Letty Cheney

Art Therapist

Letty Cheney is a HCPC Registered Art Therapist who qualified in 2016. She has worked as an art therapist with children and young people within third sector organisations, private practice and in schools. She has worked as part of an MDT for adults with learning difficulties. She has a special interest in mental health, trauma, attachment difficulties and bereavement.

Letty is client led and provides a therapeutic space that meets the client wherever they want to begin. Through the process of making the client can begin to express and then manage or reflect upon their past and current experiences. The use of different art materials; i.e. paint, water, pastels and clay, allows the client to experience feelings that can be held by the image or product that can be looked at together with her when they are ready.

Specialism

Adult Therapy, Child Therapy

Locations Covered

Cornwall, Devon

As you may be aware, on the 14th April 2025 the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) announced changes to the Fair Access limit with a reduction of funding to £3000 and the discontinuation of the separate Fair Access Limit for specialist assessments.

We are currently working really hard to amend quotes for ongoing therapy work to fit within the new Fair Access Limit and working closely with Adopt South West and other local RAAs. We are also working closely with other specialist adoption support providers and therapeutic organisations including DDP connects and Theraplay UK to explore how we can continue to deliver specialist therapies within this limit.

If you are waiting for a new package of therapy please look out for correspondence from ASW or your regional adoption support agency, as they will need to regain your consent for the amended therapy contract.

If you are concerned about the impact of the delay on your family or have questions about the therapy or assessment you are waiting for please get in touch with Ellen or Jen and we will do our best to support you.

We will be contributing to a wider response to this and the following is a link to a petition requesting government action – Petition · Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund) – United Kingdom · Change.org