Art Therapy Psychologists and Therapists in Concord, NSW

PsyConnect Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counsellor, PACFA
Serves Area
She has graduated with a Master's in Counselling and Psychotherapy and expanded her skill base with additional training in EMDR and Art-based therapies.
Grishma is a warm person who believes in working creatively and collaboratively with clients to address their challenges. At PsyConnect, Grishma adopts an integrative counselling approach and offers a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. She works with the clients in a compassionate and culturally aware manner to help them connect with their inner strength and explore their infinite potential to manage challenging life situations one step at a time.
She has graduated with a Master's in Counselling and Psychotherapy and expanded her skill base with additional training in EMDR and Art-based therapies.
Grishma is a warm person who believes in working creatively and collaboratively with clients to address their challenges. At PsyConnect, Grishma adopts an integrative counselling approach and offers a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. She works with the clients in a compassionate and culturally aware manner to help them connect with their inner strength and explore their infinite potential to manage challenging life situations one step at a time.
(02) 7804 4801 View (02) 7804 4801
Hopeful Heart Counselling
Counsellor, MC, PACFA
1 Endorsed
Online Only
At Hopeful Heart we offer online counselling including individual therapy, couples counselling and group wellbeing workshops. We hope to create a safe space for you to feel seen heard and understood. We wish to come along side you as you navigate life's challenges and help you move towards the best version of yourself.
At Hopeful Heart we offer online counselling including individual therapy, couples counselling and group wellbeing workshops. We hope to create a safe space for you to feel seen heard and understood. We wish to come along side you as you navigate life's challenges and help you move towards the best version of yourself.
(02) 8609 3037 View (02) 8609 3037
Yasmin Amanakis
Counsellor, ACA-L1
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Have you been pushing through and trying different ways to cope? But deep down, you don’t just want to cope… you want to actually feel better within yourself, your relationships, and in your body? Often, the struggles we face in our daily lives, can start to feel like a pattern. Do you find yourself reacting or feeling hijacked by old wounds that resurface in the present? You don't have to stay stuck feeling this way, counselling offers a space to slow down and gently explore what's happening. I will help you develop new ways of relating with yourself and with others that feel calmer, clearer, and more connected.
Have you been pushing through and trying different ways to cope? But deep down, you don’t just want to cope… you want to actually feel better within yourself, your relationships, and in your body? Often, the struggles we face in our daily lives, can start to feel like a pattern. Do you find yourself reacting or feeling hijacked by old wounds that resurface in the present? You don't have to stay stuck feeling this way, counselling offers a space to slow down and gently explore what's happening. I will help you develop new ways of relating with yourself and with others that feel calmer, clearer, and more connected.
(02) 9051 2885 View (02) 9051 2885
Gissia Castelnoble
Psychologist, MA, PsyBA - Ed. Psych.
Serves Area
I use a flexible, evidence-based approach, including CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Art Therapy.
I am an educational and developmental psychologist with a particular interest in childhood, adolescent, and adult mental health, resilience building, and positive well-being. I practise from my clinic and provide specialised support to clients of all ages, empowering them to work through and achieve their treatment goals in a caring and safe environment.
I use a flexible, evidence-based approach, including CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Art Therapy.
I am an educational and developmental psychologist with a particular interest in childhood, adolescent, and adult mental health, resilience building, and positive well-being. I practise from my clinic and provide specialised support to clients of all ages, empowering them to work through and achieve their treatment goals in a caring and safe environment.
(02) 7804 4890 View (02) 7804 4890
Leila Mosavi
Counsellor, PACFA
Serves Area
Our ongoing work may involve uncovering attachment patterns, navigating deep emotional wounds or shadow material, and integrating creative tools like sound and art to support your nervous system healing.
