Individual Counselling & Art Therapy Sessions

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As a counsellor, I operate from a holistic Person Centred Approach, drawing on techniques from Transpersonal, Somatic & Gestalt traditions. 

Person Centred is as it sounds - you are at the centre and in control of all that happens within a session. You determine how far you want to delve into issues that arise and where you are wanting to get to. 

Commonly people seek out support because they are stuck and wanting to move out of whatever space they find themselves stuck in.  This can manifest as anxiety, stress, grief, depression, confusion, anger and frustration, and for some a sense of hopelessness.

I wholeheartedly believe in the healing that occurs within the therapeutic process rather than doing all of the work on your own. 

Seeking out support and guidance at certain points in your life can be the greatest gift you can give yourself.

Art therapy is a fantastic therapeutic modality! 

 I am passionate about the healing this modality provides and have seen time and time again how profound and powerful this can be. 

Art Therapy requires no artistic talent!

It engages the mind, body, and spirit in ways that are distinct from more traditional 'talk' therapies.

The Art Therapy training and approach I utilise is not about creating an art piece. Instead it is about using art tools (such as crayons, pastels, clay and paint). to externalise your inner world in a safe and therapeutically contained way.  It allows you to look at the blocks, challenges, strengths and new possibilities using art rather than words alone. 

I love it!

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Incorporating your own spiritual path and traditions within your healing journey can be incredibly powerful. There are many healing gifts throughout all traditions that overlap and can be used within therapeutic sessions. 

 For me, a lot of my healing has come through the winding road of my spiritual path.

Over the last 15 years or so my spiritual home has been in shamanic practice, undertaking ceremonial and healing work in nature. This has involved learning the gifts of the medicine wheel, vision quests, sweat lodge ceremonies, life transition ceremonies and lots, lots more. (This is certainly not everyone's cup of tea and I would never impose it).

If you are interested in incorporating your own customs, rituals, practices in the healing process, I am all for it. 

And if this is not your thing, I'm all for that too!