Art Therapy Psychologists and Therapists in Sunshine, VIC
I work with children and adults of all ages, to develop self-regulation techniques, process trauma, connect with the deeper, hidden parts of self, explore lifes challenges from different perspectives, and to create gentle shifts in ways of thinking, feeling and being.
We start individual or group arts therapy sessions, with a short guided meditation or self-regulation practices to settle into the space and bring your self into that present moment, as a way of creating space for our somatic, arts therapy session.
I work with children and adults of all ages, to develop self-regulation techniques, process trauma, connect with the deeper, hidden parts of self, explore lifes challenges from different perspectives, and to create gentle shifts in ways of thinking, feeling and being.
We start individual or group arts therapy sessions, with a short guided meditation or self-regulation practices to settle into the space and bring your self into that present moment, as a way of creating space for our somatic, arts therapy session.
I am a trained Art Therapist and EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation Therapy).
Hi I'm Cass! I am passionate about working with people to help create a happier and more fulfilled life. I believe that everyone has the potential create positive change despite adversity; we just need the tools to be able do so.
I am a trained Art Therapist and EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation Therapy).
Hi I'm Cass! I am passionate about working with people to help create a happier and more fulfilled life. I believe that everyone has the potential create positive change despite adversity; we just need the tools to be able do so.
Art therapy enables individuals to unpack and express their feelings through creativity and interaction with art materials.
I am a person-centred and trauma-informed registered art therapist. I like to offer a range of art materials to enable play, experimentation and creative risk taking. I am trained to provide Clay Field Therapy, which is an effective modality for working with children and trauma healing. I am eligible to support NDIS self/plan managed participants.
Art therapy enables individuals to unpack and express their feelings through creativity and interaction with art materials.
I am a person-centred and trauma-informed registered art therapist. I like to offer a range of art materials to enable play, experimentation and creative risk taking. I am trained to provide Clay Field Therapy, which is an effective modality for working with children and trauma healing. I am eligible to support NDIS self/plan managed participants.
We might use CBT to explore how thoughts affect emotions and actions, incorporate mindfulness practices, or use expressive art to explore without words.
Your teen might be putting enormous pressure on themselves, pushing through gruelling training sessions and still doubting whether they're good enough, no matter how hard they work. Maybe you've noticed they've lost their love for the sport they once lived for, or you feel like you don't know your teen anymore. They want to succeed, but the pressure, stress, and self-doubt are getting in the way, and you aren't sure how to help.
We might use CBT to explore how thoughts affect emotions and actions, incorporate mindfulness practices, or use expressive art to explore without words.
Your teen might be putting enormous pressure on themselves, pushing through gruelling training sessions and still doubting whether they're good enough, no matter how hard they work. Maybe you've noticed they've lost their love for the sport they once lived for, or you feel like you don't know your teen anymore. They want to succeed, but the pressure, stress, and self-doubt are getting in the way, and you aren't sure how to help.
Using tailored approaches like PCT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt, Mindfulness, and Art therapy, I aim to empower you to overcome emotional and behavioural difficulties, achieve personal growth, and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
I offer specialised support for adults and children with a compassionate, client centered approach, available in-person, online, or as a walking therapist. My practice goes beyond talk therapy, using transpersonal, cognitive behavioural and expressive arts techniques to help clients navigate life transitions, self-development, and early trauma.
Using tailored approaches like PCT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt, Mindfulness, and Art therapy, I aim to empower you to overcome emotional and behavioural difficulties, achieve personal growth, and develop healthier coping mechanisms.
I offer specialised support for adults and children with a compassionate, client centered approach, available in-person, online, or as a walking therapist. My practice goes beyond talk therapy, using transpersonal, cognitive behavioural and expressive arts techniques to help clients navigate life transitions, self-development, and early trauma.
Change, development, and success is a marathon, not a sprint. My ideal client seeks support to overcome anxiety and self-doubt and improve their overall well-being. They need a non-judgmental space to explore their thoughts and emotions to gain clarity and self-awareness. They aim to build resilience, boost self-confidence, and develop coping strategies for life's challenges. They want to break free from limiting beliefs and create a more fulfilling life, embracing positive changes. Motivated to invest in personal growth, they are ready to take proactive steps towards a happier and more fulfilling future. See You.
