Art Therapy; Counselling and Clinical Supervision Services

Art Therapy is a form of psychological therapy that combines hands-on art making, image appreciation & conversation to achieve a sense of well-being.  

The emphasis is on the process of creating, expressing, communicating and meaning making.  It is not about creating a pleasing end product.   

Sometimes there is no art making and people prefer to talk, this is okay too.  

Art therapy is for adults, adolescence and children.   

People come to art therapy for many different reasons. Many have had talking therapies for years and are looking for alternative approaches.

Art therapy can help with the following: improve unmeet early developmental needs, 

process trauma in a gentle/safe way, regulate emotional states, improve self esteem/ self confidence, assist in pain management, deal with grief and loss, recover from addictions,  help manage mental health and wellbeing, resolve conflict, improve communication and improve feelings of connect to Self and others.

Art therapy supervision for health care worker and all professional services is available.

Art therapy differs to talking therapies in that there is focus on the process. The whole brain is engaged along with the body, emotions, thoughts and sensory information.

Art therapy informs us in ways word can't. It's as simple as making marks on a paper to express an attitude or emotion. This is a bit like making a map of what is happening internally and sharing it with the art therapist. By externalizing the issue/feeling and “seeing” it we can change the relationship with the problem and get a different perspective.   

No art experience is necessary.