Creative support for big-feeling, busy-brained humans.
Make sense of the mess.
Compassion. Creativity. Connection. Courage.
Compassion. Creativity. Connection. Courage.
Compassion. Creativity. Connection. Courage. Compassion. Creativity. Connection. Courage.
What even is Creative Arts Therapy?…
what is it?
Creative expression for deep exploration.
Arts therapy uses art-making to explore your emotions.
It’s about expressing, not impressing, and making sense of your experiences through creativity.
How does it work?
Art as a language when words fall short.
In arts therapy, you engage with materials to express and process feelings.
The act of creating reveals patterns and insights, helping you understand yourself in new and meaningful ways.
Why is it helpful?
Feel more balanced, connected, and alive.
Creating art engages your senses, grounds you in the present, and allows you to process emotions gently and playfully.
Leading to greater self-awareness and resilience, even in life’s messiest moments.
Who is it for?
Anyone who needs a break from their busy mind.
Arts therapy is for big-feeling, busy-brained humans who want to connect with themselves in a new way. You don’t need any art skills—just an openness to explore, feel, and be your wonderfully weird self.
Meet your therapist
Hey, I’m Hayley.
I believe your big feelings deserve a standing ovation, not a quiet apology.
Awkwardness, joy, grief—all those wonderfully intense moments make you a messy, magnificent human, and it’s about time we celebrate that.
I’ve always been the “too sensitive” one - the kid who cried when my friend was sad or giggled awkwardly at the worst possible moments. Art has always had my back, giving me a way to be real in a world that often felt like an endless audition for “normal.”
I know what it’s like to feel “too much” or “different” for seeing the world in your own way. Here’s the truth: Big emotions don’t need fixing. They need kindness, understanding, and room to breathe.
I’m here for the deep feelers, the big thinkers, and the sweet weirdos who try to hide their intensity to feel safer. Together, we’ll uncover the strength in your sensitivity and help you feel proud of your wonderfully weird ways.
In our sessions, there’s no pressure to “fit in” or get it “right.” Art materials become your allies, letting you express and explore beyond words. We’ll slow down, let creativity do the talking, and find a version of you that feels true and free. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about embracing the mess, laughing at the awkwardness, and celebrating the quirks and big feelings that make you uniquely you.
Qualifications
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Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice (Creative Arts Therapy), The MIECAT Institute Inc.
Perhaps the most important thing to know about me is that the more I learn, the less I know. I’m right here with you learning, not knowing. Who I am is always emerging. -
PACFA
ANZACATA
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Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy
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Why Creative Arts Therapy?
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Everything's connected.
You’re always in relationship - with people, art materials, nature, and even that forgotten jar of pickles in the back of your fridge.
How you engage with art materials reflects how you engage with life.
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Art mirrors life.
Arts therapy weaves together head, heart, and hand.
It’s a unique kind of therapy that merges science, ineffable feels, and the sweet mess of being human.
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Space to be fully you.
Your weirdness is a gift.
Arts therapy is a playground where your silly, awkward, wonderfully strange self is celebrated.
It’s a space to explore, take creative risks, and shine - no judgement, just freedom to be fully you.
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All the big feels.
This isn’t the kind of therapy that tries to “fix you.” Instead, we make room for every feeling - the lovely and the ugly.
This is your experience, and I’m here to help you explore it.