The Koru Project is a collective of experienced, professional Arts / Drama / Movement / Music & Psychotherapists in Dorset with over 30 years combined experience.
We have a proven track record with our specifically trained staff in reaching out to individuals or families.
Those who have been subjected to emotional, physical sexual abuse, exclusion, trauma, neglect, loss, attachment trauma, bereavement and depression.
We are therapists, counsellors and mentors, who work with specialist understanding, knowledge and methodology creating positive therapeutic experiences.
Through our integrative engagement in clinical service & training, working with individuals and families, our mission is to help people re-establish a sense of safety and predictability in the world.
We empower people to make change through body & mind, impacting their lives and that of the wider community.
We utilise the power of creative expression within art & drama, helping to build relationships our clients as it is less threatening.
This passive approach gives insight, and opens up new possibilities for healing & subjects for discussion.
The KORU Project’s ideology & methodology can be validated by our continued support with ongoing contracts & referrals from
and numerous educational establishments throughout the Dorset, Poole & Bournemouth areas.
Our KORU team of Therapists, Counsellors, & Mentors have years of experience employing a variety of therapy methods bespoke to the needs of individual groups and families (Systemic Theory).
We offer a flexible rapid referral service where we work through a variety of methods from talking, arts, drama, movement (yoga dance) crafts & eco therapy.
We want to ensure that everyone has the chance to thrive no matter what adversity you may suffer or challenge you want to overcome.
The Koru training in our school has really had an impact on helping staff respond supportively to children and young people with complex needs. Staff now have a range of strategies to help our pupils regulate their emotions more appropriately and understand pupils with complex attachment disorders. Thank you Koru for your bespoke training and support.
“Andrea is a fantastic teacher and advocate. I was privileged to have been a youngster whose life she made an impression upon. Whether it be a confidante or just a release. She showed me how to be patient and how to ‘cope’ with my never ending problems. If I got the chance to promote KORU myself, I would be honoured. 5 stars through and through.”
“This approach has had transformational positive effects on young people where other interventions hadn’t worked. A wonderful team who are dedicated to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people.”
The Koru (fern) is a symbol from Maori Culture. The symbol embodies the qualities that are the essence of the aims of the project: Change, wholeness and renewal.
It represents the unfurling of the innate potential that exists in each young person to embrace the challenges of life.