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, colourless, 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 toddlers through adulthood.

In sessions, I pay close attention to the many ways 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.

I also engage in regular supervision with a senior art therapist and psychoanalyst, ensuring thoughtful and informed support.

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

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

Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Communications (Advanced)
University of Melbourne, 2024

Master of Art Therapy
La Trobe University, 2019

Bachelor of Visual Communication
Monash University, 2011

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

Current Working with Children Check and National Police Check

MARAM training
Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Management Module

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

I have experience working with both adults and young people across a range of settings.

I worked at Merri Health with adults, in both group programs and one-on-one support roles. At the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), I was an outreach practitioner in the Nugel program, supporting children in collaborating with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). I also worked at La Trobe College as part of the wellbeing team, providing individual support to children and teenagers.

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

Alongside my professional roles, I have volunteered as a cook with the Choir of Hard Knocks at the Sacred Heart Mission, and at St Vincent’s Hospital in the neurology department, where I worked with my trained therapy dog, Ru.

I currently work in private practice and am also available for outreach work with 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.

Art therapy can be funded through the NDIS. I work with both self-managed and plan-managed participants.

Some private health funds can provide rebates for art therapy.