Change, development, and success is a marathon, not a sprint. My ideal client seeks support to overcome anxiety and self-doubt and improve their overall well-being. They need a non-judgmental space to explore their thoughts and emotions to gain clarity and self-awareness. They aim to build resilience, boost self-confidence, and develop coping strategies for life's challenges. They want to break free from limiting beliefs and create a more fulfilling life, embracing positive changes. Motivated to invest in personal growth, they are ready to take proactive steps towards a happier and more fulfilling future. See You.
Understanding that human experience is complex and individualised, my therapeutic approach revolves around person-centred counselling. This can be achieved through a range of therapeutic modalities designed to engage with individuals during therapeutic sessions. Interested in helping support people in being able to have the best possible meaningful individual life journey that is important to them.
Understanding that human experience is complex and individualised, my therapeutic approach revolves around person-centred counselling. This can be achieved through a range of therapeutic modalities designed to engage with individuals during therapeutic sessions. Interested in helping support people in being able to have the best possible meaningful individual life journey that is important to them.
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My name is Lorraine Marsh, and if you have found your way here, then maybe you are looking for a different way to live your life. Have you lost a sense of your authentic self? What dreams have you let go of? Maybe you have never been encouraged to want something just for yourself? What are your intrinsic values? Would you like to understand thought and relationship patterns that no longer serve you? How can you rediscover what you love and to learn new skills to thrive? When was the last time you thought about what you wanted and took action to get it?
My name is Lorraine Marsh, and if you have found your way here, then maybe you are looking for a different way to live your life. Have you lost a sense of your authentic self? What dreams have you let go of? Maybe you have never been encouraged to want something just for yourself? What are your intrinsic values? Would you like to understand thought and relationship patterns that no longer serve you? How can you rediscover what you love and to learn new skills to thrive? When was the last time you thought about what you wanted and took action to get it?
Grace is a counsellor and psychotherapist who supports mixed-culture adults, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community as they navigate identity, belonging, and life transitions in a cross-cultural world.
You might be carrying the weight of family expectations while longing to live in a way that feels true to you, or raising young families while managing relationships shaped by different cultural upbringings. Over time, this tension can show up as anxiety, guilt, confusion, or a sense of never being “enough”, along with feelings of loneliness and uncertainty about where you truly belong as you work to find your own path.
Grace is a counsellor and psychotherapist who supports mixed-culture adults, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community as they navigate identity, belonging, and life transitions in a cross-cultural world.
You might be carrying the weight of family expectations while longing to live in a way that feels true to you, or raising young families while managing relationships shaped by different cultural upbringings. Over time, this tension can show up as anxiety, guilt, confusion, or a sense of never being “enough”, along with feelings of loneliness and uncertainty about where you truly belong as you work to find your own path.
Rhiannon supports people navigating the disorienting terrain of threshold moments - whether in relationship, work, grief & loss, adolescence, parenthood, anxiety, depression, addiction or a longing for something deeper or more meaningful.
Drawing on gestalt relational therapy, land-based approaches, & narrative practices, Rhiannon offers a space less about fixing & more about deep listening, where you are invited to slow down & attune to the still, subtle voice that lives beneath anxiety, depression, addiction, lostness, or distress. A voice that carries wisdom hidden within suffering and calls for our attention.
Rhiannon supports people navigating the disorienting terrain of threshold moments - whether in relationship, work, grief & loss, adolescence, parenthood, anxiety, depression, addiction or a longing for something deeper or more meaningful.
