Creativity at the heart of expressive pathways
Just as the hearth has historically symbolised a gathering place of warmth, connection, and belonging, HEARTH Therapy Studios embodies this spirit of inclusivity and safety.
HEARTH is a welcoming sanctuary for creative and psychotherapeutic exploration, where art-making, sensory, and somatic processes provide an outlet for expression beyond words, encouraging self-discovery, insight, and deep connection with oneself, others, and the world around us.
Welcome
Welcome to HEARTH Therapy Studios, my professional home and creative sanctuary.
I am an Advanced Art Psychotherapist, EMDR therapist, and Learning and Behaviour Specialist, offering trauma-responsive, client-centred therapy across both therapeutic and educational settings. I believe that personal growth, insight, and understanding emerge when people feel safe, seen, heard, and supported within attuned and respectful spaces.
In my work as a psychotherapist, educator, and consultant, I support children, young people, parents, and families in exploring their lived experiences through inclusive, creative, art-based, somatic, and trauma-responsive methods. This holistic approach recognises the whole person, engaging the mind, senses, and embodied awareness through reflective, sensory, and cognitive processes that foster insight, integration, and connection beyond words.
You are warmly invited to explore this site and discover more about my approaches, values, and the creative and relational foundations that come together to form the heart of HEARTH.
Services
Art Psychotherapy
Inclusive and person-centred art psychotherapy, honouring identity, individuality, and lived experience through creative, expressive, trauma-responsive practice with children and young people at Barefoot Therapists, Rosebud, Victoria.
The ARC Initiative
Working with schools through consultation, evaluation, training, and collaboration — grounded in whole-child, inclusive, and affirming practice to foster developmental growth in learning, relationships, sense of self, and wellbeing.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy treatment that is designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. EMDR is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a gold standard treatment for PTSD
Clinical Supervision & Reflective Practice
Supportive supervision for art, creative, and expressive therapists, allied mental health and education professionals. This practice fosters reflective capacity, self-awareness, and ethical integrity, grounded in creative and trauma-informed principles. It supports growth and well-being across therapeutic, educational, and community contexts.
I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first Australians and recognise their unique relationship with the land and water. I also recognise that the Mornington Peninsula is home to the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong/ members of the Kulin Nation, who have lived here for thousands of years and have traditional connections and responsibilities for the land we walk on. I pay our respects to all Elders, past & present.
Always Was Always Will Be