Art Therapy Psychologists and Therapists in Cronulla, NSW
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from holding it all together on the outside while everything underneath feels like it's barely keeping up. With this can come anxiety, overwhelm, rage, and maybe even a sense of having lost yourself somewhere along the way. I work with women across Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire, in person and online, supporting them to create space for what's been asking to be felt, and find their way back to feeling lighter, more resourced, and more in control. Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from holding it all together on the outside while everything underneath feels like it's barely keeping up. With this can come anxiety, overwhelm, rage, and maybe even a sense of having lost yourself somewhere along the way. I work with women across Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire, in person and online, supporting them to create space for what's been asking to be felt, and find their way back to feeling lighter, more resourced, and more in control. Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation
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.
Society has viewed addiction as a weakness that you are powerless over or a defect of character only impacting those from lower socioeconomic status. The reality is that addiction doesn't discriminate! The TARA Clinic helps busy and successful people to regain control over substance use and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind, because we believe that everyone deserves to find the freedom they truly crave.
Society has viewed addiction as a weakness that you are powerless over or a defect of character only impacting those from lower socioeconomic status. The reality is that addiction doesn't discriminate! The TARA Clinic helps busy and successful people to regain control over substance use and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind, because we believe that everyone deserves to find the freedom they truly crave.
I see children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD or autistic profiles who feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or worn down by systems that weren’t designed for them. They may be navigating anxiety, burnout, emotional regulation challenges, trauma, identity questions, or life transitions. Their goal is to better understand themselves, feel accepted rather than “fixed,” and build confidence using strengths-based, practical strategies that genuinely fit them. I am also an EMDR therapist and support clients in processing trauma in a safe, compassionate way. I too am a mum of two and proudly neurodivergent myself.
I see children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD or autistic profiles who feel misunderstood, overwhelmed, or worn down by systems that weren’t designed for them. They may be navigating anxiety, burnout, emotional regulation challenges, trauma, identity questions, or life transitions. Their goal is to better understand themselves, feel accepted rather than “fixed,” and build confidence using strengths-based, practical strategies that genuinely fit them. I am also an EMDR therapist and support clients in processing trauma in a safe, compassionate way. I too am a mum of two and proudly neurodivergent myself.
I work with young people aged 12–25 and their parents. Some families come to me for the everyday challenges of growing up — anxiety, friendship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, school stress, or not feeling like they belong. Others are in harder territory — withdrawal, school refusal, substance use, rage, or behaviours that keep parents awake at night.
Most parents arrive with the same question: Why isn’t what I’m doing working, and how do I reach my kid again? I help families answer that — by decoding what’s driving the behaviour and creating a space young people feel safe enough to do the work.
I work with young people aged 12–25 and their parents. Some families come to me for the everyday challenges of growing up — anxiety, friendship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, school stress, or not feeling like they belong. Others are in harder territory — withdrawal, school refusal, substance use, rage, or behaviours that keep parents awake at night.
Most parents arrive with the same question: Why isn’t what I’m doing working, and how do I reach my kid again? I help families answer that — by decoding what’s driving the behaviour and creating a space young people feel safe enough to do the work.
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I am a qualified and registered art therapist and counsellor, committed to supporting your health and wellbeing journey.
You might be wondering, "What if I'm not good at art?", don't worry! The purpose of art therapy isn't to be "good" at art, or at any creative expression at all! Art therapy is for everyone who feels like would like access to a language that does not rely on words alone. If you have questions regarding your specific concerns, please contact me via email.
I am a qualified and registered art therapist and counsellor, committed to supporting your health and wellbeing journey.
You might be wondering, "What if I'm not good at art?", don't worry! The purpose of art therapy isn't to be "good" at art, or at any creative expression at all! Art therapy is for everyone who feels like would like access to a language that does not rely on words alone. If you have questions regarding your specific concerns, please contact me via email.
Safe, sensitive, inclusive counselling & therapeutic supports for children, adolescents and adults. My therapeutic style is warm, creative and adaptable. I create a space where you can feel safe, understood and accepted. I focus on your strengths. I help you identify what you are doing well and build on those abilities. My specialist skills can help people of all ages and abilities to express their thoughts and feelings creatively.
Safe, sensitive, inclusive counselling & therapeutic supports for children, adolescents and adults. My therapeutic style is warm, creative and adaptable. I create a space where you can feel safe, understood and accepted. I focus on your strengths. I help you identify what you are doing well and build on those abilities. My specialist skills can help people of all ages and abilities to express their thoughts and feelings creatively.
Facing challenges in your life? Having trouble managing your child's behaviour? Let me pour you a hot cup of tea and we can chat. I am warm, engaging and approachable. Take that first step and contact me today! I am offer services under the Mental Health Care Plan. We can discuss ways we can support you in having a better relationship with people around you, reach your goals and have a happier and more contented life.