Drawing on gestalt relational therapy, land-based approaches, & narrative practices, Rhiannon offers a space less about fixing & more about deep listening, where you are invited to slow down & attune to the still, subtle voice that lives beneath anxiety, depression, addiction, lostness, or distress. A voice that carries wisdom hidden within suffering and calls for our attention.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with several years of experience working in the field of mental health across community health, youth services, education, and private practice settings. I have supported clients across the lifespan with a wide range of presentations. Currently, I work in private practice, providing therapy and psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, and adults. I have a particular interest in working with neurodivergent individuals and enjoy conducting comprehensive assessments to support understanding, diagnosis, and self-awareness.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with several years of experience working in the field of mental health across community health, youth services, education, and private practice settings. I have supported clients across the lifespan with a wide range of presentations. Currently, I work in private practice, providing therapy and psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, and adults. I have a particular interest in working with neurodivergent individuals and enjoy conducting comprehensive assessments to support understanding, diagnosis, and self-awareness.
You might be here because traditional talk therapy or CBT hasn't fully addressed what you're experiencing. The anxiety persists. The tension won't release. Patterns keep repeating despite your best efforts.
You grew up walking on eggshells, reading the room, suppressing your needs. Now you experience chronic pain, IBS, or tension doctors can't explain. You feel numb or hypervigilant. Relationships feel insecure or repeat painful patterns.
You want to feel safe in your body, stop managing symptoms, and experience genuine change. You need approaches beyond talk therapy—somatic work that addresses trauma stored in your nervous system
You might be here because traditional talk therapy or CBT hasn't fully addressed what you're experiencing. The anxiety persists. The tension won't release. Patterns keep repeating despite your best efforts.
You grew up walking on eggshells, reading the room, suppressing your needs. Now you experience chronic pain, IBS, or tension doctors can't explain. You feel numb or hypervigilant. Relationships feel insecure or repeat painful patterns.
You want to feel safe in your body, stop managing symptoms, and experience genuine change. You need approaches beyond talk therapy—somatic work that addresses trauma stored in your nervous system
I'm Sorcha, an Art Therapist and Counselor who works with adults, adolescents, children and families.
I use somatic, expressive and trauma-informed approaches to growth and healing.
I use both talk therapy as well as art therapy: using drawing, painting, ceramics, textiles poetry, creative writing, and other modalities to assist with emotional expression, the exploration of inner worlds and accessing flow states. My approach is client-centered, I shape treatments collaboratively with my clients. I believe in using the systematic and structural to understand distress trauma, and conflict.
I'm Sorcha, an Art Therapist and Counselor who works with adults, adolescents, children and families.
I use somatic, expressive and trauma-informed approaches to growth and healing.
I use both talk therapy as well as art therapy: using drawing, painting, ceramics, textiles poetry, creative writing, and other modalities to assist with emotional expression, the exploration of inner worlds and accessing flow states. My approach is client-centered, I shape treatments collaboratively with my clients. I believe in using the systematic and structural to understand distress trauma, and conflict.
I work in a trauma informed way and incorporate techniques like mindfulness, tapping, EMDR, art and story to help you manage big life challenges and make sense of overwhelming emotions so you can experience more balance and wellbeing in your life.
I am a Soul Centred Psychotherapist and Supervisor with over 20 years experience. You may be experiencing big life transitions, relationship issues or old negative patterns and beliefs that are getting in the way leaving you feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Deciding to come to therapy can feel like such a relief getting To share your story and be heard without judgment in a supportive environment. Therapy can really help to bring about change and healing allowing you to make sense of those old negative patterns making it possible to respond to yourself and to life in a way the works better for the whole of who you are now.
I work in a trauma informed way and incorporate techniques like mindfulness, tapping, EMDR, art and story to help you manage big life challenges and make sense of overwhelming emotions so you can experience more balance and wellbeing in your life.
I am a Soul Centred Psychotherapist and Supervisor with over 20 years experience. You may be experiencing big life transitions, relationship issues or old negative patterns and beliefs that are getting in the way leaving you feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Deciding to come to therapy can feel like such a relief getting To share your story and be heard without judgment in a supportive environment. Therapy can really help to bring about change and healing allowing you to make sense of those old negative patterns making it possible to respond to yourself and to life in a way the works better for the whole of who you are now.
I have been providing psychological services & counselling to adults for nearly 3 decades. I am also a Gottman informed couple's therapist. Clients who love working with me are often growth and values-oriented, because I am strength and strategy focussed. I am very passionate about my work and have 28 years of experience working to enhance social, emotional and relationship wellbeing with people from an array of cultural and religious backgrounds.
