Making 2gether: art sessions for a parent and child who keep clashing
When every evening ends in a battle. Ninety-minute art psychotherapy sessions for one parent and one child, aged 3 to 12, with Reena Clare, our art psychotherapist. You make something side by side, then spend time with Reena reflecting on what happened. If you are running on empty, some sessions can be just for you.
- Ages
- 3 to 12
- Who
- One parent and one child
- Session
- 90 minutes, same slot each week
- Packages
- 4 or 8 sessions
- Starts
- October 2026
- With
- Reena Clare, Art Psychotherapist
You love your child. You also can’t remember the last evening that didn’t end in shouting, tears or a slammed door. You say something, they push back, you push harder, and somewhere in it you both lose the thread.
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the behaviour. It’s feeling that you can’t reach each other any more.
Making 2gether gives the two of you ninety minutes a week side by side, making something with paint, clay or paper. There is no need to talk, and no drawing skill needed. Reena watches how you connect, and afterwards helps you read your child and repair after a clash.
This may be a good fit if…
Most evenings seem to end in an argument.
You feel you can’t reach your child, or they shut you out.
Your child says more with their hands than with words.
You are drained, and not sure how much you have left to give.
Probably not the right fit if…
- Your child’s own feelings are the main problem, more than the relationship: meltdowns, giving up, anger. Play 2gether, one-to-one with Carrine.
- Your child is 6 to 12 and needs a space of their own with other children, and you are happy to wait outside. The Art Therapy Group.
- There is a crisis at home right now, or a worry about someone’s safety. Please speak to your doctor first, or in an emergency go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
No art skill is needed, for either of you. It is not an art class.
What a session looks like
The First Session
You meet Reena on your own first, to talk about what is going on and what you hope for. Then your child joins and you make something together. Afterwards you get a written recommendation.
Making together
About an hour side by side: your own pieces first, then something shared, then a look at the work together and a short closing ritual.
Time for you
About 25 minutes with Reena at the end: what you noticed, what it may say about your child, and one thing to try at home.
Sessions just for you
Every package includes time for the parent alone, to reflect on the artwork and the patterns, or to make something of your own.
For children under six, the making part is shorter, 45 to 60 minutes. Please bring a second adult, such as a helper or the other parent, to be with your child while you talk with Reena.
Four sessions or eight
Reconnect, four sessions
The First Session, two sessions together and one for you alone, with a short written summary at the end.
Deepen, eight sessions
The First Session, five sessions together and two for you alone, a written closing summary and a portfolio of the artwork.
Nothing wasted
If you book a package within 14 days of the First Session, it counts as the first session of the package.
Your pace
If the stress at home is mostly your own, you can swap sessions together for sessions just for you. Reena’s written recommendation says which package she suggests, and why.
The artwork stays safely at 2Bloom until your last session, then goes home with you.
Reena Clare, Art Psychotherapist
Reena holds an MA in Art Psychotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire and is certified in CATT (Children’s Accelerated Trauma Treatment). She has worked with children through the NHS and Kids Company in the UK, and she leads our Art Therapy Group.
Art gives a child a way to say what they can’t yet put into words, and it gives a parent something to look at together instead of each other. Reena’s job is to help you read what you are both making.
Meet the whole team, the clinicians behind 2Bloom.
Not sure it’s this one?
Several of our programmes overlap. The quickest way to choose is to ask what is getting harder at the moment, then pick the one that matches.
Play 2gether
Your child’s feelings are the problem: meltdowns, giving up, anger. Talk and play, with you coached live.
Art Therapy Group
Your child, 6 to 12, needs a space of their own among peers, and you are fine to wait outside.
Parenting Together: ADHD
ADHD is behind the clashes and you want a system for home. For parents of 6 to 12s, online.
Still torn? Tell us a little about your child and ask for a 10-minute call with Carrine, our clinical psychologist, or see every programme on What’s on.
Everything else you’ll want to know
| With | Reena Clare, Art Psychotherapist. MA Art Psychotherapy (University of Hertfordshire), certified in CATT. |
|---|---|
| Who | One parent and one child, aged 3 to 12. |
| Session | 90 minutes, in the same slot each week. Under-sixes make for 45 to 60 minutes, with a second adult to look after them during your time with Reena. |
| First Session | Time with Reena on your own, then making together, then a written recommendation: four sessions, eight, or somewhere better suited. |
| Packages | Reconnect, four sessions, or Deepen, eight. The First Session counts as session one if you book within 14 days. |
| Starts | October 2026. Weekly slots are agreed with you directly. |
| Where | 2Bloom, J-2-13, Solaris Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. |
| Fees | We tell you the fee for the First Session and for each package before you book anything, in writing. |
| Approach | Draws on established parent-and-child art psychotherapy practice. It is therapy, not an art class, and no art skill is needed. |
Before you get in touch
Do we need to be good at art?
No, neither of you. Nobody is judging the artwork. What matters is what happens between you while you make it.
Why is the parent in the session?
Because the clashes happen between the two of you, so the two of you are the ones who can change them. Making something side by side lets Reena see how you connect, and gives you something to share that isn’t an argument.
What if the problem is mostly me?
That is allowed. Every package has time for you alone, and if the stress is mostly your own you can swap sessions together for sessions just for you. You don’t need to call it burnout for it to count.
My child is three. Is that too young?
No. Making 2gether is for children aged 3 to 12. For under-sixes the making part is shorter, and a second adult looks after your child while you talk with Reena.
How is this different from the Art Therapy Group?
The Art Therapy Group is for children aged 6 to 12 on their own, in a closed group of six, and parents wait outside. Making 2gether is for you and your child together, one family at a time.
How much does it cost?
We tell you the fee for the First Session and for each package in writing before you book anything. If you book a package within 14 days of the First Session, the First Session counts as its first session. Messaging us costs nothing.
Ninety minutes, side by side
Making 2gether starts in October 2026, with a small number of weekly slots with Reena. Message us to ask about a First Session.
Or write to hello@2-bloom.com
Messaging us doesn’t commit you to anything. We reply on WhatsApp, so please give us a few days.
Not sure whether this or one of our other programmes fits? Say a little about what is happening at home and we will tell you honestly.