Evidence Based Art Therapy in Melbourne

Explore art therapy at Mindsight Counselling—a gentle, creative approach to support anxiety, stress, trauma, emotional healing, and self-expression.

Art therapy offers a gentle and creative way to explore emotions, reduce stress, and support healing. You do not need any artistic skill—just a willingness to engage with the process in a safe and supportive space. Through art-making, children, teens, and adults can express what may feel hard to put into words and build greater self-understanding, calm, and emotional wellbeing.

Supporting anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, autism, ADHD, grief and life transitions through creative and expressive therapies.

Art Therapy Can Support:

• Anxiety and overwhelm

• Autism and ADHD

• Trauma and PTSD

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• School refusal

• Grief and loss

• Family separation

• Self-esteem difficulties

• Stress and burnout

• Children struggling to express emotions

Art Therapy with people with Autism /ADHD

The unique learning styles of people with ASD are particularly well suited to art therapy interventions. Art therapy helps to practise motor coordination and imitation skills through a variety of activities such as cutting, gluing, drawing and painting. Furthermore, some sensory activities can be soothing in their tactile and repetitive nature for the individual with an ASD.

Art can provide a variety of concrete, visual cues to help improve task  comprehension and social awareness. Sensory issues can distract individuals with ASD, however when they are interested in the activity, these individuals can be engaged in the art – making process and social interactions.

Art Therapy Interventions:

• Enhancing Adaptive Living skills

• Developing Social Skills

• Increasing Emotional Awareness and Understanding

• Assessing and addressing Family Dynamics.