People come to therapy for different reasons. Sometimes something breaks — a loss, an ending, a life that suddenly doesn't fit — and it's too heavy to carry alone. And sometimes the same thing keeps happening — the same kind of partner, the same challenges, the same chronic loneliness — until it feels like something you can't name is running things. I work with both. I'm a depth counsellor — attachment wounds, the shadow, trauma, grief, identity shifts. I specialise in shadow and soul work. Much of what runs us was built in survival — it was protection once. Whether you need room or answers, that's the work we can do together.
Our ongoing work may involve uncovering attachment patterns, navigating deep emotional wounds or shadow material, and integrating creative tools like sound and art to support your nervous system healing.
People come to therapy for different reasons. Sometimes something breaks — a loss, an ending, a life that suddenly doesn't fit — and it's too heavy to carry alone. And sometimes the same thing keeps happening — the same kind of partner, the same challenges, the same chronic loneliness — until it feels like something you can't name is running things. I work with both. I'm a depth counsellor — attachment wounds, the shadow, trauma, grief, identity shifts. I specialise in shadow and soul work. Much of what runs us was built in survival — it was protection once. Whether you need room or answers, that's the work we can do together.
(03) 6160 7619 View (03) 6160 7619

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Olivia Orru
Counsellor, ACA-L4
Liverpool, NSW 2170
I’m Olivia, a friendly, caring, and outgoing Registered Counsellor and ACA Approved Supervisor, dedicated to providing a warm and supportive space for clients and supervisees. With extensive experience working with diverse individuals—from children up to older adults—I am passionate about helping people navigate their emotional challenges with confidence and resilience. My person-centered approach integrates a range of evidence-based therapies, tailored to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. I strive to create a nurturing environment where individuals and families feel safe, heard, and empowered.
I’m Olivia, a friendly, caring, and outgoing Registered Counsellor and ACA Approved Supervisor, dedicated to providing a warm and supportive space for clients and supervisees. With extensive experience working with diverse individuals—from children up to older adults—I am passionate about helping people navigate their emotional challenges with confidence and resilience. My person-centered approach integrates a range of evidence-based therapies, tailored to meet each client’s unique needs and goals. I strive to create a nurturing environment where individuals and families feel safe, heard, and empowered.
(02) 8105 5362 View (02) 8105 5362
Skye E Hudson Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MA, PACFA
Online Only
I’m a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming psychotherapist who works from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens. With a background in Gestalt therapy and a personal understanding of AUDHD and complex trauma, I offer compassionate, creative support for sensitive souls, neurodivergent adults, overwhelmed parents, and anyone navigating life transitions or self-doubt.
I’m a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming psychotherapist who works from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens. With a background in Gestalt therapy and a personal understanding of AUDHD and complex trauma, I offer compassionate, creative support for sensitive souls, neurodivergent adults, overwhelmed parents, and anyone navigating life transitions or self-doubt.
(02) 5604 8849 View (02) 5604 8849
Natasha Martin
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Marrickville, NSW 2204
As an art psychotherapist, I work with both words and creativity to explore experiences that can be difficult to access through talking alone.
My counselling room is a space that can hold your fears, your anger, your grief, and even your happiest moments, the whole of you. It is a space where you no longer have to hold onto the mask. A space where you can take it off, feel seen, and explore your experiences without judgment. My role is to be present alongside you, offering support, curiosity, and compassion as we make sense of what has brought you here.
As an art psychotherapist, I work with both words and creativity to explore experiences that can be difficult to access through talking alone.
My counselling room is a space that can hold your fears, your anger, your grief, and even your happiest moments, the whole of you. It is a space where you no longer have to hold onto the mask. A space where you can take it off, feel seen, and explore your experiences without judgment. My role is to be present alongside you, offering support, curiosity, and compassion as we make sense of what has brought you here.
0403 639 080 View 0403 639 080
Jerico Mandybur
Psychotherapist, MA, AThR
Coogee, NSW 2034
As an arts-based therapist, my practice integrates art materials and somatic inquiry, alongside conversation, to support clients through complex emotional experiences, identity exploration, and meaning-making.
