https://holisticarttherapy.com.au/home daily 1.0 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/bfb1f892-a07d-4655-9b46-3a9060ec7723/ANZACATA-web-logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/ba7014d0-6e3d-42da-ac6b-eae2748a96a3/aca-logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/8b87329f-89f7-4be3-abd6-7fb5491f465a/PACFA+small+.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/9b3aa51a-73e9-48b8-bcb7-eb8eca214184/SDI-Logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/e14125c6-b1c6-4d28-aa12-315d6386e981/Worksafe.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/ee0ce206-4b62-4a45-aefb-38a21937b9f2/Profile+Pic+1+-+2026.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/1645515304695-89WR7PXBPW2W3VADU7CH/unsplash-image-jmb4HafBuS0.jpg Home Clinical Art Therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession grounded in applied psychological theory and clinical expertise. I am a master-level mental health professional, having completed 750 hours of psychiatric hospital placement. I aim to facilitate active art-making, where clients can deeply engage with troubling issues by means of imagination and creativity. The art therapy process engages with the mind, body, and spirit in ways that are distinct from verbal articulation alone. Artistic ability is never a requirement, since art therapy is underpinned by the belief in the creative nature of the human spirit. My practice is guided by ethical standards and a social justice ethos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/1644924521934-6R35EPHTCM2JJH2R5DCV/unsplash-image-K8XYGbw4Ahg.jpg Home Benefits of Art Therapy. Boosts self-esteem Affirms dignity and self-worth Provides an emotional outlet Helps to express oneself in a way that is safe and contained while accessing traumatic material Integrates and helps tolerate disassociated painful memories Awakens senses and stimulates a flow of life energy Brings about a feeling of integrity, wholeness and connectedness Fosters sense of life’s meaning and spirituality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/1646735653760-1BU82LY7X5P6Q68ZNU98/GettyImages-1295236842.jpg Home I am professionally trained to deliver DBT-informed counselling and art therapy. I have completed courses in DBT and BPD with the Spectrum Personality Disorder Service for Victoria and the Harvard Medical School. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) sees a psychotherapeutic relationship as central to healing. It is an effective evidence-based treatment predominantly used in psychiatric settings to assist people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and other mental health disorders. Its principle areas cover: Mindfulness Emotion regulation skills Validation and acceptance Distress tolerance skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/00c331f7-805f-4489-8b85-35f5bf3cfe1d/unsplash-image-KG7CCyD0-QE.jpg Home - Inclusive Practice. I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and pay my respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. I am committed to providing an inclusive & respectful service. I welcome all, irrespective of gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion and ethnicity. https://holisticarttherapy.com.au/make-an-enquiry daily 0.75 2022-11-06 https://holisticarttherapy.com.au/intake daily 0.75 2023-08-10 https://holisticarttherapy.com.au/supervision daily 0.75 2023-08-10 https://holisticarttherapy.com.au/book daily 0.75 2024-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620a3a6dab8403213f66083f/1691581123035-RF8JCA7Y3YR68GR6EB0G/image-asset.jpeg