Practice in counselling / psychotherapy and art therapy / art psychotherapy requires "a coherent approach" (HCPC, 2023, BACP, 2022, 2024). My coherent approach features a coherent whole which has a CORE of governance (ethics, laws, and related standards and competences). This core supports and nourishes an integrative framework guiding the diverse ELEMENTS of evidence-based theories and associated practices. My integrative framework is 'trauma-informed pluralistic art psychotherapy' (Sibbett, 2003, 2014, 2016, 2019) and trauma informed pluralistic counselling / psychotherapy (Cooper & McLeod, 2011, 2015; McLeod, 2015, 2018; McLeod & Sundet, 2016; Cooper & Dryden, 2016) which I synthesised with trauma-informed care principles (SAMHSA, 2014; Sweeney et al, 2016). This is based on a relational integrative model of health, grounded in eco-biopsychosocial and systemic models, earth-caring values, and common factors research. It is a humanistic approach, informed by other evidence-based theories such as psychodynamic and attachment, systems, ecopsychology etc. It also encompasses eco practice: promoting eco-creativity and a reciprocal caring relationship with and for the rest of Nature.

I mainly use a metaphor or symbol of a tree to represent coherent approach featuring a coherent whole with its CORE of good governance supporting the integrative framework guiding its diverse  ELEMENTS of evidence-based theories and associated practices.

See Pluralistic Art Psychotherapy & Psychotherapy for more details.