Arts therapy is particularly helpful to clients who struggle to put words to their experience, or would benefit from a more trauma-informed, embodied approach. I offer an attuned, compassionate container for clients to engage with inner complexity and emerge with greater clarity and resilience. My practice is affirming and person-centered, always.
As an arts-based therapist, my practice integrates art materials and somatic inquiry, alongside conversation, to support clients through complex emotional experiences, identity exploration, and meaning-making.
Arts therapy is particularly helpful to clients who struggle to put words to their experience, or would benefit from a more trauma-informed, embodied approach. I offer an attuned, compassionate container for clients to engage with inner complexity and emerge with greater clarity and resilience. My practice is affirming and person-centered, always.
(02) 9538 7381 View (02) 9538 7381
Diksha Singla
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
Serves Area
You may be functioning on the outside — working, studying, showing up — while internally feeling anxious, disconnected, or emotionally drained. You might find yourself overthinking everything, repeating relationship patterns, or quietly questioning your self-worth. Even when nothing looks “wrong,” something doesn’t feel settled inside. Many people come to therapy not because they are broken, but because coping alone has become exhausting.
You may be functioning on the outside — working, studying, showing up — while internally feeling anxious, disconnected, or emotionally drained. You might find yourself overthinking everything, repeating relationship patterns, or quietly questioning your self-worth. Even when nothing looks “wrong,” something doesn’t feel settled inside. Many people come to therapy not because they are broken, but because coping alone has become exhausting.
0415 785 149 View 0415 785 149
Michelle Lyons-Zwarenstein
Counsellor, MA, PACFA
Online Only
Hi, I’m Michelle. I am a PACFA accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and over 25 years’ experience supporting young people, parents and educators. My approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental. I support adolescents, young adults, parents and educators with concerns such as anxiety, school stress, emotional regulation, grief, trauma, self-esteem and family or relationship challenges. I aim to provide a safe space where clients feel heard, valued and supported to build insight, resilience and meaningful change.
Hi, I’m Michelle. I am a PACFA accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and over 25 years’ experience supporting young people, parents and educators. My approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental. I support adolescents, young adults, parents and educators with concerns such as anxiety, school stress, emotional regulation, grief, trauma, self-esteem and family or relationship challenges. I aim to provide a safe space where clients feel heard, valued and supported to build insight, resilience and meaningful change.
(02) 8000 1637 View (02) 8000 1637
Alexa Halim
Psychotherapist, MA, AThR
1 Endorsed
Parramatta, NSW 2150
I draw from narrative, psychodynamic, and person-centred therapies, integrating Art Therapy when it feels helpful.
Life can look fine on the outside, while feeling overwhelming on the inside. You may be carrying anxiety, burnout, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, or a quiet sense that you've lost touch with yourself. Perhaps you've spent so long coping that you're no longer sure what feeling okay is supposed to look like. Together, we'll work to understand what's keeping you stuck, strengthen your emotional resilience, and help you move towards a life that feels more grounded, meaningful and authentic.
I draw from narrative, psychodynamic, and person-centred therapies, integrating Art Therapy when it feels helpful.
Life can look fine on the outside, while feeling overwhelming on the inside. You may be carrying anxiety, burnout, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, or a quiet sense that you've lost touch with yourself. Perhaps you've spent so long coping that you're no longer sure what feeling okay is supposed to look like. Together, we'll work to understand what's keeping you stuck, strengthen your emotional resilience, and help you move towards a life that feels more grounded, meaningful and authentic.
(02) 7804 4876 View (02) 7804 4876
Nirekha De Silva
Counsellor, PhD, ACA-L3
3 Endorsed
Online Only
You may notice that despite your best efforts, stress, conflict, or painful memories keep resurfacing. Your mind might race, your body may feel tense, or you may find it hard to stay present and calm. These experiences are not signs of weakness. They’re signs that your nervous system has been working hard to keep you safe. Over time, those protective responses can leave you feeling disconnected, on edge, or exhausted. Healing begins when we start to listen to these signals with curiosity and compassion, understanding what your mind and body are trying to tell you, and gently creating space for balance and renewal.
