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Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy

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Available both in-person and online
2 Manallack Street Brunswick, VIC 3056
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Hiya, I'm JD! (Athr - they/them) I am a playful and curious Creative Art Therapist with over a decade of experience in the mental health and disability sectors. My Art Therapy practice focuses on supporting the Transgender Community. My passion is supporting you to no longer live your life as a reaction but to (art and) craft your response to life's challenges. If you think we could be a good fit, please book a free-discovery call on my website or shoot me an email.
I am proudly transgender, disabled, and neurodivergent which deeply informs my practice. I love supporting people to use art-making to work through complex trauma, explore their identity and to develop art-based tool-kits for coping in their everyday life.
I whole heartedly believe that there is art in everything around us if we take the time to look. As such, sessions can be tailored to your goals and interests and can be on site at Trans Space or include photography in the Brunswick community, sketching whilst people-watching, making art at a park or writing poems about what we see on a walk.
Call or Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy now for a free 15 minute consultation - 0489 078 209

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Manallack Studios

2 Manallack Street

Brunswick, VIC 3056 map

 0489 078 209
Website
I am currently seeing clients in-person on Wednesdays from Trans Space in Brunswick with the vision to extend into other weekdays soon!
I focus on LGBTQ+ and Transgender 
$180 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 
A bit about me outside of Art Therapy!
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Let's Connect 0489 078 209
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Manallack Studios

2 Manallack Street

Brunswick, VIC 3056 map

 0489 078 209
Website
I am currently seeing clients in-person on Wednesdays from Trans Space in Brunswick with the vision to extend into other weekdays soon!
I focus on LGBTQ+ and Transgender 
$180 Per Session  
Individual one-on-one therapy 
A bit about me outside of Art Therapy!
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $180
  • Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Electronic Funds Transfer
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I offer sliding scale payment options. We can discuss your personal circumstances in your Free Discovery Call. I will also be exploring NDIS Funding in the near future.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209
"
I offer sliding scale payment options. We can discuss your personal circumstances in your Free Discovery Call. I will also be exploring NDIS Funding in the near future.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209

Qualifications

    Counsellor: Jd Mitchell
  • Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association Jd Mitchell

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • Master in Therapeutic Arts Practice , Graduated 2024

    • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with ANZACATA Professional / 2025
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I have worked in the mental health, disability and youth sectors for ten years. I have extensive experience with the Transgender Community, complex trauma, and suicidal ideation.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209
"
I have worked in the mental health, disability and youth sectors for ten years. I have extensive experience with the Transgender Community, complex trauma, and suicidal ideation.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209

Expertise and Interests

Top Expertise

  • LGBTQ+
  • Transgender

Practice Areas

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Peer Relationships
  • Psychosis
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
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Art Therapy is a powerful tool to explore your gender identity, internal world and how you relate to the world around you. Art Therapy sessions allow us to explore your coping skills, emotional and thought patterns and communication styles in relationships. Art Therapy can support you with identifying your values and decision-making towards the the kind of future you would like to move towards.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209
"
Art Therapy is a powerful tool to explore your gender identity, internal world and how you relate to the world around you. Art Therapy sessions allow us to explore your coping skills, emotional and thought patterns and communication styles in relationships. Art Therapy can support you with identifying your values and decision-making towards the the kind of future you would like to move towards.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209

Endorsement

Lee Taube
Lee Taube
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
JD is a creative Art Therapist that has a curious and playful style to help clients express themself. JD is specifically excellent at working with young people, gender diverse people, neurodivergent folk & people that talk therapy doesn't work for them.

Client Focus

Age

Teen , 
Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Transgender Allied

Age

Teen , 
Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Art Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Expressive Arts
  • Person-Centred
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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My Art Therapy approach is mutli-modal. I enjoy using the body, voice and and the environment as key parts of art-making. I incorporate elements of play therapy and sand play into my Art Therapy approach. I can adapt my approach to be structured or free-form depending on your needs and goals.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209
"
My Art Therapy approach is mutli-modal. I enjoy using the body, voice and and the environment as key parts of art-making. I incorporate elements of play therapy and sand play into my Art Therapy approach. I can adapt my approach to be structured or free-form depending on your needs and goals.
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0489 078 209

Location

Primary Location

Manallack Studios

2 Manallack Street

Brunswick, VIC 3056

0489 078 209

Email Us

Website

Nearby Areas

Cities/Towns

Regions

Postcodes

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I am currently seeing clients in-person on Wednesdays from Trans Space in Brunswick with the vision to extend into other weekdays soon!
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call for a free consultation now - 0489 078 209
"
I am currently seeing clients in-person on Wednesdays from Trans Space in Brunswick with the vision to extend into other weekdays soon!
Photo of Jd Mitchell - Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy , Counsellor, AThR
Craft your Response - Creative Art Therapy
Counsellor, AThR
Call for a free consultation now - 0489 078 209