Sacred Space Arts Therapy

24/03/2026

A lot of the work I do with clients comes from the inspiration of Tara Brach and is based in mindfulness and self-compassion.

I see so much harshness leveled towards my clients fragile and vulnerable inner worlds. In the places that they struggle and stumble.

I have walked this journey too (and still walk it!) and now can be the held and the holder of my own internal struggle and pain.

Why does this capacity matter? If we can bring tenderness to our inner world, this lightens our load and helps us to re-parent the parts of us that hurts.

If we bring loving tenderness first, what follows is greater capacity to meet the need of our inner child.

When we meet the needs of our inner child, we hold deep respect for our feelings and needs. This can change how we choose to live and show up in the world and can lead to behavioural change. We see that we have value and this changes how we choose to live.

Next time you are having a sad or difficult moment. Stop, put your hand on your heart, take a breath and say something tender to yourself. Notice how this shifts things for you.

If you need help with greater self-love and you are struggling with inner content, reach out. I have spaces for individual therapy available.

Much love.

Jemima

19/02/2026

22/01/2026

Sharing again, just ‘cause it seems we can never do enough education about what arts therapy actually is!!!!

20/01/2026

https://medium.com//my-autism-diagnosis-was-reduced-to-a-trend-and-excuse-ecc72d0a8eca

It started innocently enough.

03/12/2025

New individual therapy spot just opened up!

I work with clients from ages 12 upwards both online and in person in my Flynn home studio.

Hit me up to find out more or to chat about how I might be able to help you 💜☀️🌈🙏

03/09/2025

Quietly back seeing clients as of a month ago. Quiet and gentle art making today.

Feels good to be back. Feels good to be serving others again 💚

18/06/2025

This might be if interest to those in Canberra or outskirts 💜

Art Therapists In Conversation at Rusten House

Join Alex Harwood, Bridie Macgillicuddy and Holly Edworthy as they discuss the profession of Arts Therapy and their own practices as artists

12/06/2025

A few weeks ago I celebrated the opening of Intersection: the artist and art therapist. I was one of 10 arts therapists displaying their art work. It was the first time in over twenty years that I’ve been in an exhibition.

It was so great to be in community with other arts therapists. It helped me to feel connected and gave me something to work towards.

It was also beautiful to talk about and be witnessed in my grief process, and to de-stigmatise grief processes and bring mine into the light.

Thanks to my beautiful arts therapy peers who made this exhibition happen and friends and family who came to celebrate me and my work 💫🙏💖

I’ll leave you with my artist statement:

‘My process involved using music and dance to be with my grief in a loving and present way, capturing this expression through self-portraits. Loving presence is essential to healing, for me personally, but also in my work as an arts therapist.

Ps. The exhibition is on until 21/6. So there’s still time to check it out if you want to. Details in bio

30/05/2025

Today’s the day! Opening of our group registered arts therapist exhibition!

Come join us today, see our work and help us celebrate. We’ll have food, drinks and a wonderful speaker (details on the image above).

Exhibition on until 21st of June 🙌🎨💫

22/05/2025

It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything on my business socials. I’ve been taking a big step back to care for myself and my little family after the heartbreaking loss of a beloved family member. If I’ve seemed quiet here, that’s why.

As a therapist, I’ve had to truly practice what I preach—engaging in radical self-care during this time.

Creative projects have become an important part of my grief journey and a way to care for myself. Dance, in particular, has been an anchor—helping me be with my grief, feel held, and hold myself through it.

One of the creative pieces to emerge from this process is a series of self-portraits overlaid with collage. This work is part of a group exhibition called Intersection: The Artist and Art Therapist.

The exhibition is a collaboration of members of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) Local Regional Group (LRG) and was generously funded by

You’re warmly invited to the opening, or to visit the exhibition another time.

Opening details:

Saturday 31st May 2-4pm
Rusten House Art Centre
87 Collett street, Queanbeyan (see link in comments, for more detail)

With love,
Jemima 💛💚

27/11/2024

Hi everyone,

You may have heard the shocking news that the NDIS plan to preclude arts therapy from the NDIS as of 1/2/25. After this date it will need to be funded out of the community participation budget. Which is massively unsustainable for any arts therapists to maintain a private practice. Also absolutely insulting to the work we do as therapists.

We don’t want to lose it. We are fighting.

Please help us by signing and sharing this petition 🙏

Creative and Experiential Therapies Belong in the NDIS

05/06/2024

My client used air dry clay as an act of self-care. We noted how soothing it was to be with the clay and how it brought a sense calm and equilibrium.

A knowing came from this process. One of contact with the things that take her out of mental ruminations, and back into her body - into calm.

Arts therapy is such a beautiful medium for providing space to rest, calm the nervous system and to explore through play and novelty. In a fast paced world, and one where trauma sets us on doing and going, space to slow and find peace is hugely therapeutic.

Take time to find little moments to go slow today.

Jemima

(Representation and essentials of this inquiry, shared with consent from my client).