Art Therapist & Counsellor - Alison Walsh
NDIS Registered Provider - Preschoolers to Adults.
I encourage "Small Steps" - My Mantra "Breathe in, Breathe out"
Home visits, School or Community Centre visits, Mental Health - Men's/Women's Groups, Parent Focus, Adolescence Groups or Individual Sessions
Team Wellbeing Sessions
Corporate Groups. Central Coast & Newcastle NSW Regions & selected Sydney areas.
Started Jan 1, 1970
What is Transpersonal Art Therapy?
"It is not necessary to be artistic in any way "
Transpersonal Art Therapy enables an exploration of our unconscious thinking, through imagery and art activities, enhancing self-expression through unspoken words.
We seek our emotions behind and within images or art works we create.
It's all in the process of your work not the end product you see.
Transpersonal Art Therapy includes a holistic mindful exploration about you.
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Exploring the unconscious mind, noticing what comes up for you during your art therapy processes and imagery
Listening to your story, supporting you with a client centered approach, enhancing your strengths helps you and your family. A range of art processes are offered, while being empathetic and mindful to your needs.
The art includes collage, drawing, pencil/crayon designs, painting, sculpture with clay, focusing on images, Djembe Drumming (African Drums),movement or meditation.
You will learn more about yourself and develop strategies to enhance wellbeing to face life’s challenges.
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Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy
Diploma in Counselling
ABN: 71 245 897 870
Email: alisonangelawalsh@hotmail.com
Mobile: 0416 137 776
Fully Insured: Australian, New Zealand & Asian Creative Arts Therapy
Association (ANZACATA).
NDIS Registered Provider: (Australia only).
COVID 19 Vaccines: Help & support available (Australia only).
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Over the past 15 yrs I have cared for many families as a Family Worker including supporting and teaching in the following areas:
Early Intervention:
Domestic & Family Violence
Children suffering Trauma
Symptoms of PTSD
Children and adults with disabilities
Mental Health concerns for children, teenagers and adults.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Families
CALD - Cultural Linguistically Diverse families
Teaching:
Triple P- Positive Parenting Program – strategies for parenting, children to adolescents.
Tuning Into Kids Program – Developing strategies for parents and children up to teenage yrs. to regulate their emotions.
Drumbeat- Discovering relationships with children and/or adults, using emotions, beliefs, attitudes, thoughts, music and movement.
RAGE- Re-navigating Anger & Guilty emotions
Play Therapy- primarily working with children to support processing their emotions. Young children with disabilities.
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My passion is listening and supporting people. Giving is one of my key strengths. My other passions include writing, in which I am an author of children's stories relating to mindfulness. It is important for me to embrace time for family, crafts, gardening, walking, and volunteering. My volunteer work includes helping at Coast Shelter, running a Womens Art group and cooking in the kitchen. I support and value the NSW Ambulance paramedics and their need for mental health support, including donating to Amnesty International focusing on human rights and the cancer foundation.
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I believe if a person needs to explore different areas in their life, seeking support, needing to learn more about themselves, the interventions of different professionals can often help. Transpersonal Art Therapy Sessions can help clients build on their strengths, support difficult circumstances such as anxiety, social anxiety, depression, trauma & grief including domestic violence.
​I acknowledge the Darkinjung people the traditional custodians of the land, I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging.
@ Alison Walsh
@art_in_therapy_alison
Confidentiality & Information Storage
Art Therapist, Alison Walsh is a member of ANZACATA & a NDIS Registered Provider. Adheres to recommended confidentiality of electronic storage files. Your records are for the purpose of monitoring your treatment progress. If you are under 18 yrs files will be kept until you are 25 yrs of age. Your information will not be disclosed to anyone outside this business unless you have signed the confidentiality form for further service communication and intervention or a request for subpoena to court is received.