Harnessing creativity to transform how we think, feel and express wellbeing
In-person & online sessions available
Bookings open for 1-1 art therapy
In-person & online sessions available Bookings open for 1-1 art therapy
Who we are
Beyond Valleys Art Therapy is a small but mighty art therapy practice on a mission to share, inspire and heal through the power of creative expression that connects us all.
Our story begins with a simple vision: to deconstruct dominant approaches to thinking and living mental health in Australia, where medical-model theories take centre stage in the therapeutic encounter, holding power over us and our lived experiences.
Our practice offers a holistic approach to wellbeing driven by the urgency to heal humanity in more-than-verbal ways. We believe that art cultivates restorative, power-with relationships and pathways to growth that are inclusive, non-pathologising and truly transformative.
Something for everyone
Individual art therapy: one-to-one sessions for adolescents and adults supporting emotional, social, and psychological wellbeing. Available to private clients, NDIS self and plan-managed participants, and clients with FAS funding.
Group workshops: immersive workshops for emotional expression, self-reflection and personal development. Open to the general public, no creative skills needed.
Industry-tailored workshops: interactive workshops backed by neuroscience designed to prevent work-related burnout, build teamwork, and boost employee wellbeing.
Community outreach programs: creative arts programs delivered in partnership with schools, universities, hospitals, and social enterprises to inspire curiosity, growth and learning around your chosen topic or theme.
All services are provided by our fully qualified and experienced Creative Arts Therapist.
Our philosophy
We believe that creativity is within each of us and not bound by skill. We acknowledge our inherent need to create as a fundamental part of being human, flowing through our histories over generations, cultures and eons. We trust in the ability of the arts to transform what is raw and in pieces, into something precious, sublime and whole.
What is art therapy?
Evidence-informed practice
Stress reduction & mental health support
Resilience & confidence building
Improved connection & relationships
Neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, psychology and other science disciplines have established a strong and rigorous evidence base for the creative arts therapies, with the World Health Organisation providing international recognition for the major role of the arts in health and wellbeing.
Art therapy is a trauma-informed therapy that weaves creative processes with best-practice counselling and psychotherapy. It draws on various art forms (e.g., visual arts, poetry, music, dance and drama) within the safety of a therapeutic relationship with a Masters-trained Creative Arts Therapist, to facilitate insights and healing of experiences that words alone cannot reach or hold.
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Materials offer an expressive language far more precise than the verbal, with which to authentically understand and connect with what hurts, and equally with what heals. By giving form to our innermost thoughts and experiences, art allows the unseen parts of ourselves to be seen, making the abstract tangible and demystifying the unknown.
Sessions focus on the process rather than the final artworks themselves, welcoming joy, curiosity, calm, connection and flow – even in the midst of chaos and feeling stuck. This gentle mode of healing attends not only to our distress and discomfort, but invites new relational possibilities where we can discover our strengths, find our spark, and say yes to what matters.