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<h3>Background</h3> Individuals receiving hospice care, along with their families and staff, often experience emotional intensity and uncertainty that can be difficult to process. The unpredictable nature of end-of-life care limits access to traditional, ongoing psychotherapy. Brief, art-based interventions—such as single-session, non-directive art therapy—offer an alternative means of support, rooted in a long-standing tradition of providing psychological relief through creativity (1). These approaches are particularly valuable in palliative settings, where time and emotional resources are often limited (2). <h3>Methods</h3> A weekly or bi-weekly drop-in art therapy service was delivered in a communal IPU space over nine months (March–December 2025). Sessions were facilitated by HCPC-registered art psychotherapists and trainees. Participants—including patients, families, carers, and staff—could join and leave freely, engaging in art-making without pressure to speak or produce. Data collection included facilitator observations and participant feedback (in 3 words), art images, direct quotes from participants. <h3>Results</h3> Across 27 sessions, there were 94 attendances: 41 patients, 36 family members/carers, and 17 staff members. Participants stayed between 15 and 70 minutes. Preliminary coding of feedback revealed recurring words—Joy, Relaxed, and Happy—suggesting the space enables meaningful moments of creative engagement, respite, and emotional support (4). Staff have noted brief yet restorative effects, which may support wellbeing in a demanding care environment (5). Short reflection from art psychotherapist on process, challenges and limitation, and four artworks with consent and participant quotes will be showcased in the poster/presentation. <h3>Conclusion</h3> Single-session art therapy offers a meaningful, inclusive form of psychological support in hospice care. Beyond therapeutic benefit, this work highlights the need for research approaches in palliative care that can respond to fast-changing clinical realities while remaining evidence-informed. It also invites researcher–practitioners to explore how non-verbal expression, emotional immediacy, and brief relational encounters might be recognised as meaningful forms of evidence within creative, single-session interventions.