broader" range of people, including those struggling with their mental health, as well as neurodiverse people.

Ms Kenny said the wellbeing centre consists of a sensory room, an arts room, a music room and a large studio space.

Community Action Derby said the centre would host one-to-one therapy as well as family sessions, and group workshops focused on mental health, self-expression, and resilience.

"Arts therapies have huge benefits because they really touch where speaking therapy sometimes can't get to," Ms Kenny added.