Editorial standards
How this site is made
Drama Therapy Resources is independently built and maintained by one drama therapist. This page explains the editorial process: how content is researched, fact-checked, sourced, and updated.
Drama Therapy Resources is independently built and maintained by one drama therapist. This page explains the editorial process: how content is researched, fact-checked, sourced, and updated.
Content on this site is written by a drama therapist with clinical training, sourced from peer-reviewed journals and the official literature of NADTA, BADTh, and HCPC. Every page lists its sources where claims rest on specific research. Pages are reviewed at least once a quarter, more often when the underlying evidence changes. Affiliate relationships are disclosed in line and in full on the affiliate disclosure page. The site is not anonymous because of anything to hide; it is anonymous so the work can stand on its own.
Every page is written by a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) with 10+ years of clinical experience working with adults in private practice. A member of NADTA in good standing, with current Board Certified Trainer (BCT) status. The editor trained at a NADTA-approved graduate program and has held a leadership role on a NADTA committee. Writing is reviewed against current clinical literature before publication. The editor works under a pseudonymous editorial identity for reasons explained at the bottom of this page.
Three classes of source feed the content here:
Where a specific claim rests on a specific study, the source is named in the page and linked where possible. Where a claim is general clinical consensus, no inline citation is added but the relevant authority (NADTA, BADTh, etc.) is referenced.
Drama therapy is an established but still-developing field. Some claims have strong evidence (DvT for veteran PTSD, drama therapy for autistic social anxiety, reminiscence work for dementia). Others rest on clinical practice and case study rather than randomised controlled trials. Where the evidence base is thin, we say so.
We do not present clinical claims as more settled than they are. We do not make medical diagnoses, predict treatment outcomes, or replace clinical judgement. Drama therapy is one tool among many, and choosing it should be a decision made between client and clinician.
Each pillar page is reviewed at least once a quarter against current literature and current professional-body guidance. Pages are updated more often when:
Every page shows its Last reviewed date. The bibliography is updated as new significant work appears in the field.
Some links on this site are affiliate links: Amazon, Bookshop.org, Online-Therapy.com, Brightside Health, Headway, Psychology Today. When a reader signs up or buys through one of these links, the site earns a small commission, at no extra cost to the reader. Three rules govern this:
Full details are on the affiliate disclosure page.
If a claim on this site is wrong, please tell us. Include the page URL and the specific claim you believe is incorrect, with a source if you have one. We aim to follow up within two weeks. Material corrections are noted at the bottom of the affected page with the date.
Writing about mental health under a personal name has known costs: it shapes referrals, it complicates clinical privacy, and it routes credibility through a single person rather than the work itself. The intent here is the opposite: a resource that stands on the quality of its content, the rigour of its sources, and the clarity of its writing, not on the author's name.
Anonymity does not mean unaccountable. The author is a credentialled drama therapist, the sources are real, and the contact form is monitored.