Expressive Therapies: Art Based Therapy with Anne Muscatello
Art based therapy, encourages individuals to express and understand their thoughts and emotions through the creative process and artistic expression. Using a range of creative tools and mediums, art-based therapy allows individuals to increase awareness of self and others utilising both non-verbal and verbal methods of communication. This in turn can enhance personal growth, enhance psychological function and increase coping skills.
(No art experience necessary)
“Art is our one true global language. It knows no nation, it favours no race, and it acknowledges no class. It speaks to our need to reveal, heal, and transform. It transcends our ordinary lives and lets us imagine what is possible” -Richard Kamler
Individual or Group based sessions available and suitable for Adolescents and Adults
Expressive Therapies: Sandplay Therapy
Sandplay is a holistic and creative hands-on method of counselling. Miniature figures and objects are used to represent aspects of one’s life and inner world. The miniature figures are represented in a sand tray to express and process feelings as well as explore concerns and assist with decision-making abilities. It is an insightful process, which allows individuals to represent and work towards understanding the underlying thoughts and perceptions both past and present, which influence present circumstances. Sandplay allows a shift within the client that is both revealing and empowering as they become aware of unspoken issues, gain enhanced perspective and focus on identifying possible solutions.
“Often the hands know how to solve a riddle with which the intellect has wrestled in vain” – Carl Jung
Individual or Group based sessions available and suitable for Adolescents and Adults