Arts Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision Arts Psychotherapy can be a powerful method for adults and children, of growing, and of healing: soothing, reassessing and creating change in our lives. It provides an alternative means of understanding ourselves, relationships, the world, and our place in it. Art Therapy can be wonderful for people with disabilities, especially when words, for whatever reason, just can't help. You do not need any arts skills to engage in art therapy.
If you can hold a pencil, or a paintbrush, and put a mark on a page, this is all that is required. Arts Psychotherapists don't interpret your art, or use your drawing to diagnose problems. The Art in the therapy is used to help generate questions and ideas, and to better tap into your own innate wisdom. The art is used to help people regulate, to better understand their bodies and minds, and to create change from a 'bottom-up' perspective. Sessions can be conducted online, (if you live in rural Australia, or in any place where you can use a computer, laptop or tablet and wifi to connect), or face to face, (if you are south of Adelaide, South Australia, or near Victor Harbor).
Contact InsideArts via email to discuss your needs. You'll be surprised how flexible we can be! NDIS funded services are available, with experienced arts therapists. About Glenda Needs Glenda has been using the arts therapeutically for nearly 20 years. She has an extensive background in multimodal Arts Psychotherapy, both with diverse client populations and in an educational role. Glenda has an academic and practical background in counselling, drama, art, neuroscience, disability, clinical supervision, paediatric psycho-social palliative care and art psychotherapy, studying post graduate programs at RMIT in Melbourne and Flinders University in Adelaide.
Glenda runs her own Art Psychotherapy practice, providing both private and organization funded consultations. She also provides Clinical Supervision, teaches in Post Graduate Arts Psychotherapy, Counselling and Disability programs, and runs Professional Development for clinicians. Glenda has spent the past five years up-skilling Social Workers in Mongolia with Arts Psychotherapy training to support their work in disadvantaged communities in the region.
With Glenda's extensive experience in disability, she can bring a new perspective in helping people achieve happiness and life goals. About Raphael Sherriff Raphael, GDipAP, BBSc, BAGDipAP, BBSc, BA is an independent Arts Psychotherapist consulting at the InsideArts Studio on Saturdays. He is an ANZACATA member. Raphael works with a wide range of clients experiencing a variety of emotional and psychological issues, including children, and clients with complex needs.
About Gabby Wright Gabby is a fully qualified Art Psychotherapist having completed her Bachelor degree in 2020. She is a member of ANZACATA. Gabby has experience working with people with cognitive and psychosocial disabilities including mood and personality disorders, and works from a trauma informed approach. She has also worked with many individuals on the autism spectrum and with those diagnosed with ADHD. “I delight in creating moments where the therapeutic approach meets play where I can support people to explore their inner world reflect on the past and express present moment experiences.
That is what art therapy is about the experience. It is about creating a place for safe exploration reflection and healing. ” Gabby will be working from the Clarendon Inside Arts studio on Fridays. About Karolina Lutkiewicz Karolina completed her Art Therapy degree in 2022 and is InsideArts newest practitioner. She has a calm and gentle approach believing all adults and children have an innate drive to thrive and be the best they can. She believes her role is to support her clients to find their inner warrior and to shine.
Karo is Available Mondays and Tuesdays. “I felt that these pictures had something to say to me that was very important for me to know, but I could not tell what it was…. They gave me an emotion that I could not analyse. They said something that words were powerless to utter. I fancy that Strickland saw vaguely some spiritual meaning in material things that was so strange that he could only suggest it with halting symbols. It was as though he found in the chaos of the universe a new pattern, and were attempting clumsily, with anguish of soul, to set it down.
” W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919 Inside Arts - The art of looking inside. What is inside the art? What is the art inside us?