I’m not sure where to start - how do I choose?

Totally get it - there are a few ways in.

✴ Scribble Sessions are free and super low-pressure. Perfect if you're creatively rusty, emotionally foggy, or just want to try making something with other humans. It’s like gentle creative body doubling.

✴ Art for No Reason is a 4-week group for folks who feel a lot and want somewhere for those feelings to go. I’ll guide with a gentle prompt, we all make together, and there’s optional sharing (zero pressure). Simple emotional maintenance.

✴1:1 Creative Arts Therapy is deeper support - a space tailored to you. We do an intake form together and follow what’s real using art, sound, stillness, or movement. After sessions, I’ll usually send you some reflections to help you digest and integrate. This is actual therapy.

Not sure where to start? Try a Scribble Session. It’s free, easy, and gives you a feel for things.

What art stuff do I need?

Whatever you’ve got. Seriously. Pen and junk mail? Love it. Charcoal and a sketchbook? Sure. This isn’t about making something pretty - it’s about giving your hands something to do with what your heart’s holding.

Some days I grab weird materials, other days it’s the same familiar watercolours. You do you. Allow yourself to play and experiment.

What if I get overwhelmed or go quiet during a session?

That’s not weird here. That’s kind of the point.
This space is built for people who feel a lot - who freeze mid-sentence, go quiet for long stretches, tear up for no clear reason, or need to stim, scribble, or just be weird for a minute.

If the world feels like too much, you don’t have to leave yourself at the door to be here.

Overwhelm isn’t a problem to solve - it’s part of how your system speaks. And in here, that’s not just allowed - it’s essential and excellent.

Wait, is this actually therapy?

Only the 1:1 sessions are formal Creative Arts Therapy. I’m fully trained and registered, and I follow ANZACATA + PACFA ethics and standards.

Scribble Sessions are just creative hangs.

Art for No Reason is therapeutic, but not therapy. It’s a softly held space for expression, not a deep-dive unless you want it to be.

What if I feel awkward or too tired to join?

You might feel like this. Many do. Me too!

But awkward, flat, foggy, or too fried to engage - that doesn’t mean anything’s wrong. It just means you care.

Around here, weird silences, nervous laughs, and camera-on/camera-off moments are completely normal. This is a gentle space where you get to practice being brave, at your own pace, in your own way.

You don’t need big energy. You don’t have to say something clever. You just get to be a human - even if that means showing up in a hoodie, with nothing to say and a pencil in your hand.

If you’re worried you’re too much or not enough, good news: this space was built for both. You’ll be in very good company.

Do I need to be good at this?

So… you haven’t made art since school.
And yeah, you’re kinda worried this will be like an art class - like you’ll have to learn something or get better at it.

This is the anti-art class.

Nobody’s teaching you how to draw. Nobody’s looking over your shoulder. You can literally scribble the same line for an hour if that’s what your brain and body need.

Art therapy and co-making use creativity as a tool for expression, not a product. Stick figures, smudges, scribbles, chaotic colour bombs - all totally welcome.

There’s no “good” or “bad” here. Just honest expression.

If you already have a creative practice, great - this might stretch it in weird and wonderful directions.

Wherever you're at with creativity, you're in the perfect place.

Will I have to share what I make or talk about my feelings?

Only if it feels okay to.

In Art for No Reason and 1:1 sessions, you might be gently invited to describe what your art feels like - colours, textures, sensations - but you're always in charge. You can share as much or as little as you want. Or nothing at all.

We stick with descriptive language on purpose - like “scratchy blue blob” or “tight, swirly thing” - because it’s honest and sensory and doesn’t try to fix anything.

We’re not here to interpret or analyse. You’re not a project. Your art isn’t a code to crack. Your art stays private unless you choose to share it.

No pressure. Just permission. Always.

How does all this actually work online?

Once you sign up, I’ll email you a video call link and all the details you need.

You log on, we co-create in real time, and you use whatever art stuff you’ve got at home.

Sometimes there’s music. Sometimes it’s quiet.
You’ll need a computer or tablet with a camera, speakers, and internet. That’s it.

Sometimes I’ll invite you to show what you’ve made - so you might tilt your screen down to your page or hold something up to the camera. It’s totally up to you.

Can I do this if I’m already in therapy (or feel like I’ve tried everything)?

Ah, yes, this works beautifully alongside whatever you're already doing - talk therapy, medication, or other support. Think of it as giving your system another language to work with. Many of my clients find that creative work actually helps them process things that come up in their regular therapy sessions, or vice versa.

If you've been thinking and talking and analysing for years, sometimes your system needs a completely different approach.
This isn't about talking through problems or gaining more insight - it's about accessing the parts of yourself that don't speak in words. The parts that might have been waiting patiently for someone to ask them what they need, in their own language.

I'm happy to collaborate with your existing support team if that feels helpful, but there's no pressure to coordinate anything. This is just another tool in your toolkit - one that might reach the places words haven't been able to touch yet.

What if I don't know what's wrong with me or can't explain why I'm struggling?

Perfect. You don't need to arrive with a diagnosis or a clear problem statement. Half the people I work with come in saying "I don't know what's wrong, I just feel... off" or "I'm fine on paper but something's missing." That's exactly where we start.

Your body and your art will tell us what we need to know, when we need to know it.