"Art speaks where words are unable to explain."

Welcome to Embody You Expressive Therapies

Offering in person art therapy sessions less than 30 minutes from Wollongong in Thirroul on alternating Saturdays from 9am - 5pm and Telehealth appointments Australia wide.

We incorporate a sensory approach to therapy, supporting you to move beyond simply thinking about your experiences and gently come into connection with how they are felt and held within the body and staying curious to the creative process.

Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses materials such as drawing, painting, collage, clay, movement and other forms of creativity that can help us communicate and externalise what we are experiencing.

Our approach is person-centred, trauma-informed and non-pathologising. You are always supported to move at a pace that feels right for you, with choice and autonomy at the centre of the therapeutic process.

You don’t need to consider yourself creative or have any experience with art. Our focus is on the creative process itself as it is unfolding, what you notice, feel and the meaning you make through the process of creating.

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What experiences can be explored through Art Therapy?

  • Depression and low mood

  • Anxiety and chronic stress

  • Trauma and complex trauma

  • Addiction and recovery

  • Grief, loss and life transitions

  • Neurodivergence and emotional regulation

  • LGBTQIA+ experiences

  • Self-esteem, shame and identity

  • Attachment patterns

  • Growth, resilience and meaning-making

  • Relationship break downs

  • Internal narratives and belief systems

  • Life transitions and changes

  • Complex memories

  • Inner conflicts

  • Grief and loss

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What can Art Therapy help me achieve?

  • Identify feelings you may struggle to name

  • Express complex or overwhelming emotions safely

  • Externalise emotions instead of holding them internally

  • Ways to tolerate distress and strong emotions

  • Strategies for grounding, self-soothing and emotional release

  • Greater awareness of personal patterns and triggers

  • Exploration of identity, values and lived experience

  • Understanding how past experiences influence the present

  • Safe ways to process experiences without re-traumatisation

  • How to work with the body, memory and emotions together

  • Increased capacity to stay present while exploring difficult material

Book a free 15 minute consultation