Roots and Wings

21/07/2022

Expressive therapies is an experiential, creative and holistic approach which empowers people of all ages to express and process trauma, emotions and experiences which may defy verbalisation, cognitive memory or reasoning. It involves more than 'just talking about the problem' and incorporates wide range of methods and modalities.

Expressive modalities empower people to lead more fulfilling lives, realise their potential and heal symptoms related to trauma that can keep them stuck in patterns of behaviour and thought that hold them back. Some of the mental health and well-being challenges that expressive therapies and sandplay therapy can provide effective support with include ptsd, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, life transitions, addictions, intergenerational trauma, phobias and compulsive behaviour, attachment and relationship difficulties and healing from emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Clients are supported to transform and release deeply rooted personal narratives, trauma, beliefs and patterns stored in the body and to create real and lasting change.

21/07/2022

Expressive therapies incorporates wide range of methods including art process, somatic (body based) exercises and movement, music, expressive drawing and writing, meditation, mindfulness, visualisation, breath work and relaxation techniques as well as sandplay therapy which is considered one of the most effective and safest therapeutic modalities for trauma work, particularly with children. Sessions are tailored to individual client needs, natural aptitude’s, preferences and level of comfort working with different methods.

21/07/2022

I’m a qualified social worker and psychotherapist with specialised training in experessive therapies and sandplay therapy (MA Social Work & professional member of AASW, Grad Dip. Holistic Counselling and psychotherapy, Certs. Expressive Therapies and Sandplay Therapy with children and adolescents) I have worked as a school counsellor at both primary and high school level and at various community service organisations supporting children, youth and woman including St. Kilda Youth Service, Mission Australia and Connections.

21/07/2022

Sandplay therapy is a nonverbal, therapeutic intervention that makes use of a sandbox, toy figures/symbols, to create scenes of miniature worlds that reflect a person’s inner thoughts, struggles, and concerns. Although sandplay is especially well suited for working with young children, who often do not have the words to make sense of their experiences or feelings, it is also a modality that is helpful for many teens and adults who are having trouble expressing themselves verbally or who have experienced trauma that defys words, congintive memory or reasoning.

21/07/2022

Expressive therapies and sandplay work on the premise that every human being has the innate ability to heal, transform and grow when given the right tools and a safe place to do so.

20/07/2022

20/07/2022

May we give our children roots to grow and wings to fly