Facing challenges in your life? Having trouble managing your child's behaviour? Let me pour you a hot cup of tea and we can chat. I am warm, engaging and approachable. Take that first step and contact me today! I am offer services under the Mental Health Care Plan. We can discuss ways we can support you in having a better relationship with people around you, reach your goals and have a happier and more contented life.
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
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.
She is well trained in various therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, Theraplay, Art and Play Therapy, MiCBT, TF-CBT, and FBT.
Do you or a loved one struggle to make others happy while dealing with anxiety? Or experience low self-esteem, overthinking, or procrastinating —you are not alone. Many individuals face similar challenges, like ADHD, difficulties with sleep that lead to irritability, persistent stress that feels unrelenting, depression, trauma or the daunting task of managing intense emotions that can overwhelm even the strongest among us.
Life isn’t a straight path. We're here to walk this journey with you every step of the way, transforming your struggles into courage, strength, and resilience for personal growth and self-improvement.
She is well trained in various therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, Theraplay, Art and Play Therapy, MiCBT, TF-CBT, and FBT.
Do you or a loved one struggle to make others happy while dealing with anxiety? Or experience low self-esteem, overthinking, or procrastinating —you are not alone. Many individuals face similar challenges, like ADHD, difficulties with sleep that lead to irritability, persistent stress that feels unrelenting, depression, trauma or the daunting task of managing intense emotions that can overwhelm even the strongest among us.
Life isn’t a straight path. We're here to walk this journey with you every step of the way, transforming your struggles into courage, strength, and resilience for personal growth and self-improvement.
I work with clients to explore and understand what is going on in their lives and within themselves, so they can live differently. My experience shows that clients often know what they do not like about themselves and their lives. However, it can be tricky to flip the coin and identify, at a deeper level, their needs and what they truly value. I listen carefully and help you understand yourself.
Together we identify goals and work towards them. There is no one size fits all plan or type of therapy that provides a magic wand. However there are better ways of doing therapy over others.
I work with clients to explore and understand what is going on in their lives and within themselves, so they can live differently. My experience shows that clients often know what they do not like about themselves and their lives. However, it can be tricky to flip the coin and identify, at a deeper level, their needs and what they truly value. I listen carefully and help you understand yourself.
Together we identify goals and work towards them. There is no one size fits all plan or type of therapy that provides a magic wand. However there are better ways of doing therapy over others.
I also provide art therapy and counselling services through Victims Services funding, as well as NSW Workers Compensation and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) schemes.
I also provide art therapy and counselling services through Victims Services funding, as well as NSW Workers Compensation and Compulsory Third Party (CTP) schemes.
Originally trained in Brazil, I hold postgraduate qualifications in Art Therapy and Psychological Practice and am a registered Australian psychologist.
As the founder of Hawkesbury River Psychology, I offer online and nature-based therapy on the Hawkesbury River. My approach integrates mindfulness, art therapy, and creative expression. I also run anxiety management, suicide prevention for young people, and men’s support groups—held on a boat or in the bush—to foster connection and healing.
Originally trained in Brazil, I hold postgraduate qualifications in Art Therapy and Psychological Practice and am a registered Australian psychologist.
As the founder of Hawkesbury River Psychology, I offer online and nature-based therapy on the Hawkesbury River. My approach integrates mindfulness, art therapy, and creative expression. I also run anxiety management, suicide prevention for young people, and men’s support groups—held on a boat or in the bush—to foster connection and healing.
I'm a senior psychologist and nutritionist with over 8-years privately working at the intersection of mental and physical health, specifically the gut-brain axis. Many of my clients come to me feeling dismissed elsewhere, or like they've been managing symptoms in isolation: tired, brain fog, stressed nervous system, hormonal shifts and weight gain, low mood that stays flat, or feeling of chronic burnout.
I don't treat the mind and the gut as separate problems. Using a whole-person approach that combines psychology, nutritional science, and somatic nervous system work, I look at how these systems influence each other specific to you.
I'm a senior psychologist and nutritionist with over 8-years privately working at the intersection of mental and physical health, specifically the gut-brain axis. Many of my clients come to me feeling dismissed elsewhere, or like they've been managing symptoms in isolation: tired, brain fog, stressed nervous system, hormonal shifts and weight gain, low mood that stays flat, or feeling of chronic burnout.
I don't treat the mind and the gut as separate problems. Using a whole-person approach that combines psychology, nutritional science, and somatic nervous system work, I look at how these systems influence each other specific to you.
I tailor modalities that best suit you eg Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Therapy, Gut-directed hypnotherapy, Prevention therapy (Mindfulness Training, personalised Wellbeing Plan), goal-setting, Psychoeducation, Art/Play therapy, Self-regulation, motivational training, IPSRT, values-based decision/action.