You may notice that despite your best efforts, stress, conflict, or painful memories keep resurfacing. Your mind might race, your body may feel tense, or you may find it hard to stay present and calm. These experiences are not signs of weakness. They’re signs that your nervous system has been working hard to keep you safe. Over time, those protective responses can leave you feeling disconnected, on edge, or exhausted. Healing begins when we start to listen to these signals with curiosity and compassion, understanding what your mind and body are trying to tell you, and gently creating space for balance and renewal.
(02) 4703 5394 View (02) 4703 5394
Colleen Mary Nicholas
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Greystanes, NSW 2145
I’m an Art Therapist, Sandtray Therapist, Interactive Drawing Therapist and Counsellor.
Art and Sandtray are ways of communicating non-verbally. Images help us to visualise our thoughts and feelings and the unconscious becomes conscious. The therapist helps you to explore the meaning of your artwork or sand world and, through therapy, find resolution and healing.
I’m an Art Therapist, Sandtray Therapist, Interactive Drawing Therapist and Counsellor.
Art and Sandtray are ways of communicating non-verbally. Images help us to visualise our thoughts and feelings and the unconscious becomes conscious. The therapist helps you to explore the meaning of your artwork or sand world and, through therapy, find resolution and healing.
(02) 8609 3981 View (02) 8609 3981
Trix Harvey
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Sutherland, NSW 2232
Life can get heavy. Maybe you’re carrying something from your past that won’t let you rest, feeling disconnected from the people you love, or just running on empty and not quite sure how you got here. Whatever’s brought you to this moment — you don’t have to face it alone. Trix Harvey is a counsellor who genuinely cares about the people she works with. With 10 years of experience — including specialised work with refugee trauma — she brings both warmth and deep expertise to every session. Her areas of focus include anxiety, trauma recovery, and relationship issues, and she works with each person as a whole: mind, body, and spirit.
Life can get heavy. Maybe you’re carrying something from your past that won’t let you rest, feeling disconnected from the people you love, or just running on empty and not quite sure how you got here. Whatever’s brought you to this moment — you don’t have to face it alone. Trix Harvey is a counsellor who genuinely cares about the people she works with. With 10 years of experience — including specialised work with refugee trauma — she brings both warmth and deep expertise to every session. Her areas of focus include anxiety, trauma recovery, and relationship issues, and she works with each person as a whole: mind, body, and spirit.
(02) 8355 9713 View (02) 8355 9713
Direct Focus Solutions
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Kingsford, NSW 2032
Direct Focus Solutions (DFS) proudly works with clients of all ages and abilities to support them across their lifespans. Our multidisciplinary team of allied health practitioners is able to deliver individually-tailored services for clients who approach us to receive psychology, counselling, occupational therapy, speech pathology, social work, support work, and much more. In addition to private clients, DFS is an NDIS registered provider and is also able to fully support NDIS participants in addition to clients requiring services under Medicare, Victims Services, the DVA, and many other streams.
Direct Focus Solutions (DFS) proudly works with clients of all ages and abilities to support them across their lifespans. Our multidisciplinary team of allied health practitioners is able to deliver individually-tailored services for clients who approach us to receive psychology, counselling, occupational therapy, speech pathology, social work, support work, and much more. In addition to private clients, DFS is an NDIS registered provider and is also able to fully support NDIS participants in addition to clients requiring services under Medicare, Victims Services, the DVA, and many other streams.
1300 197 949 x1 View 1300 197 949 x1
Marie Horvath
Counsellor, PACFA
Cromer, NSW 2099
My approach is client-centred, drawing on Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), alongside creative Art Therapy-informed tools.
My ideal clients are adults at a crossroads: a school leaver just starting out, a mid-lifer feeling stuck, someone navigating redundancy, or a person dealing with grief and loss. They are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about their next step and looking for a safe, compassionate space to find a way forward. A Registered Clinical Counsellor, I take a client-centred approach, tailoring every session to individual needs. Together we clarify values, strengths and goals, developing practical strategies for meaningful change. Clients grow in resilience and confidence, feeling empowered to transition into a new life.
