Meet Talya Bruck — The Founder of Savanna Therapeutic Stories
When Talya and I connected, I could not be more excited to share her stories and her journey. Focused entirely on creating a therapeutic reading experience for children during the COVID lockdown, the literature felt aligned with Book Therapy’s goals and values and I had to dig deeper!
Talya Bruck is a Dramatherapist, Creative Arts Supervisor and Systemic Practitioner who works in a CAMHS service in the UK. She also has a private supervision practice and works for OurTime helping to run Kidstime workshops. She has over 20 years experience working with children, young people and their families. She trained initially as a Drama Teacher in her native South Africa. She is the founder of Savanna Therapeutic Stories, whose aim is to help open up conversations that can be tricky through the aid of story for primary-aged children. A full list of Talya’s books can be found below, after the Q&A.
We did a short Q&A chat with Talya to find out a little bit more about her and the therapeutic literature that she writes. Here’s what Talya shared with us and why we’re super excited about the power of her stories to help young children navigate their own mental health.
Q&A
Q1: I love the idea of creating specifically therapeutic stories for children — it’s very aligned with the…