Across the lifespan my clients are children, youth, adult, senior, family, migrant, employee, carer, people with disability (ADHD, autism, vision-impaired). I support 3 types of needs: 1) Clinical: Anxiety, depression, injury/illness, pain, IBS. I make assessment recommendations too; 2) People facing difficult situations: Stress,exam, job, fussy eater, relationships, separation, coping with loss, suicide, role transition-becoming a parent, teen, marriage, divorce, job promotion, relocation; 3) Enhance performance: Healthy Breathing, Mindfulness training, learn emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, career counselling.
I tailor modalities that best suit you eg Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Therapy, Gut-directed hypnotherapy, Prevention therapy (Mindfulness Training, personalised Wellbeing Plan), goal-setting, Psychoeducation, Art/Play therapy, Self-regulation, motivational training, IPSRT, values-based decision/action.
Across the lifespan my clients are children, youth, adult, senior, family, migrant, employee, carer, people with disability (ADHD, autism, vision-impaired). I support 3 types of needs: 1) Clinical: Anxiety, depression, injury/illness, pain, IBS. I make assessment recommendations too; 2) People facing difficult situations: Stress,exam, job, fussy eater, relationships, separation, coping with loss, suicide, role transition-becoming a parent, teen, marriage, divorce, job promotion, relocation; 3) Enhance performance: Healthy Breathing, Mindfulness training, learn emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, career counselling.
I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Professionally Registered Art Therapist, trained in ACT, trauma-informed practice, and strengths-based care.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from yourself, others, or a sense of meaning. Perhaps you’re living with anxiety, low mood, trauma, identity questions, or the cumulative impact of life stress, disability, or neurodiversity. You may find it hard to put your experiences into words, or you may be seeking a therapeutic space that feels flexible, respectful, and creative. I work primarily with adults from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse communities, who want support that honours both their inner world and their lived context.
I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Professionally Registered Art Therapist, trained in ACT, trauma-informed practice, and strengths-based care.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from yourself, others, or a sense of meaning. Perhaps you’re living with anxiety, low mood, trauma, identity questions, or the cumulative impact of life stress, disability, or neurodiversity. You may find it hard to put your experiences into words, or you may be seeking a therapeutic space that feels flexible, respectful, and creative. I work primarily with adults from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ and culturally diverse communities, who want support that honours both their inner world and their lived context.
I work with children, adolescents, and families with a special interest in supporting people with any type of trauma and am trained in trauma-informed therapies e.g EMDR, Brainspotting and Neurofeedback. I also support mums and dads through pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, neurodiversity, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorders, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, Workcover, Narcissistic Abuse and Domestic Violence/relationship issues, court/legal reports and parenting skills. I am also a Board Approved Supervisor.
I work with children, adolescents, and families with a special interest in supporting people with any type of trauma and am trained in trauma-informed therapies e.g EMDR, Brainspotting and Neurofeedback. I also support mums and dads through pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, neurodiversity, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorders, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, Workcover, Narcissistic Abuse and Domestic Violence/relationship issues, court/legal reports and parenting skills. I am also a Board Approved Supervisor.
Diversity and Cultural Competence: Highlight your experience as an NDIS-registered provider catering to clients from diverse nationalities. Educational Background: Master's degree. Specialisation in ASD; Experience in Special Education: I have a deep understanding of the challenges to support them effectively.Psychological Assessment Expertise: Marriage and Relationships:Legal Requirements and Report Writing: writing reports to meet legal requirements:Psychological Support: assist clients with a range of issues, AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs), anger management, domestic issues, and disabilities. Helping clients with needs.
Diversity and Cultural Competence: Highlight your experience as an NDIS-registered provider catering to clients from diverse nationalities. Educational Background: Master's degree. Specialisation in ASD; Experience in Special Education: I have a deep understanding of the challenges to support them effectively.Psychological Assessment Expertise: Marriage and Relationships:Legal Requirements and Report Writing: writing reports to meet legal requirements:Psychological Support: assist clients with a range of issues, AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs), anger management, domestic issues, and disabilities. Helping clients with needs.
I am passionate about helping those who struggle with mental health as well as supervising other professionals. Clients come to me with their disorders, issues, struggles and relationship problems and want to find better ways to cope and deal with their concerns. Their goals are to be happier, learn better ways to deal with their concerns and move on from their past traumas.
I am passionate about helping those who struggle with mental health as well as supervising other professionals. Clients come to me with their disorders, issues, struggles and relationship problems and want to find better ways to cope and deal with their concerns. Their goals are to be happier, learn better ways to deal with their concerns and move on from their past traumas.
Nearby Art Therapy Searches for Cronulla
- Bankstown
- Bondi Junction
- Caringbah
- Coogee
- Engadine
- Hurstville
- Maroubra
- Marrickville
- Newtown
- Randwick
- Surry Hills
- Sutherland
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.