My approach is client-centred, drawing on Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), alongside creative Art Therapy-informed tools.
My ideal clients are adults at a crossroads: a school leaver just starting out, a mid-lifer feeling stuck, someone navigating redundancy, or a person dealing with grief and loss. They are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about their next step and looking for a safe, compassionate space to find a way forward. A Registered Clinical Counsellor, I take a client-centred approach, tailoring every session to individual needs. Together we clarify values, strengths and goals, developing practical strategies for meaningful change. Clients grow in resilience and confidence, feeling empowered to transition into a new life.
(02) 8403 1664 View (02) 8403 1664
Paul Mitchell
Psychotherapist, PACFA
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Sometimes we experience a sense of stuckness in life and things can seem as though they are on a loop. We are bothered by inner resistance, doubt, restlessness, or anxiety. There may be challenges showing in our relationships, work, dreams and physical wellness. These symptoms could be signalling that something is emerging, something quite useful. It’s entirely possible that this is an invitation to grow, to learn, to change. I will support you to explore what is happening in a safe and meaningful way.
Sometimes we experience a sense of stuckness in life and things can seem as though they are on a loop. We are bothered by inner resistance, doubt, restlessness, or anxiety. There may be challenges showing in our relationships, work, dreams and physical wellness. These symptoms could be signalling that something is emerging, something quite useful. It’s entirely possible that this is an invitation to grow, to learn, to change. I will support you to explore what is happening in a safe and meaningful way.
(02) 5604 9802 View (02) 5604 9802
Leanne Lott
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Serves Area
Hi I’m Leanne, a Counsellor, Art Therapist, EFT Practitioner and Eating Psychology Coach, with more than 30 years’ experience supporting women’s wellbeing.
What you can expect when you come to see me is firstly to be heard in a safe and confidential space. Your sessions with me are focused on what you want to work on at a pace that feels safe for you. I bring extensive experience supporting women through trauma, anxiety, grief and depression.
Hi I’m Leanne, a Counsellor, Art Therapist, EFT Practitioner and Eating Psychology Coach, with more than 30 years’ experience supporting women’s wellbeing.
What you can expect when you come to see me is firstly to be heard in a safe and confidential space. Your sessions with me are focused on what you want to work on at a pace that feels safe for you. I bring extensive experience supporting women through trauma, anxiety, grief and depression.
(02) 5104 1056 View (02) 5104 1056
Mindkshetra
Counsellor, ACA-L4
Wentworthville, NSW 2145
Together let us create a space - where you longer have to 'Just Ignore' and can 'Safely Explore' your wellbeing through art in our art therapy groups in Sydney.
Whatever life adversity/situation/issues the young(er) person is muddling through - anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger management, stress, bullying, friendship issues, social anxiety, learning difficulties and building self-confidence, dealing with loss - We are invested in helping the young(er) person navigate through this sensitive stage with a focus on strengthening their overall wellbeing using creativity as a means. We also help adults cope with a range of life issues like coping with stress, anxiety, depression, anger management, divorce or separation, identity and acculturation issues, improving communication. ​
Together let us create a space - where you longer have to 'Just Ignore' and can 'Safely Explore' your wellbeing through art in our art therapy groups in Sydney.
Whatever life adversity/situation/issues the young(er) person is muddling through - anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger management, stress, bullying, friendship issues, social anxiety, learning difficulties and building self-confidence, dealing with loss - We are invested in helping the young(er) person navigate through this sensitive stage with a focus on strengthening their overall wellbeing using creativity as a means. We also help adults cope with a range of life issues like coping with stress, anxiety, depression, anger management, divorce or separation, identity and acculturation issues, improving communication. ​
(02) 8806 1337 View (02) 8806 1337
Art Therapy
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.

Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.

How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.

What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.