Toni Jackson
Counselling & Psychotherapy for the Misunderstood
Some Cool Stuff I’ve Noticed About Art Therapy
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Art therapy can provide a direct link to our subconscious. I have so often been amazed by the messages and insights that have seemingly magically appeared when working with art therapy. When we work in therapy with art materials, we express ourselves through our feelings, memories and intuition. In contrast, when we communicate solely through talking, we are much more likely to express ourselves through our cognition – we are more likely to use rational thinking and to edit what we allow ourselves to both think and say. When I work with clients, I use a combination of approaches, depending on their needs. With some clients, we do just talk. However with many others, we use a combination of creativity and talking.
Some cool stuff I’ve noticed about working with art therapy:
Art Therapy Inner Child Workshop
This weekend, my colleagues and I are running an Inner Child workshop for women. I’m really excited about it! There are still a couple of places available if you are interested in coming along to this gentle and creative day in the hills. Due to the fact that Joyce and I are supporting an Art Therapy Placement (Dianne Smith, who I’ve seen in action many times over the past few months and she’s a fantastic therapist and group facilitator), the fee for this one day workshop in only $60!
ONE DAY WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN USING ART PRACTICES
CONVERSATIONS with your INNER CHILD
at Mundaring Wellness Centre
$60* including materials
Art Therapy One Day Workshop
My clever and creative colleagues, Dianne Smith and Joyce de Haas, are running a one day Art Therapy workshop for women, titled ‘Aspects of Self’. It will be held in the peaceful Perth Hills, at Mundaring Wellness Centre, on Sunday the 5th July, 2015. As the workshop will be supporting Dianne’s Art Therapy Student Placement, it is being offered at the phenomenal rate of $60 per person! If you’ve ever wanted to give art therapy a try, this is a fantastic opportunity. Spend a relaxing day in the hills with other women, being all creative and self aware!
We are also offering a similar workshop, on Sunday the 12th July, titled ‘Conversations with your Inner Child’. I will be joining the art therapy facilitation team for this workshop.
For more information or to book your place, please contact Dianne Smith: diannejsmith9@gmail.com or 0413 034 348.
Toni Jackson is a compassionate, creative and experienced Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Perth, Fremantle and Mundaring, Western Australia. She has worked over the past 20 years in the areas of women and adolescent mental health and wellbeing, counselling adults, adolescents, children and families from many different backgrounds. Toni uses counselling, psychotherapy, art therapy (such as drawing, painting, sand play, clay modelling and sewing), mindfulness and cognitive behaviour therapy to support her clients’ unique needs. Toni specialises in working with women who are experiencing anxiety, stress or depression; and young people struggling with anxiety, self esteem or self identity.
Toni’s qualifications include a BA Psychology, Grad Dip Women’s Studies and accreditation as a Psychotherapist (GT).
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