Marita Jacobsson
Counsellor, MA, AThR
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Halford Street, Castlemaine, VIC 3450
Let's Connect (03) 6317 5001
Even if you feel you're not creative or can't do art, I gently offer a creative process for you on your journey. We can also use talking only, if you prefer....Weaving arts-based inquiry, with trauma-informed counselling, we can explore other ways to live well with emotional and physical pain or diagnosed illnesses, to find wisdom to live with more wellbeing and enlivenment. We can co-create to find the best map forward for you, reflecting/updating along the way. I walk along with you as a companion, where we explore, express and experience together to discover your innate healing energy and thread this into your life, in your way..
I will support you compassionately and care-fully to make sense of things together, with other ways-of-knowing, using different approaches such as talking, visual arts, writing, poetry, clay, photography, connection to nature, connecting to your body, textiles arts and . We will design and map out together a supported pathway for you, towards your wellbeing.
I support women and offer you a free chat, to see if my approaches may be the most helpful one for your needs. I offer online sessions if distance is an issue. If you're curious to know more, reach out and ask any questions. I can also link you to other professionals, if we discover that I am not the right person/approach to serve you. I am NDIS Registered.
Call or Email Marita Jacobsson now for a free 15 minute consultation - (03) 6317 5001
Let's Connect (03) 6317 5001
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $140
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Electronic Funds Transfer, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- NDIS
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you Email
Marita Jacobsson
Counsellor, MA, AThR
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association Marita Jacobsson
- In Practice for 9 Years
- Certificate from Therapist Training, Western Australia EMDR Introductory Workshop / 2024
- Certificate from Therapy Wisdom TIST 1: Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors with Janina Fisher Ph.D. / 2023
- Creative Arts Therapy, Masters, Graduated 2010
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
Practice Areas
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Expressive Arts
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (03) 6317 5001
Marita Jacobsson
Counsellor, MA, AThR