FAQ’s

During an art therapy session, clients are encouraged to explore their inner world using a variety of art materials and techniques. While I provide prompts or suggest materials, the client maintains full control over their process.

As they create, I observe and may offer reflections or ask questions to help them better understand their process, thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. The client uses making as a tool for communication. exploration and self-reflection within the therapeutic process.

No, you do not need to bring any art materials unless we are doing an online session. In person, all materials are provided as part of the session.

If you don’t have access to any art materials for an online session, we can do the session using body movement, sound and gestalt work in place of art materials.

If there is something you've been working on privately that relates to what you want to explore in a session, you're welcome to bring it along.

Yes, I provide art therapy for private paying and NDIS participants.

I have my professional membership registration with ANZACATA which I include on all my invoices. This is a legal requirement for working with NDIS participants as an Art Therapist.

You don’t need to have any special artistic or creative skill or background to benefit from art therapy. In fact, there are pros to NOT having a background in any kind of art making when doing this work.

Art therapy is not about creating a masterpiece or producing aesthetically pleasing artwork. It's ALL about the process of creating something to generate self awareness and insights from the making process.

The focus is on the individual's personal experience, not on the quality or outcome of the making.

An individual session lasts 50 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes allocated for cleanup, which will be included in the therapist’s fee.

Group sessions can range from 1 to 2 hours, depending on the preferred format, and includes 10 mins allocated for clean up at the end.