Art Therapy Gold Coast

Art Therapy Gold Coast No artistic experience is necessary. Mental Health & Wellbeing

Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that helps people work though mental health issues, stress, anxiety, chronic pain, trauma, grief and areas that seem stuck.

šŸ§” Create the life you want to step into. šŸ§”Today we used fabric markers from Kmart to customise our white canvas shoes. R...
07/08/2026

šŸ§” Create the life you want to step into. šŸ§”

Today we used fabric markers from Kmart to customise our white canvas shoes.
Recovering from stroke can be tough, so we try to create goals that include fun and creativity.



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Compartmentalising isnā€™t about avoiding emotionsā€”itā€™s about creating enough space to manage them.In art therapy, we ofte...
08/07/2026

Compartmentalising isnā€™t about avoiding emotionsā€”itā€™s about creating enough space to manage them.

In art therapy, we often explore the difference between parking emotions and burying them. Healthy compartmentalising allows us to stay present with what needs our attention now, while trusting weā€™ll return to process what weā€™ve set aside.

Creative expression offers that return point. Through image-making, colour, and reflection, art therapy provides a safe space to unpack what has been compartmentalised before it becomes emotional overload.

The goal isnā€™t to suppress emotionsā€”itā€™s to hold them with intention, allowing us to move through lifeā€™s many roles with greater clarity, resilience, and self-awareness.

When nature becomes the boardroom.Recently, I had the privilege of facilitating a Land workshop for Social Agility as pa...
03/07/2026

When nature becomes the boardroom.

Recently, I had the privilege of facilitating a Land workshop for Social Agility as part of their Legacy Leadership program at Elements of Byron.

We began by slowing down.

Through grounding and presence-based art therapy practices, participants shifted from the pace of leadership into a space of reflection, curiosity and awareness. Because how we lead others begins with how we lead ourselves.

Inspired by the local Indigenous totemsā€”the brush turkey, pied oystercatcher and sea eagleā€”we explored resilience, perspective, groundedness and our place within something greater than ourselves.

Then we stepped onto the beach.

Together, we created a spiral in the sandā€”an ancient symbol of the inward and outward journeyā€”and reflected:

ā€¢ What am I ready to leave behind?
ā€¢ What am I choosing to carry forward?

Surrounded by the ocean, the lighthouse and an ever-changing sky, nature became both teacher and metaphor.

This is the power of combining art therapy, creativity and the natural environment. Insight becomes embodied, creating space to reconnect with our values and return with greater clarity, presence and intention.

Thank you to Social Agility for inviting me to be part of your Legacy Leadership journey.

Sometimes the most meaningful leadership conversations begin where there is space to pause, reflect and remember what matters most.

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28/06/2026

Saturdayā€™s reflections ā˜•ļø

The Heart of Art Therapy Is Within The Human Connection.In a world increasingly turning to apps, algorithms, and quick f...
26/06/2026

The Heart of Art Therapy Is Within The Human Connection.

In a world increasingly turning to apps, algorithms, and quick fixes, itā€™s worth remembering that healing has always happened in relationship.

Art therapy is far more than making something beautiful. It is the experience of being witnessed while giving form to thoughts, emotions, and experiences that words alone often cannot reach.

The art becomes a bridge.

A brushstroke can hold grief.
A piece of clay can carry anger.
A collage can reveal hope before we can name it.

But what transforms the process isnā€™t simply the materials. Itā€™s the human-to-human connection.

To create in the presence of someone who is attuned, compassionate, and able to sit alongside your experience without judgement is profoundly restorative. Neuroscience continues to show us that safe relationships help regulate the nervous system, rebuild trust, and support emotional integration. Art provides another pathway into that process.

When creativity and connection come together, something powerful happens.

We begin to make sense of our experiences.
We discover new perspectives.
We reconnect with parts of ourselves that may have felt lost or silenced.

The artwork is important.
The process is transformative.
But the relationship is often where repair begins.

Because sometimes what we need most isnā€™t someone to fix us.
Itā€™s someone willing to sit beside us while we discover our own capacity to heal.

That is the heart of art therapy.

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26/06/2026

C R O I S S A N T S &. C O F F E E

24/06/2026

Come along for a Release & Realign workshop this Saturday 27th June, 2-4pm Burringbar Hall, NSW
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T R U S T. T H E. P R O C E S S When we truly sit with the feelings and allow them to be expressed. As we meet our ne...
23/06/2026

T R U S T. T H E. P R O C E S S

When we truly sit with the feelings and allow them to be expressed. As we meet our needs moment by moment, trusting the process and being with what is until it isnā€™t anymore. We can express grief, shame, anger, even rage without hurting ourselves or others. Putting it down on the paper using the right materials and then cathartically ripping it up can be such sweet release.

After all ā€¦we were never meant to hold it all inside.
If youā€™re carrying a lot and need somewhere safe to express and process, please reach out. I have individual sessions and group offerings you are welcome to attend.
Go Gently,
Anna

18/06/2026

Latest workshop Reset & Realign

Iā€™ve been called to create this space and time for those who are carrying or feeling so much right now. For those who ma...
06/06/2026

Iā€™ve been called to create this space and time for those who are carrying or feeling so much right now.
For those who may feel stuck in life, frustrated, grieving, or a myriad of things, I welcome you here. To those of you who are surviving moments, days, or weeks of an overloaded system, reaching for your old tools and patterns ofā€¦ caffeine, shopping, scrolling, alcohol, eating, etc., just to get through the week, this space is for you.

My intention is to show you how to process these feelings and release them in a different way.
Iā€™d like to offer you a space where you feel held and seen as you are guided through creative expression to *Release* *Acknowledge* *Realign*.
No art experience needed- the gift is in the process.
DM me for further details if youā€™re interested, numbers are limited.
Go gently
Anna xx

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Gold Coast, QLD
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