Counselling and Art Therapy services

Holistic care for mental health and wellbeing at The Studio, Warrandyte.

  • Children

  • Adults

Therapeutic support for:

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Relationships and emotional wellbeing

  • Neuro-divergence (ADHD, PDD, ASD)

  • Parenting support

Together, we explore goals, build skills and identify what is needed to support meaningful growth. At every stage of the therapeutic journey, I take time to understand you and or your child’s unique needs, interests and strengths.

My approach fosters self-understanding, emotional regulation, resilience, and long-term well-being in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.

Ready to begin?
Whether you're new to therapy or returning, you're welcome to reach out to schedule a free initial phone consultation, ask questions, and learn more about my services.

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Carolyn is a Clinically Registered Counsellor and Master’s level trained Art Therapist, with 20 years of experience working with diverse communities, organisations, Primary and Secondary schools and in Private Practice in Warrandyte, north east of Melbourne.

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Children and Teens

Art Therapy provides wonderful therapeutic tools for working with children, particularly those struggling with verbal or emotional self-expression, and/or fine and gross motor skills.

Sessions provide therapeutic support to:

  • enhance emotional regulation

  • improve communication skills

  • build confidence and resilience

  • support Whole-Child development

Services include:

  • Individual sessions

  • Social groups

  • Programs delivered in schools and community settings

Adults

We live in complex, challenging times. If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, are struggling with aspects of your life, and don’t know how to create the changes you need and want to make, therapy can support you with creating meaningful, lasting change.

Individual therapy sessions provide a safe and nurturing space, time to slow down and listen, to reflect, to identify challenges, develop personal skills and tools for growth and change. 

Individual Therapy can support you with:

  • Anxiety & stress

  • Women’s mental health and wellbeing

  • Relationships 

  • Emotional wellbeing

  • Neuro-divergence 

  • Parenting support, in particular motherhood

  • Life transitions 

  • Existential meaning (big picture questions!)

  • Grief and loss

Carolyn combines traditional talk therapy with creative processes to support you in:

  • Better understanding your thoughts, feelings and behaviour patterns

  • Strengthening your sense of self and identity

  • Building tools for self-awareness, resilience and making change

  • Navigating life transitions, challenges or past trauma

  • Identifying personal strengths

  • Expanding your sense of spaciousness, flexibility and what is possible

At every stage of the therapeutic journey, Carolyn takes time to understand your unique needs, interests and strengths, ensuring that sessions feel relevant, supportive and tailored to you. 

  • Individual sessions

  • Group programs and workshops

Ready to begin?
Whether you're new to therapy or returning, you're welcome to reach out to schedule a free initial phone consultation, ask questions, and learn more about my services.

Get in touch

Therapeutic approach

  • ACT; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Clay Field Therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Strengths based

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Trauma informed

  • Body centred

  • Collaborative

  • Person Centred

  • NDIS registered

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What is Art Therapy?

Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses creative expression—such as painting, clay work, writing, or movement—to explore emotions, gain personal insight, and support self-acceptance. Through a collaborative and supportive process, Art Therapy helps individuals create meaningful pathways forward, aligned with their values and desired ways of living.

The strength of Art Therapy lies in its ability to access emotions and experiences that may be difficult to express through words alone. Creativity becomes a language through which meaning is discovered and healing begins.

Do I Need to Be Creative?

No artistic experience or skills are necessary. Art Therapy is about the process, not the final product. Sessions are tailored to suit individual or group needs and can support:

  • Emotional expression

  • Nervous system regulation

  • Existential exploration

  • Awareness of behaviour patterns

  • Skill building and personal growth

Whether you're seeking insight, healing, or simply a new way to explore your inner world, Art Therapy offers a safe and enriching space to do so.

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