Art Therapy on the Mornington Peninsula
HEARTH Therapy Studios offers art therapy, creative arts psychotherapy and EMDR therapy on the Mornington Peninsula, based in Rye, Victoria. Led by Sam Gummer, Art Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist and Clinical Supervisor, the practice supports children, young people, adults and families through creative, trauma-responsive and person-centred therapeutic support.
Offering relational, trauma-responsive and creative more-than-verbal therapies, HEARTH Studios supports people with complex, layered or difficult-to-express experiences, including overwhelming life events, diverse ways of learning and communicating, cognitive differences and neurodevelopmental profiles, disability-related needs, emotional distress, and periods of transition or change.
At the heart of HEARTH is emotional safety, warmth and relationship: a place to create, express, explore and reflect in your own way.
A creative space for therapy, reflection and growth
At HEARTH Studios, therapy may include talking, art-making, imagery, metaphor, sensory materials, EMDR, play, reflection or quiet space. You do not need to be good at art. The focus is not on making something “right”, but on expression, meaning, safety and connection.
Therapy is tailored to each person, with care for their story, individual presentation and needs, ways of expressing themselves, and what helps them feel connected, understood and better able to move through daily life.
HEARTH Services
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Art Psychotherapy
Inclusive, person-centred art-making and play that honours identity, individuality, and lived experience through creative, expressive, trauma-responsive practice. Suitable for all ages.
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EMDR
EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that uses bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping, to support the processing of traumatic or distressing experiences. Suitable for all ages.
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Supervision and Reflective Practice
Supportive supervision for therapy, health, mental health and education professionals. providing a reflective space for clinical thinking, ethical practice, professional growth, and wellbeing.
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Educational Support
Specialist, affriming support for schools, and students, providing individual learning and wellbeing profiles, consultation, and strategies for learning, engagement, participation and inclusion.
Membership & Registration
HEARTH Studios provides therapeutic supports for self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants.
I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 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 to the land we walk on. I pay our respects to all Elders, past & present.
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