Art Therapy

Art Therapy & Counselling

Hello and welcome!

Thanks for visiting and taking time to view my services.

This may be the first time you have explored Art Therapy and you may wonder about it’s ability to support you or someone you know. I am here to offer a service which caters to those who are sensitive in nature and would like a a gentle approach to counseling. I aim to create a safe space where we weave together creative practices to support your mental health. It’s a space where you can land fully into yourself, be present and begin wherever you are. It allows the mind to take a well deserved break and lets you drop into the sensory world of symbols, images and perhaps your dreams. Allowing your hands to create what may be within and then applying some meaning making to the process. It can be quite calming and soothing to the senses.

Please click here for a simple description of art therapy & it’s therapeutic outcomes.

My approach:

I aim to engage your emotional & mental health which may invite the sensory realm to play & insights can be found and shared. There is absolutely no need for artistic ability as the aim is around inner work and not the outcome being art as such. That doesn’t mean you won’t create something nice, however the intention is to allow for self expression & self awareness to be appreciated & shared. I work from a humanistic and person centered approach and can incorporate the transpersonal world if that is of interest. This may include making imagery about dreams, creating rituals to support life transitions and mask making.

In art therapy there are many tools you can choose to bring into our sessions such as:

Clay // Drawing // Mixed Media // Collage // Watercolors // Photography // Painting // Poetry // Dream work // Movement & beyond.

My background:

I have worked in community services since 2004 and provided support in youth participation, mental health & disability programs for organisations such as MIND, Flourish Australia & Centre for non-violence. Being trauma informed & client centered, I encourage your self expression and support regulation of the nervous system. My own lived experiences inform my work & I enjoy walking alongside people on their unique journeys. I stay up to date with the latest training and my professional development will give some insight on this. Please see Meet Lisa for my qualifications & professional development.

Organisations I have worked with include:

Mcauley - Community Services for Women

Edmund Rice Services (Atkinson)

Ballarat Health Services

I offer support for:

A range of health issues including but not limited to experiences of anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress. I am Neuroaffirming & LGBTIQA + affirmative & you can find out more about that here.

Benefits of art therapy

There are many including increased connection to self and others, emotional regulation, increased self esteem and awareness, re-connection to inner child and play, creation of new stories & deep listening to intuition and inner self.

Individual sessions

I work with a diverse range of individuals in a one to one setting at this stage & I am available to see NDIS clients who are self and plan managed, please contact me for further intake information.

Location:

I deliver services mobile to your home in Melbourne ( within 30kms of Essendon, 3040 )

& online via Zoom.

Group work requests & are also welcome.

Fees: Please contact me for an updated list of fees & my sliding scale.

I am a Professional Member of Holistic Therapists Australia and hold a current WWCC.

Thanks,

Lisa

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live and work – the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. I acknowledge that their sovereignty over this land was never ceded and I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.