I have been providing psychological services & counselling to adults for nearly 3 decades. I am also a Gottman informed couple's therapist. Clients who love working with me are often growth and values-oriented, because I am strength and strategy focussed. I am very passionate about my work and have 28 years of experience working to enhance social, emotional and relationship wellbeing with people from an array of cultural and religious backgrounds.
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.
Her therapeutic skills include: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, ACT, Mindfulness and Art Therapy
Amber has extensive experience working with individuals aged 4 to 65, supporting a wide range of mental health concerns, including: Anxiety disorders (generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, phobias); Depression and mood disorders, Trauma, PTSD, ADHD, Autism, Self-esteem and identity concerns, Relationship and interpersonal difficulties. Amber is passionate about helping clients build confidence and resilience. Amber has comprehensive psychological assessments for Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability to assist in diagnosis and support planning.
Her therapeutic skills include: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, ACT, Mindfulness and Art Therapy
Amber has extensive experience working with individuals aged 4 to 65, supporting a wide range of mental health concerns, including: Anxiety disorders (generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, phobias); Depression and mood disorders, Trauma, PTSD, ADHD, Autism, Self-esteem and identity concerns, Relationship and interpersonal difficulties. Amber is passionate about helping clients build confidence and resilience. Amber has comprehensive psychological assessments for Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability to assist in diagnosis and support planning.
MindBodySoul Psychotherapy is here to help you work through life's toughest challenges. Providing you with a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your inner world. Therapy can help you lower your anxiety, change unhealthy habits, regulate your emotions, process trauma and discover your strengths.
I am living proof that a toddler can know - with absolute certainty - what she wants to do with her life. I have always known I wanted to be a therapist. "Let's talk about brains!" was my most popular phrase at age 3.
MindBodySoul Psychotherapy is here to help you work through life's toughest challenges. Providing you with a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your inner world. Therapy can help you lower your anxiety, change unhealthy habits, regulate your emotions, process trauma and discover your strengths.
I am living proof that a toddler can know - with absolute certainty - what she wants to do with her life. I have always known I wanted to be a therapist. "Let's talk about brains!" was my most popular phrase at age 3.
As a transpersonal art therapist, I offer to guide on your unique journey inwards to explore your inner landscape and find empowerment.
In a typical session, we begin with guided meditation, tailored to your specific issue, activating the parasympathetic system, and allowing you to connect with your subconscious. This is followed by a 5-10 min creative expression, bridging the conscious and subconscious minds. Finally, ample time is dedicated to unpack and integrate the newly found insights.
As a transpersonal art therapist, I offer to guide on your unique journey inwards to explore your inner landscape and find empowerment.
In a typical session, we begin with guided meditation, tailored to your specific issue, activating the parasympathetic system, and allowing you to connect with your subconscious. This is followed by a 5-10 min creative expression, bridging the conscious and subconscious minds. Finally, ample time is dedicated to unpack and integrate the newly found insights.
Greetings! I believe that counselling and clinical hypnotherapy can help us overcome our challenges, thus achieving our full potential. I offer evidence based strategies & have a unique perspective, having had international experience working with clients. I also have degrees in psychology & counselling respectively, and a diploma in clinical hypnotherapy, a modality I incorporate if need be. This is something that I have personally benefitted from & clients always give amazing feedback after having experienced the positive changes that hypnotherapy brings about. I'm qualified in seeing kids age 5 onwards, adults & couples.
Greetings! I believe that counselling and clinical hypnotherapy can help us overcome our challenges, thus achieving our full potential. I offer evidence based strategies & have a unique perspective, having had international experience working with clients. I also have degrees in psychology & counselling respectively, and a diploma in clinical hypnotherapy, a modality I incorporate if need be. This is something that I have personally benefitted from & clients always give amazing feedback after having experienced the positive changes that hypnotherapy brings about. I'm qualified in seeing kids age 5 onwards, adults & couples.
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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.