When words are hard to find, making art can serve either as a symbolic jumping-off point for speech to emerge or as a way for the artwork itself to communicate.

What is specific to art therapy is how art materials can generate neurological associations through tactile, sensory, and perceptual inputs. For example, for some people, grey lead pencils on paper can calm a hyper-aroused nervous system due to the dry, hard, colorless, and often less-tactile nature of the medium. In contrast, wet clay can help a person reconnect with their body through its strong sensory and tactile properties.

Art therapy integrates each individual’s unique relationship to words and creative expression.

I am an art therapist working with young people, from toddlers through early adulthood.

In our sessions, I pay close attention to the many ways children and young people communicate — through words, gestures, play, silence and how they engage with materials. This helps me understand what questions to explore and which materials might best support their expression. Each person’s journey in therapy is unique, guided by their individual needs and pace.

As part of a holistic approach, I also engage in regular supervision with a senior art therapist and a child psychoanalyst, ensuring thoughtful and informed support.

Please note that, because art is highly personal, I do not interpret artwork. Instead, I focus on creating a space for expression and exploration.

Master of Mental Health Science - Child Psychotherapy
Monash University, 2025 - Ongoing

Master of Art Therapy
La Trobe University, 2019
My final thesis focused on the socio-political subject of autism and how this diagnosis enters the practice of art therapy with children.

Occupational First Aid - Adults, Children and Infants
St Johns Ambulance

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Professional member of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)

Member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

I have worked at Merri Health with adults, both in group settings and individually. At the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), I worked with children in the Nugel program as an outreach practitioner, collaborating with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). At La Trobe College, I was part of the wellbeing team, supporting children and teenagers individually.

Before becoming an art therapist, I worked as a teacher’s aide at Collingwood College and supported several families as a disability nanny and end-of-life carer.

In addition to these roles, I have volunteered at Sacred Heart Mission as a cook for the Choir of Hard Knocks and at St Vincent’s Hospital in the neurology department, accompanied by my dog, Ru, a trained pet therapist.

I currently work in private practice and am available as an outreach practitioner to some hospitals.

Please send me an email to arrange a time to speak over the phone. From there we can meet for a preliminary session and the person invited to art therapy can decide if they would like to continue. Parents are welcome to attend this initial session.

I am available to talk to parents throughout the therapy, while respecting your child’s privacy.

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Sessions can run up to 50 minutes.

All art materials are provided.

Fees are discussed in relation to what the family or young person can afford.

I work with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants.

Some private health funds can provide rebates for art therapy.