creative arts counselling

counselling & arts therapy

individual creative arts counselling
Creative arts counselling for individuals – For adolescents and adults, men and women.
Creative arts counselling sessions for people who feel “stuck” or “blocked” and for individuals would like to live a happier, more fulfilling life.

In the counselling session I combine some talking with some art making, offering a safe and inviting space to explore current or past issues that inhibit self expression, and further impact on: your health, your relationships, your career, your quality of life and degree of happiness.  By talking and art making, we combine words with creativity, thus engaging both hemispheres of the brain to make sense of our world, and transform ourselves, our relationships and our lives in the process.  The length of a typical session is 1 hour in duration.  All art materials are included in the cost of the session.

No art skill or previous art experience required to receive the maximum benefits.

For more information contact Nyrelle

Cost – $95 (concession $85)  EFTPOS available

*Private health rebates apply 

Locations: Mondays & Fridays – Soul Space, Drysdale

Wednesdays & Thursdays  - The Centre for Making Sense, Northcote or aHa Studio, Brunswick

children’s creative arts counselling

Creative arts counselling for children is the use of creative arts and play to assist children to express and explore their feelings, thoughts, experience and behaviour in a safe and supportive environment.

In the counselling session the child is invited to work through issues that they cannot change or that they cannot understand through visual, kinesthetic and the sensory experience of using art materials and toys.

Art and play are the child’s natural language

Usually the counselling session with your child is 45 minutes in duration, followed by a 15 minutes debriefing with one or more of the parents or caregivers.  This debriefing time could involve answering questions about what happens in a typical session, providing encouragement, support or allowing an opportunity for the parent to discuss their child’s behavior at home or school, as well as information about themes that your child may be working though during the play session.

I hold a current Working with Children Check and a valid Police check.

Cost – $95 (concession $85) EFTPOS available

*Private health rebates

Locations: Mondays & Fridays – Soul Space, Drysdale

Not currently available in Northcote 

For more information contact Nyrelle

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group workshops

Making art, creating wellbeing & Introduction to Arts therapy

Both of these workshops focus around art making and the positive benefits that are promoted and enhanced by art making.  These workshops are for women who are interested in arts as a therapeutic tool for reducing or managing stress, discharging strong emotions, awakening the body, and developing a range of art therapy techniques as strategies to promote and enhance greater wellbeing.

The workshop is usually 2 hours in duration and continues on a regular basis for 6 weeks/6 sessions.  All art materials are supplied.

Groups workshops are currently offered in Drysdale, Geelong and Northcote, Melbourne.

Cost – $40 per session ($220 for 6 group sessions )

*Private health rebates apply

Locations:  Soul Space, Drysdale 

For more information contact Nyrelle