Estelle Chapple
Grad. Dip Arts Psychotherapy
Adv. Dip. Transpersonal Art Therapy ANZACATA Member
STATEMENT
"Creative Arts therapy offers a supported space for participants to be curious and express difficult emotions, feelings and situations in a non-verbal way .
Working in a person centred way means meeting people where they are and finding the right process that resonates with them always offering choice and respect'.
Possible benefits
Improve wellbeing;
managing anxiety
support with end of life;
Grief and Bereavement;
living with chronic pain;
improving relationship or work conflict;
esteem building associated neurodiversity;
improve family systems
Please contact us to discuss how using Creative Arts therapy may be helpful for you
What to expect
Expressive art creation allows us to externalise and create a visual image or object in order to tell our story and view it differently.
A session may make use of clay, painting, markers, collage, wood, metal, music, drama role play, expressive writing and photography.
Sessions with an art therapist may involve a warm up art exercise and then a secondary or third creation of an artefact specifically designed to the individual Clients therapeutic goal.
It does not rely on verbal language as the key form of communication.
Qualifications
Qualified Arts therapists in Australia have a membership with ANZACATA and continue to undertake ongoing professional development and Supervision.
Creative Arts therapists are trained to understand how art mediums & tools may resonate or challenge a person. This understanding allows the Art therapist to support Clients 'safely' to explore emotional and therapeutic goals and reach positive wellbeing outcomes. This is particularly important when working with Clients with specific sensory responses and trauma related history.
Relationships
Connect the Dots Art therapy is committed to providing quality services for best Client outcomes. This often means working with families, carers and other service providers with the Client's permission.
Clients
Group Options
Women's & Children's Hospital; ;Central Adelaide Palliative Care & Grief and Bereavement service;
SA Health;
NDIS
The Hospital Research Foundation- Centre for Creative Health;
CanTeen;
DECD, Independant & Catholic Schools
Adelaide Secondary School of English;
Rostrevor College-Catholic Schools
Southern Learning Centre; Seymour College
Group Options
Group Options
We offer a variety of small group and individual art making sessions for students, teens; corporate team building and just for fun.
Art making is fun and naturally has positive benefits to health and wellbeing .
Please look at Services for details