Every client is an individual and has their own unique path. My job is to tune in, listen deeply, and support you on your journey towards true health.

What to expect in a Session:

I offer Creative Arts Therapy in-person only. My workspace located in Glen Forrest in the Perth Hills is in a private tranquil bush setting surrounded by trees and birds. My dogs can wander in and out (or not!). It's a space designed to put you at ease and allow your nervous system to relax.

For Adults: Your session is for you. You can choose what creative art therapy medium you prefer on the day or I can help guide you towards what may support your enquiry. By way of illustration, if you are feeling strong emotions then acrylic paints can provide a tempered outlet in which to explore and process them. If you are feeling unsafe or vulnerable, then watercolours may provide a gentler free flowing way to express emotions. Clay work can help you embody and ground your experiences and movement therapy can help you do the same. Writing therapy can help you find clarity within your thinking process, as can drawing with pencils. The opportunities for connecting experience and expression are endless. All of the creative arts therapy processes can help you imaginatively access, support and process your life experiences within a safely held space.

For Children: Sand tray therapy and generalised play therapy are perfect for younger children, providing them with the opportunity to safely act out what is real for them, and providing a forum in which different responses to play scenarios can be explored. There are figurines, models, toys, games, crafts and art making materials for indoor play and the garden outdoors provides opportunities for gross motor skill development, balance work, water play, cubby building and so on. Art therapy, writing therapy and movement therapy are ideal for older children and adolescents as there is no expectation that they verbalise their issues before they are ready to do so.

As with other therapies I offer, I only work with what the client is comfortable working with and at a pace that allows for integration of discoveries. There is a natural regulating rhythm that can be facilitated within the session to ensure that overwhelm is avoided. I have great faith in the process and in the way things unfold. There is no pushing, just allowing and honouring the uniqueness of the individual within the therapeutic process.

What Creative Arts Therapy can help with:

1. Self awareness

2. Capacity, resilience and self confidence

3. Learning new ways to meet challenges

4. Grounding and clarity

5. Visioning and goal setting

6. Personal expression

7. Understanding relationships

8. Grief

9. Trauma

10. Anxiety

11. Depression

12. Stress

13. Digestive disorders