About Lauren
Throughout my journey working with diverse communities and individuals, I firmly believe that viewing physical and psychological symptoms as problems that need to be fixed or diagnosed is counterintuitive. Instead, I see the whole person and use the behaviours as guideposts to the real areas that need attention and healing.
Through the creative process, I bring my client’s attention to things that arise during the session and work with them to gently explore these at their own pace.
Acknowledging that life shapes and influences us all differently, I ensure each session is tailored specifically to my client's needs. No matter who I work with, my aim is to create a compassionate and supportive space where my clients feel empowered to explore and express themselves through the medium of art.
I use several different approaches and therapeutic interventions such as:
Person-centered
Trauma-informed
Synergetic Play Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT)
Strengths-based
Compassion-focused
Narrative Art Therapy
Based in Thornbury, Victoria. Offering outreach and clinic sessions.
Training & Professional Memberships
Master of Art Therapy / LaTrobe University
Synergetic Play Therapy / Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
Treating Trauma Program / NICABM
Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing / Sensorimotor Art Therapy Institute
Professional Member of ANZACATA
Professional Member of the Australian Counselling Association
NDIS Provider